The fol­low­ing factors can make gall­stones more likely to form:
1. preg­nancy,
2. obesity,
3. increas­ing age,
4. rapid weight loss,
5. dia­betes,
6. Crohn’s dis­ease,
7. hyper­lip­id­aemia,
8. a his­tory of gall­stones in your mother’s family.