Post-cholecystectomy syndrome and magnesium deficit.

The serum level of magnesium and calcium was systematically measured in patients with gallstones before and after cholecystectomy. It was found that 60 percent of the operated patients suffered of different digestive syndromes in association with magnesium deficiency, while 40 percent of patients had the same complaints in association of magnesium and calcium deficiency. When magnesium and/or magnesium plus calcium was supplemented these syndromes could be decreased significantly. In the latter case, an optimal ratio of magnesium/calcium is needed in the supplementary therapy.