When people think of their overall health, the gallbladder is not typically something that comes to mind. In fact, most of the time the gallbladder is forgotten about altogether – but the gallbladder plays an important role in our overall health says OSF HealthCare. Dr. Andrei Froehling, a general surgeon with OSF St. Mary Medical Center, says the gallbladder helps digest fatty foods. "The most common sign or symptom of having issues with your gallbladder is whenever you eat fatty foods, or sometimes just any foods, you can start to experience pain a couple minutes afterwards in the right upper side of your belly. Sometimes it goes up to your right shoulder as well." "Sometimes the myriad of issues with the gallbladder can present atypically," he adds. "Sometimes the pain is more upper rather than just to the right side. People can also experience pain going to their back, which could be a sign of a gallstone actually falling into the main biliary system and