Comments on: Gallstone Disease in Vegetarians https://veganhealth.org/gallstone-disease-in-vegetarians/ Evidence-Based Nutrient Recommendations Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: JackNorrisRD https://veganhealth.org/gallstone-disease-in-vegetarians/#comment-5566 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:09:22 +0000 https://veganhealth.org/?p=2195#comment-5566 In reply to Sara Lance.

Sara,
I’m sorry to hear you felt bad on a vegan diet after 20 years. If someone in your situation wants to remain vegan, they could try a choline supplement rather than eat eggs.

]]> By: Sara Lance https://veganhealth.org/gallstone-disease-in-vegetarians/#comment-5565 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:29:43 +0000 https://veganhealth.org/?p=2195#comment-5565 I was vegan for over 20 years (1999-2020) and learned that I had a huge (2cm) gallstone about the time I stopped being vegan out of concern about autonomic nervous system issues I developed in 2020 (trouble regulating my sleep, blood pressure, pupil dilation, saliva production, gut peristalsis). I started eating eggs (with yolk) after learning about choline deficiency, because I was desperate to figure out what was wrong with me, since that seemed to match the symptoms I was experiencing, and I found very fast relief! Eggs are a very potent source of choline (150mg/egg). I also started eating/drinking more soy then (which is by far the most potent vegan source of choline, but 1C of soymilk only provides ~50mg choline). I think long-term choline deficiency due to low choline diet and a propensity for choline deficiency due to my MTHFR and possibly PEMT gene variants caused that huge gallstone to develop. Choline helps to solubilize cholesterol. I was typically slightly above normal weight throughout my young adulthood, i.e. BMI 25 (though my weight did drop significantly around the time I was having these health issues, partly because I was afraid to eat anything since my gut wasn’t moving). I’m feeling much better now that I regularly consume eggs and soybeans! I think conflating veganism with vegetarianism is one reason these studies are often inconclusive. Eggs are very unique, nutritionally.

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