Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Epidemiology Of Gallstone


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The most common type of gallstone is the cholesterol gallstone. This type of stone is formed from fat deposit in the gall bladder. The above picture give the pathway of how gallstone is formed. From the top you can see the factors that contribute to gallstone formation. Gallstone are formed from dietary factor; consummation of food high in fat, obesity, dyslipidemia (imbalance in fat), environmental factor, age (above twenty), genetic factor and gender more in female. All these are factor that contribute to the development of gallstone.  Development of fat will lead to secretion of too much cholesterol in the liver. If the problem is not treated it will lead to the liver secreting bile, which will be distributed to the rest of the body. The bile moves to the gall bladder as biliary sludge and that forms cholesterol gallstones.

Gallstone is a very common disease that can occur at any age. Rapid weight loss and obesity puts one at greater risk of developing gallstone, but that does not mean it can’t happen to anyone. There has not been any clear indication of what causes gallstone. The above are just things that might increase the risk of one developing gallstone. Despite your age, gender, body mass and genetic predisposition gallstone can happen.


The above chart shows the relationship between body weight and the chances of having gallstone. For those whose body mass index (BMI) is less than 24 the chances are less and as one increases in weight the likelihood of getting gallstone increases. The best thing is to keep body weight less than 24 but rapid weight loss is not a good idea either. Ideally losing one pound a week is good and healthy than losing three to five pounds a week. The best thing is to Eat Smart and Stay Healthy. 


Work cited

image1: http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article2186_16.gif

image2: http://www.ualberta.ca/~loewen/Medicine/GIM%20Residents%20Core%20Reading/GALLSTONES,%20PANCREATITIS,%20PANC%20CA/Epidem%20Risk%20Factors%20Gallstones_files/bmi_symp.gif

image 3: http://www.ultracleanseguide.com/images/Statistics_on_Gallstones.png Stinton, L. M., & Shaffer, E. A. (2012). Epidemiology of Gallbladder Disease: Cholelithiasis and Cancer. Gut and Liver6(2), 172–187. doi:10.5009/gnl.2012.6.2.172

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