Who gets gallstones?
You're more likely to get gallstones if:
- You are a woman
- You are more than 60 years of age
- You are of American Indian or Mexican descent
- You have diabetes
- You have a family history of gallstones
- You are pregnant
- You are taking birth control pills
- You eat a diet high in cholesterol
- You are overweight or obese
- You are on a low-calorie diet and have recently lost weight very quickly
Source
Management of Gallstones and Their Complications by A Ahmed, M.D., RC Cheung, M.D., and EB Keefe, M.D. (American Family Physician March 15, 2000, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000315/1673.html)
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff
Reviewed/Updated: 07/10
Created: 03/00