How to Identify the Risk for Gallstones

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Tip 1 - Learn More About Gallstones

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by emmanuel arro | permalink

WebMD looks at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for gallstones.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/gallstones ^[1]

Tip 2 - Gallstones-What Increases Your Risk

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jeannie Dessingue | permalink

Your chances of forming gallstones that can cause symptoms may be higher if you:4Are female. Females are twice as likely as males to have gallstones.Are older than 55.Are overweight.Lose weight rapidly.
Tags: gallstones, obesity, overweight

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tc/gallstones-what-increases-your-risk ^[2]

Tip 3 - Gallbladder Problems — Are You at Risk?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by goleary | permalink

Many factors increase a person's risk of gallbladder disease and gallstones, including weight, age, and gender. Learn more about gallbladder problems.

For further reading: http://www.everydayhealth.com/gallbladder/gallbladder-problems-are-you-at-risk.aspx ^[3]

Tip 4 - Gallstones

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lotte Klarskov | permalink

Gallstones are small stones that build-up in the gallbladder. Gallstones can be very painful and may require treatment or an operation to remove the gallbladder.
Tags: Gallstones,gallbladder,bile, bile duct, liver, cholesterol, bilirubin, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, open cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal

For further reading: http://www.webmd.boots.com/digestive-disorders/gallstones ^[4]

Tip 5 - Gallstones: Genetics Versus Environment

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by delzinho | permalink

The aim of this study was to determine if a significant genetic component contributes to the pathogenesis of symptomatic gallstones.Gallstones represent a polygenic disorder that affects more than 30,000,000 Americans and results in more than 750,000 ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1422514/ ^[5]