Bilirubin at 21......

[Superscared]

Hi all, looking for a little reassurance, which I’m aware you can’t really give😔....ex heavy drinker, most recent blood test shows everything tickety boo except bilirubin which has raised from 12 to 21😬....ultrasound showed nothing of concern...but of course I’m absolutely terrified. Dr has said just to redo bloods in 4 weeks to see if it’s changed...not sure I can deal with the anxiety that long...already dropped 2kgs in the last 10 days with the worry. Gahhhhhhhhh!!!

[AyrshireK]

Doctor is on the ball repeating your bloods in a few weeks time. As all other tests are ok it sounds like something is causing a build up of bilirubin, this could be something as simple as a gall stone blocking bile ducts and this might also tally with some of your earlier symptoms with the intermittant abdominal pains etc.

nhs.uk/conditions/gallstone...

Try not to get too anxious, you are only going to make yourself more poorly when it might be something very simple and easily treated.

Katie

[Superscared in reply to AyrshireK]

Thanks Katie, yes - I’m trying very hard to keep eating & active. Will be hopefully easier next week with schools back and more routine. Does anyone know if hunger/prior exercise can raise bilirubin...before the blood test in question I hadn’t eaten for 13 hours and had just done a 5k.....#grasping at straws here!!

[Worriesalot in reply to Superscared]

I believe fasting can. Don’t know how true but read that it can raise it 10 to 20%