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Is It Your Stomach or Is It Your Pancreas That's Causing Pain?
Natural News.com, AZ - May 5, 2008
The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is a gallstone blocking one of the pancreatic ducts causing the digestive enzymes produced in the pancreas to ...
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RISK FACTORS FOR GALLSTONE DISEASE IN THE HISPANIC POPULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES -
KR MAURER, JE EVERHART, WC KNOWLER, TH SHAWKER, HP … - American Journal of Epidemiology, 1990 - Oxford Univ Press
... have reported conflicting results regarding an increased risk of gall- stone disease
among diabetics ... An observed association between gallstone dis- ease and ...

The Relation of Physical Activity to Risk for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men -
MF Leitzmann, EL Giovannucci, EB Rimm, MJ Stampfer … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 1998 - annals.highwire.org
... Risk factors for gallstone disease in the Hispanic populations of the United States. ...
Plasma lipids and insulin in gall stone disease: a case?control study ...

Diet, alcohol, and relative weight in gall stone disease: a case-control study -
RK Scragg, AJ McMichael, PA Baghurst - Br Med J (Clin Res Ed), 1984 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov
... patients with newly diagnosed gall stone disease, 241 individually ... Alcohol use and
cardiovascular disease: the Kaiser ... composition of bile in gallstone patients. ...

Epidemiology and natural history of gallstone disease. -
AK Diehl - Gastroenterol Clin North Am, 1991 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epidemiology and natural history of gallstone disease. ... Lesser risk factors include
childbearing, abstinence ... at which asymptomatic gallstones become symptomatic ...

A population study on the prevalence of gallstone disease: the Sirmione Study. -
L Barbara, C Sama, AM Morselli Labate, F Taroni, … - Hepatology, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... The prevalence of gallstone disease (cholelithiasis and previous cholecystectomy
for gallstones) in the population of the town of Sirmione, Italy, examined by ...

Contributions of Obesity and Weight Loss to Gallstone Disease -
JE Everhart - Annals of Internal Medicine, 1993 - annals.highwire.org
... loss, and women who lost more than 10 kg had a 94% increase in the risk for gallstone
disease when controlling for BMI and other risk factors for gallstones. ...

A Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men -
MF Leitzmann, WC Willett, EB Rimm, MJ Stampfer, D … - JAMA, 1999 - Am Med Assoc
... unlikely that the presence of asymptomatic gallstones at baseline ... not have been
responsible for the decreased risk of symptomatic gallstone disease that we ...

ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system: Gallstone disease -
IJ Beckingham - BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2001 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov
... management of patients with gallstone disease and ductal ... Figure Ultrasonogram showing
large gall stone (thin arrow ... in bile ducts in patient with gallstone ileus. ...

Gallstone Disease among Japanese Men in Relation to Obesity, Glucose Intolerance, Exercise, Alcohol … -
S Kono, K Shinchi, I Todoroki, S Honjo, Y Sakurai, … - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1995 - informaworld.com
... study, the odds of gallstones tended to ... to be a major independent contributor to
gallstone risk. ... association between smoking and gall- stone disease has been ...

Plasma lipids and insulin in gall stone disease: a case-control study. -
RK Scragg, GD Calvert, JR Oliver - British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.), 1984 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov
... and insulin responses: parallels with cardiovascular risk. ... endogenous oestrogen in
gall stone disease--a case ... and prebeta hyperlipoproteinemic gallstone patients ...

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Gallstone Disease: Are You at Risk? Tips on Gallstone Disease

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Gallstones are one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) problems, especially for women. Women between the ages of 20 and 60 years are three times more likely to develop gallstones than men. The ACG has developed important tips on gallstone disease and ways to reduce your risk of developing the disease.

Gallstones are one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) problems, especially for women. Women between the ages of 20 and 60 years are three times more likely to develop gallstones than men. Gallstones are solid clumps of cholesterol or pigment material that form in the gallbladder, and can range in size from a single grain of sand up to the size of a ping-pong ball.

Risk factors for the development of gallstones include:
1. Female gender
2. Multiple pregnancies
3. Age over 60
4. Obesity
5. Rapid weight loss (especially after weight loss (bariatric) surgery)
6. Diabetes

Some common symptoms of symptomatic gallstones include:
1. Severe pain in the upper stomach
2. Pain under the shoulder or in the right shoulder blade
3. Nausea or vomiting
4. Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
5. Fever/chills

When the pain of a “gallbladder attack” lasts longer than 1 to 2 hours, or is associated with fever, you should see your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical attention.

Tips to help lower the risk of gallstones:
1. Maintain a healthy body weight
2. Avoid crash diets or a very low intake of calories—less than 800 calories a day
3. Exercise regularly
4. Choose a low-fat, high-fiber diet that emphasizes fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains

For more information on gallstone disease, visit the ACG website at http://www.acg.gi.org

About the American College of Gastroenterology
Founded in 1932, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is an organization with an international membership of more than 10,000 individuals from 80 countries. The College is committed to serving the clinically oriented digestive disease specialist through its emphasis on scholarly practice, teaching and research. The mission of the College is to serve the evolving needs of physicians in the delivery of high quality, scientifically sound, humanistic, ethical, and cost-effective health care to gastroenterology patients.
 
 
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