hypersensitivity

ive been dealing with the usual liver symptoms for a while.

tests come back more or less normal, though ALT has been raised at 55 and 59 on 2 occasions. fibromax is about .25

it seems its so darn sensitive. i eat a bit of a fatty meal and i get somewhat of a dry mouth.... the other day for example i ate salmon and avacado.... i guess it added up to about 50% of recommended fat for a day in a sitting.

dry mouth a couple of hours later, got a few seconds an hour after that of what felt like there was something around my gallbladder, hard to explain.... not like a burst of pain or anything, more like a kinda electrical tight small kinda squeezing.... followed by a couple of days of greyish yellow poop (was a tan before, rarely ever brown) now pressure under ribs generally all around liver area. i was given an US when this started last year and it was clear.... tho seeing a diff doc tomorrow and will request a new US

ive been like this for months now but the sesitivity has increased a lot.

mildly jaundiced all the time... tho highest bili count ever was only 1.5

ALT has been either normal or around 55 - 60 on a couple of ocassions

im moving to a vegetarian diet to reduce load on liver

been basically gluten free for a week now and that has stopped any diarrea but still dealing with all other symptoms

im not sure what i can do as people say theres nothing major going on but i feel like im on a slippery slope into more an more sensitivity towards everything.

i guess im going to get a gallbladder function test too, that one where they inject the radioactive stuff

SI,

Welcome to the Hepatitis forum. Let's wait a few days before you jump to any conclusions about your GI situation. Tests should confirm what's going on and what course of action to take. When you know what's going on, come back, share the report if you like and we'll see if we can help. This whole bile, liver thing is very complicated and there are lots of ways a body can shout at us to change something in our diet, etc.

Though you are moving toward a lower fat, vegetable based diet, be sure you get enough protein through beans, etc. And you said nothing about alcohol...that can be a problem even in small quantities for folks who have anything going on liver wise. Taking too much tylenol can be a problem as well, can cause liver failure in not that high a dose! And there are things you don't even think of...some problem pregnancies, too much iron, too much copper, poison mushrooms, gall bladder disease, cancer...our liver is to be cherished!

There is lots to check...bile duct obstructions. autoimmune disorders, several viruses that can cause problems --A, B, C, D etc, fatty liver, etc. Your doc will check you out.

Not time to panic, time to investigate.

Good luck,

Mama Lama

im told this that 1.5 isnt enough to cause jaundice but i clearly am yellow, but im very very pale skinned and this makes it easy to see i suppose. or maybe there are big jumps occasionally which stain my skin then dissipate and not being caught by those momentary glances at blood levels.

yellow hands and feet most noticeable

hep clear..tho am positive for IGG which i guess is because of the vaccinations i had about 15 years ago.... tho levels are differnt... 11 for A which shows a negative rating of less than 1 and 10 for B with a negative of less than 10..... so to my non scientific mind that would mean i have 10 times the level of igg antibodies for A than B? maybe i had a recent A infection? who knows...but IgM are negative (0.14 and 0.04)

fatty liver no as per fibromax.... US was clean a while back so i guess no blockage... tho going to ask for another

thanks for the tip... yeah I just went out and bought about 8 pounds of different beans to experiment with in my pressure cooker....

having chick peas tonight.... edit... oh theyre a lil fatty... didnt know

any ideas on how little fat you can have for it not to cause a health problem..... im going to more or less totally skip on it for a couple of weeks just to see that impact then i guess phase it in slowly with a quarter avacado here and there.... ? If this near zero fat diet works wonders, then ill go see a nutritionist for ideas

Post Edited (sensitiveinflamed) : 6/15/2014 3:49:34 PM (GMT-6)