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Recipes

Hey guys, a lot of people have been asking me to share recipes that I use. I thought I’d create this thread and we can all share our favorites. For those that...

Hey guys, a lot of people have been asking me to share recipes that I use. I tho...

Ajo13

•5 years ago

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Obese patients and ultrasound

Hi, I have a bmi of 36 and carry a lot of my weight around my middle. My recent ultrasound came back as normal however it did say 'Liver appears normal' not...

Hi, I have a bmi of 36 and carry a lot of my weight around my middle. My recent ...

Liberty82

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Elf test

Hello everyone. How are you all doing? I had a letter from my consultant yesterday saying he wants my Dr to keep an eye on me between appointments. I phoned...

Hello everyone. How are you all doing? I had a letter from my consultant yesterd...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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HEPAFAR being advertised for fatty liver.

Keep seeing this product Hepafar being advertised for fatty liver. Has anyone tried it or can recommend it?

Keep seeing this product Hepafar being advertised for fatty liver. Has anyone t...

Fandabby

•5 years ago

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Why some people here are so rude?

WOW! I was reading all the replies from some of you to ZI- R, Asking if it was okay to drink non alcoholic beer, I can’t believe how rude some of you were to...

WOW! I was reading all the replies from some of you to ZI- R, Asking if it was o...

Lucdizz

•5 years ago

67 Replies

FIB 4 Calculator?

Hello, Does FIB 4 calculator can be used by everyone or just by people with HEP B/C ? I was wondering , thanks in advance for your answers :)

Hello, Does FIB 4 calculator can be used by everyone or just by people with HEP ...

Mickbenidorm

•5 years ago

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Hello 😘

Hope you're well as can be x I had an endoscopy today and glad to say it looked clear 😊 They have taken biopsies They are suspicious that I have H. Pylori...

Hope you're well as can be x I had an endoscopy today and glad to say it looked...

jojokarak

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Is this jaundice ? Please help

Hello I’ve never really look st my eyes until recently and thought my eyes looked weird, I don’t have any other symptoms and never drank in my life, I’m 19

Hello I’ve never really look st my eyes until recently and thought my eyes looke...

adamelg

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Transplant one and a half years down the line means diet!

Hi all I’ve been off line pretty much since Christmas as I’ve either been looking after my 88 yr old Dad in the U.K. (with no broadband) or been at home in...

Hi all I’ve been off line pretty much since Christmas as I’ve either been lookin...

Isabelle2

•5 years ago

21 Replies

liver cirhosis

hi all. i was diagnosed around a 7ear ago but now my fibroscann is elevated 300 and 65 also mt ggt is 333..what will happen..any help would be appeciated

hi all. i was diagnosed around a 7ear ago but now my fibroscann is elevated 300...

joeblack1801

•5 years ago

4 Replies

High GAMMA GT (GGTP) SERUM IFCC level

I had a lab report done exactly one month before. It recorded 164 GAMMA GGTP level. I was occasional drinker previously. I quit drinking then after. I did my...

I had a lab report done exactly one month before. It recorded 164 GAMMA GGTP lev...

akhildinesh

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Sensitive to Alcohol

Hi i have been having liver function tests since august i have now pretty much got my levels down to normal originally i had raised results for ggt alt and alp...

Hi i have been having liver function tests since august i have now pretty much g...

CumbriaMan

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Confused with test results

Blood test show F4(severe fibrosis) while Fibroscan show F0 normal to mild fibrosis. Doctor now order spleen scan... 🙄

Blood test show F4(severe fibrosis) while Fibroscan show F0 normal to mild fibr...

HepBCirrhosis

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Weight loss

I just wanted to ask you good people what are the reasons of weight loss in cirrhosis. Is it just nausea or something else???

I just wanted to ask you good people what are the reasons of weight loss in cirr...

carefull1

•5 years ago

29 Replies

An update

So... After dad was diagnosed with cirrhosis last week - the docs had given him the news after a week in hospital and various tests - they now seem to have...

So... After dad was diagnosed with cirrhosis last week - the docs had given him ...

justdontgoogle

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Can you lower ALT enzyme?

Hi, new here. My tocilizumab infusions keep pushing my ALT high. Am off for a liver scan. However, I wondered if there is anything I can do to help it lower.

Hi, new here. My tocilizumab infusions keep pushing my ALT high. Am off for a li...

Sheepish

•5 years ago

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Ascites or belly fat?

Is there a way to tell a difference in the two besides weighing yourself? My fiancé looks like he has put a bit of weight on in his belly and his face. His...

