Cholelithiasis

Clinical Nutrition
Lesson 20: Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis

Cholelithiasis

Very frequently cholesterol precipitates causing gall stones of almost pure cholesterol. This condition is known as cholelithiasis. A high dietary fat intake over a long period also predisposes towards gall stone formation as more cholesterol is produced.

Cholelithiasis occurs when bile (a digestive fluid) has too much cholesterol or bilirubin, or when the bile is very concentrated due to underlying disease. Obesity as well as rapid weight loss are risk factors for cholelithiasis.
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