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I'm a medical student with a biochemistry degree and I'd like to point out that while some of the advice contained within this article is helpful, some of the advice is wrong. For example a diet in unsaturated fat (such as olive oil) as opposed to a diet in saturated fat (such as animal fats) is beneficial to overall health, however if someone is suffering an acute attack of pain due to gall stones they must stay away from ALL FATS, as regardless of the source, all fats stimulate the gall bladder, resulting in peristalsis and the common pain felt due to gall stones. Similarly, it is good advice to drink plenty of water, however it does not 'flush out cholesterol'. Cholesterol is transported in the blood complexed with protein and will not simply be 'flushed out' by water, bodily excretion is far more complex than the article suggests.
Ignoring gall stones will not only lead to discomfort, but could lead to liver failure and pancreatitis, both of which can result in death. If anyone has gall stone pain, then they need to be seen by a doctor and the stones need to be removed.

November 5, 2010 - 1:07pm

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