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Do calcium tablets give you biliary sludge and cholecystitis? should i stop taking these when i have cholecystitis?
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Biliary sludge: is caused like gallstones from an imbalance of Lecithin, Cholesterol and Billirubin. calcium does not usually play a role.
Answered 9/22/2014
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