Gallstones Research Paper

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Gall stones Gallstones are precipitated bile components in the gallbladder and bile ducts. Gallstones and gallbladder disorders are common, affecting about one million Americans per year. Gallstones affect twice as many women as men. The gallstones arise in the gallbladder when the bile composition changes or when the gallbladder muscle activity reduces, as it may during pregnancy, use of oral contraceptives, diabetes mellitus, obesity, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis. The gallstones consist principally of cholesterol, bilirubin, and calcium when in excess. You may have gallstones or biliary calculi and have no symptoms. Lifestyle changes A diet that is high in animal fats and low in fiber, prevents the absorption of bile acids by the liver,

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