Gallbladder removal should not be a common surgery that a lot of people would need to have done. I would like to see if it seems more common even among our "small" group than it ought to be. I would also like to see if it seems to be exclusively or almost exclusively females that we know who are needing theirs removed. - How many people do you know who have had to have their gallbladders removed? - How many of them are male? - How many of them are female? |For Me|| |:--|:-- |Males|0 |Females|4 Males: I asked pretty much every male I know of a vast range of ages from teens to eighties and not one of them has had to have theirs removed. Females: I have not asked all females I know, but 4 have had to have theirs removed due to degrading to single-digit functionality. --- If it seems that we all only know females who have had to have theirs removed: - Could it be related to "flu shots" that females tend to get every year due to their "doctor" (authority figure) telling them to? - Could it be related to "birth control" that females often take from a very young age just to ease their period symptoms (excessive cramping, etc.) due to their "doctor" (authority figure) telling them to? If it is a mixture of both male and female needing theirs removed, but still seems to be excessively common, what could be part of the cause? If related to diet and the non-food people have been eating for the past 3+ decades, what aspect of or additive in food could be most likely to cause destruction of the gallbladder?

Gallbladder removal should not be a common surgery that a lot of people would need to have done. I would like to see if it seems more common even among our "small" group than it ought to be. I would also like to see if it seems to be exclusively or almost exclusively females that we know who are needing theirs removed.

• How many people do you know who have had to have their gallbladders removed?
• How many of them are male?
• How many of them are female?

For Me
Males	0
Females	4

Males: I asked pretty much every male I know of a vast range of ages from teens to eighties and not one of them has had to have theirs removed.

Females: I have not asked all females I know, but 4 have had to have theirs removed due to degrading to single-digit functionality.

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If it seems that we all only know females who have had to have theirs removed:

• Could it be related to "flu shots" that females tend to get every year due to their "doctor" (authority figure) telling them to?
• Could it be related to "birth control" that females often take from a very young age just to ease their period symptoms (excessive cramping, etc.) due to their "doctor" (authority figure) telling them to?

If it is a mixture of both male and female needing theirs removed, but still seems to be excessively common, what could be part of the cause? If related to diet and the non-food people have been eating for the past 3+ decades, what aspect of or additive in food could be most likely to cause destruction of the gallbladder?