Does a low carb diet cause gallstones?
Many people develop gallstones when following a low fat diet because the gallbladder is not exercised enough or emptied completely and stones form. Many overweight people have gallstones as a complication of obesity. It is when the stones move or obstruct the flow of bile that trouble can start. If gallbladder symptoms begin when following Atkins, consult your physician because a pre-existing stone may have moved once the gallbladder began to function more regularly. This is an infrequent occurrence more likely to happen to someone who has been consuming a very low fat diet.
