Gallstone formation is one of the major abnormalities that arise in the bladder and biliary tract. Gallstones occur due to chemical changes in one's bile. Gallstones are formed from the deposition of cholesterol, pigment bilirubin and calcium salts are hardened, but most of the gall-bladder stones are formed from cholesterol.
In the gall bladder, stones can cause inflammation called acute kolestitis, this is because of gallstone fragments in the bile ducts that causes pain. The stones which can be related through the gallbladder in the liver and biliary tract, thus stopping the flow of bile into the digestive tract.
Although gallbladder disease rarely show symptoms, the situation could deteriorate torture. If someone is suffering from gallstones,the symptoms that may arise is when eating high-fat attack. Stones that obstruct the flow of bile will cause acute pain in the right upper abdomen and towards the back, between the shoulder and the chest front.
According to a latest research in the United States, the formation of gallstones can actually be reduced with the consumption of foods containing magnesium. Foods rich in magnesium includefish, dried almonds, spinach, avocado, banana, raisins and cashews.
According to a latest research in the United States, the formation of gallstones can actually be reduced with the consumption of foods containing magnesium. Foods rich in magnesium includefish, dried almonds, spinach, avocado, banana, raisins and cashews.
Lack of magnesium has long been known to raise levels of triglycerides and lower good cholesterol (HDL) in blood, which both trigger the risk of gallstone formation. However, until now the effect or long-term effects of magnesium on the risk of gallstone formation in humans is unknown depth.
For that reason, Tsai and his team conduct research by analyzing data from 42,705 men aged 40 to 75 years. These men watched their development from 986 to 2002 and they also surveyed everytwo years to find cases of new diseases, including diseases of the gallbladder. The researchers gathered information about the intake of magnesium through a semi quantitative questionnaire that was sent to participants every four years. During the monitoring period, the researchers recorded about 2195 men diagnosed withgallstone disease.
Research results showed participants who received the highest magnesium intake had a reduced risk of gallstones by 33 percent than those who received the lowest magnesium intake. This reduction in risk was also seen when the researchers only consider the intake of foods containing magnesium without supplementation.
"From a lot of research, it appears that a healthy diet, which prioritizes vegetables, fiber, complex carbohydrates and magnesium intake, will reduce the risk of symptomatic gallstones.A healthy diet can also help in preventing a person other thangallstone disease, "said Dr. Cynthia W. Ko, of the University of Washington in Seattle, in an editorial responding to these findings.
