As Liu Banxia had "anticipated," starting from around three in the afternoon, there was a noticeable increase in patients with stones arriving at the emergency center.
However, it wasn't just the kidney stone patients he had mentioned—those usually peaked after the New Year. The current influx consisted mainly of patients with gallstones and cholecystitis.
Whether in the North or South, the standard of meals typically improves significantly during the New Year period. These richer foods often contain high amounts of fat and cholesterol, increasing the burden on the gallbladder.
Regardless of whether individuals had cholecystitis or gallstones, their gallbladder mucosa often had some pathological changes. Now, their gallbladders needed to work at full capacity, ramping up bile secretion to aid digestion.
