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Re: PCOS and Gallbladder From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net) Tue, 31 Jul 2001 08:12:40 -0700 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Belinda: "Re: PCOS and Gallbladder" Previous message: Belinda: "Re: pregnant, now what?" Maybe in reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "PCOS and Gallbladder" Next in thread: kristin: "Re: PCOS and Gallbladder" Good point. >From Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: "Gallstones form when the biloe contains more cholesterol precipitates out to form gallstones. The incidence of gallstones in women is approximately twice that in men. Obesity increases the risk of developing gallstones." So, we have a double whammy when it comes to risk. Renee Belinda wrote: > > I don't really know what I'm talking about here (!) but aren't gall > stones deposits of cholestrol that all clump together? > > If so we could expect to get them more than others as we tend to have > higher cholestrol levels, presumably due to the difficulty our bodies > have using and storing fat, thanks to the insulin resistance... > > just a thought... > > Belinda > -- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS --- Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought. --Zen saying Next message: Belinda: "Re: PCOS and Gallbladder" Previous message: Belinda: "Re: pregnant, now what?" Maybe in reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "PCOS and Gallbladder" Next in thread: kristin: "Re: PCOS and Gallbladder"

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