Concept:The gallbladder is not a manufacturing organ; it is strictly a storage and concentration reservoir for bile produced by the liver.
Formula:N/A
Solution:- When the gallbladder is surgically removed (cholecystectomy), the liver still produces bile at a normal rate.
- However, without a storage sac to hold and concentrate it until a fatty meal is eaten, the bile drips continuously and uncontrolled into the small intestine.
- When a heavy fat meal arrives, there is no large "surge" of concentrated bile available to efficiently emulsify it, leading to poor fat digestion.
Why other options are incorrect:Bile is absolutely not absent; the liver still makes it. The alkalinity and pigments remain unchanged. The issue is purely the loss of regulated, concentrated delivery.
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