Don't lose weight too fast!!

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Don't do it. People who lose weight too fast often get gallstones. They are beyond painful.

You shouldn't lose more than 2lb/1 kg a week. The NHS this and so many others.

thanks

Okdoke.

Too fast isn't an issue for me.

It took me 21 months to lose 5 and a half stone. It's a journey not a race.

My gall stones weren't from my weight loss though.

I saw a thread yesterday where someone else had this.

I did.

Then when I had it friends told me about similar.

My consultant warned me about it.

It's mentioned in the NHS.

It does happen.

Apple cider vinegar is thought to help

I thought gallstones were more likely to be related to being overweight ( fair, female, fat, and forty).

I do think the cider vinegar is a myth. It never helped me.

I think it's true that many people with gallstones are older and were/are overweight . However gallstones can sit dormant and cause no trouble for years. You can also recover from them in that they stop causing problems. However losing too much weight each week works against that. This is generally accepted in the NHS.

What about people who have bariatric surgery and lose huge amounts of weight - do they get gallstones too? Because the surgery is done on the NHS quite often so I assume it's a trade off between one risk and another.

Mitz yes, they do. I think some surgeons remove the gallbladder at the same time as the incidence is so high

This happened to me. I lost 5st in 6 months on WW and I ended up having my gall bladder removed. After removal I put the whole lot back on and now struggle with weight loss. Slow and steady really does win the race :(