Why are women more likely to get gallstones? With the progress of society and the improvement of people’s living standard, the incidence of gallstones is also increasing. Have you noticed that more women than men suffer from gallstones, why is this? Why are women more likely to get gallstones? 1, physiological factors Because of the high level of estrogen in the female body, it will affect the formation of bilirubin glucuronide in the liver, so that the non-conjugated bilirubin increases, and estrogen affects the emptying of the gallbladder, causing bile sweat stagnation, promoting the formation of stones. After menopause, the incidence of gallstones increases significantly in those who use estrogen. 2, physical obesity Many women usually love to eat high fat, high sugar, high cholesterol drinks or snacks, the direct result of this hobby is body fat, and obesity is an important basis for the development of gallstones. Research shows that people who weigh more than 15% of the normal standard, the incidence of gallstones is 5 times higher than normal. 40 years old and above fat women, is the highest incidence of gallstones, at this time, female estrogen will make more cholesterol gathered in the bile. Many women, especially middle-aged women, tend to spend more time at home and less time exercising and doing physical work, which inevitably decreases the contraction force of their gallbladder muscles and delays bile evacuation, easily causing bile stagnation and cholesterol crystals to precipitate, creating conditions for the formation of gallstones. 4, do not eat breakfast Long-term skipping breakfast will increase the concentration of bile, which is conducive to the reproduction of bacteria, easy to promote the formation of gallstones. If you insist on eating breakfast, you can promote part of the bile flow, reduce the viscosity of the stored bile overnight, reducing the risk of gallstones. 5, after dinner snacks Women often eat dinner, sitting leisurely on the sofa, while eating snacks and chatting while watching TV. This habit of sitting and snacking after meals is one of the reasons for the formation of gallstones. When a person is in a curled position, the intra-abdominal pressure increases, the gastrointestinal tract peristalsis is restricted, which is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of food and bile excretion, and sitting for a long time after meals hinders the reabsorption of bile acids, resulting in an imbalance in the ratio of cholesterol to bile acids in bile, and cholesterol is easily deposited. During pregnancy, the biliary tract function of women is easily disturbed, resulting in weak contraction of smooth muscle and retention of bile in the gallbladder, which, together with the relatively high cholesterol in the blood during pregnancy, can easily lead to precipitation and greatly increase the chances of forming gallstones, and the incidence is higher in women with multiple births.