The time honored mnemonics of 5 F’s denoting patients with upper abdominal pain who are more likely to have Gall Stones are “Fair, Fat, Female, Fertile and Forty”.
When there is an imbalance between cholesterol and bile salts which constitute the green bile pigment in our body, gall stones are formed. Also pregnant females are more likely to form gallstones due to changes in estrogen and progesterone levels.