Is there a way to tell a difference in the two besides weighing yourself? My fia...

Mywildlove

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Resection for HCC

Positive HCC resection post My husband had his liver cancer surgery today and is recovering in QEHB. It feels like a miracle. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude 🙏...

Positive HCC resection post My husband had his liver cancer surgery today and is...

Grank

•5 years ago

7 Replies

B12 level is 795

I am 57 year old male. I am recently having pain near the lateral side of left triceps and 2 kgs of weight loss in last 2 months. The triceps pain started...

I am 57 year old male. I am recently having pain near the lateral side of left t...

sdee1234

•5 years ago

4 Replies

So far all results normal

Hi, I've been having symptoms for 18 months that have been getting progressively worse. Due to my lifestyle it all seems to clearly point to my liver. It would...

Hi, I've been having symptoms for 18 months that have been getting progressively...

Liberty82

•5 years ago

10 Replies

cirrhosis itch

Hi, just know how is the cirrhosis itch. Is it all over the body or in particular areas of the body i.e in back and is it all the time and lastly why the itch...

Hi, just know how is the cirrhosis itch. Is it all over the body or in particula...

carefull1

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging

I saw a different consultant today. He was happy with my 17kg weight loss since 13th December. Some of this was enforced but more on that later. He didnt...

I saw a different consultant today. He was happy with my 17kg weight loss since ...

Radnor

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Possibly not my liver?

Good afternoon.. If my specialist blood tests come back normal.. I think there might be a possibility that it might not be the liver itself causing me...

Good afternoon.. If my specialist blood tests come back normal.. I think there ...

ktan49

•5 years ago

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T-Shirt has arrived.

I am now the proud owner of my new t-shirt which I intend to wear with pride. Not to be out done by, I have just ordered up one for my wife to wear at the 5000...

I am now the proud owner of my new t-shirt which I intend to wear with pride. No...

Hidden

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Nonon alcohol wine

Hi if you like the taste of wine there is elsberg red that is zero alcohol it's lovely to, I get mine from Amazon so you can have a few glasses with out the...

Hi if you like the taste of wine there is elsberg red that is zero alcohol it's ...

Egg3456789

•5 years ago

105 Replies

PBC still not ruled out!

Dear All As most of you are aware my story began last in July 2018 after routine blood tests for dizzy spells. My return bloods indicated weak but positive...

Dear All As most of you are aware my story began last in July 2018 after routine...

Hidden

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Good news

I applied for my blue badge to be renewed about a month ago. I hadn't heard anything from them so I rang them today. I have been told that I have been given a...

I applied for my blue badge to be renewed about a month ago. I hadn't heard anyt...

GrandmaDylan

•5 years ago

11 Replies

How can they say it’s cirrhosis?

So, further to my dad’s diagnosis of cirrhosis last week, I’m still feeling slightly confused. In fact, I’m not even convinced it’s cirrhosis- but who am I to...

So, further to my dad’s diagnosis of cirrhosis last week, I’m still feeling slig...

justdontgoogle

•5 years ago

40 Replies

Seems like Ascites are coming back...

So, my father had first time fluid of 2.75 ltr approximately drained on 18th Feb (last month). Since then after the First Varices banding on 26 Feb, he had no...

So, my father had first time fluid of 2.75 ltr approximately drained on 18th Feb...

zvhipp

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Good news for once!

Hi Friends, So to recap I was diagnosed August 9, 2018 with stage 4 cirrhosis as a result of breast cancer treatment + NAFLD. Since that day I have followed...

Hi Friends, So to recap I was diagnosed August 9, 2018 with stage 4 cirrhosis as...

canadaliz

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Posts - British Liver Trust | HealthUnlocked

British Liver Trust

All posts for March 2019

Recipes

Obese patients and ultrasound

Elf test

HEPAFAR being advertised for fatty liver.

Why some people here are so rude?

FIB 4 Calculator?

Hello 😘

Is this jaundice ? Please help

Transplant one and a half years down the line means diet!

liver cirhosis

High GAMMA GT (GGTP) SERUM IFCC level

Sensitive to Alcohol

Confused with test results

Weight loss

An update

Can you lower ALT enzyme?

Ascites or belly fat?

Resection for HCC

B12 level is 795

So far all results normal

cirrhosis itch

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging

Possibly not my liver?

T-Shirt has arrived.

Nonon alcohol wine

PBC still not ruled out!

Good news

How can they say it’s cirrhosis?

Seems like Ascites are coming back...

Good news for once!

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