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Burning

So I stopped drinking 5 weeks ago but feeling a burning sensation in right side. Will this go?

So I stopped drinking 5 weeks ago but feeling a burning sensation in right side....

Refusal55

•3 years ago

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Urinary retention with cirrhosis? Dad tells nurse he "can't pee"

So my dad is in hospital for ascites infection. He has been there for over a week, some things are getting better but since a few days ago he calls me to tell...

So my dad is in hospital for ascites infection. He has been there for over a wee...

alcoholicFATHERsad

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Mri results.

Hi, Would a consultant give you bad news from a mri over the phone and a month after the mri? Thank you

Hi, Would a consultant give you bad news from a mri over the phone and a month a...

Bethwhite727

•3 years ago

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ALT scores

Any tghts on an ALT of 105 U/L please? Dr says it's 3x the limit.

Fucsia63

•3 years ago

25 Replies

Treatment for itchy skin

I have AIH and currently have a flare up. For the last 10 days I have had very itchy skin on my feet and I have tried Benadryl antihistamine to calm the itch...

I have AIH and currently have a flare up. For the last 10 days I have had very i...

Sah27

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Can we regenerate damaged organs in the lab?

I responded to someone’s question earlier about the need for liver transplants in the future. While looking at some videos online, I came across this one...

I responded to someone’s question earlier about the need for liver transplants i...

Richard-Allen

•3 years ago

2 Replies

What Will I be able to eat after Esophageal Banding?

Hi everyone! I am new here, but not new to Liver Cirrhosis, diognosed in 2014. I'm apparently on the fence on compensated and DE-compensated, with portal...

Hi everyone! I am new here, but not new to Liver Cirrhosis, diognosed in 2014. ...

19samantha81

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Ferritin

Panic stricken, my ferritin level is 260, says normal. Lady on here seeing consultant as hers is 200.

Panic stricken, my ferritin level is 260, says normal. Lady on here seeing cons...

Worriesalot

•3 years ago

21 Replies

Dandelion root tea

Hi everyone. My husband is waiting on the list for the gift of a new liver. He is now unable to take his diuretics and has become resistant to them and has to...

Hi everyone. My husband is waiting on the list for the gift of a new liver. He i...

Spamberella

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Alcohol deaths highest for 20 years in England and Wales

I'm not sure if anyone has been watching the BBC lunchtime news or not, but the latest set of figures this morning released by the office of national...

I'm not sure if anyone has been watching the BBC lunchtime news or not, but the ...

Richard-Allen

•3 years ago

39 Replies

Hi, I have red palms , mild abdomen bloating , lft results are normal. I also had itchy skin few days back which resolved. Is it cirrhosis?

Symptoms of cirrhosis like I have red palms , mild abdomen bloating but LFT results are within normal range.I also had itchy skin few days back which resolved....

Symptoms of cirrhosis like I have red palms , mild abdomen bloating but LFT resu...

Ashs1

•3 years ago

4 Replies

liver transplant

Hello, I am new here. I'm wondering at what point do the specialist decide to put you forward for a liver transplant? I am now in a position where we are...

Hello, I am new here. I'm wondering at what point do the specialist decide to p...

tink01

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Hepatopulmonary Shunt/Syndrome

Hi, I was diagnosed with a Hepatopulmonary shunt/syndrome (HPS) approx. 4 weeks ago now by a sonographer after a bubble echo study was performed (various...

Hi, I was diagnosed with a Hepatopulmonary shunt/syndrome (HPS) approx. 4 week...

ArthurWalks

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Just Diagnosed with ‘Fatty Liver’

I am new to the group and have so much to learn. My journey has just began....several years ago (2014) I had my gal bladder removed, still had discomfort in...

I am new to the group and have so much to learn. My journey has just began....s...

Snowdiva

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Ibuprofen

Looking for some advise/help. Spoke to a gp at the practice this morning about my Costochronditis and he said to use Deepheat as I can’t take Ibuprofen. Now I...

Looking for some advise/help. Spoke to a gp at the practice this morning about m...

Hidden

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Yellow eyes

My parents noticed it about a 2 or 3 years ago saying my eyes looked yellow I’m only a teenager I’m going to the doctor in a few days but I researched yellow...

My parents noticed it about a 2 or 3 years ago saying my eyes looked yellow I’m ...

Oxygen234

•3 years ago

14 Replies

New here but very worried

Hello Everyone, Firstly, I'd like to say what a lovely, supportive community this seems to be. Even though I'd obviously rather not be here! For the last 30...

Hello Everyone, Firstly, I'd like to say what a lovely, supportive community th...

Sian74

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Jaundice early on possible?

Hello all, I’m new to the group, had my gallbladder out a year ago January, diet had never been the best previously so I assume that’s why, had a bit of brain...

Hello all, I’m new to the group, had my gallbladder out a year ago January, diet...

Wolfgirll

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Stages of liver disease

Hi all and good evening. Could anyone give a rough description of what it felt like physically for you to go through the stages of liver disease? The only...

Hi all and good evening. Could anyone give a rough description of what it felt l...

Hidden

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Life after Hepatitis B

I am a 37 yrs old man, I had Hepatitis B at an age of 20 some 17 years ago. It was cured then and since then I have never had health problems related to liver....

I am a 37 yrs old man, I had Hepatitis B at an age of 20 some 17 years ago. It w...

Sharma45

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Seem to be more newbies on this site

Is it me or does there seem to be more newbies on this site lately

CHRISR999

•3 years ago

29 Replies

Pruritus

10 days of having a itchy back. Is it possible that this is a symptom of alcohol liver disease? I do not have any other symptoms at all. Can pruritus be the...

10 days of having a itchy back. Is it possible that this is a symptom of alcoho...

Watersk

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Gilbert's Syndrome

Does anybody have any experience dealing with Gilbert's Syndrome? I have never really heard of it until now but have high Bilirubin levels with no other signs...

Does anybody have any experience dealing with Gilbert's Syndrome? I have never r...

hertford21

•3 years ago

7 Replies

What happens to ascites post TIPSS procedure?

Hi I have a question to any members who have had a TIPS shunt: what happens to ascites after the procedure? Father in law is being referred for assessment, as...

Hi I have a question to any members who have had a TIPS shunt: what happens to a...

Clarinetta

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Cirrhosis or secondary liver cancer?

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of secondary cancer in the liver being initially diagnosed as cirrhosis? Please bear with me for a long rambling...

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of secondary cancer in the liver be...

IanM1957

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Anyone help?

Varices banded during endoscope last week. Was really scared abput getting the endoscope I have a horrible throat phobia. Opted for sedation did tell them I...

Varices banded during endoscope last week. Was really scared abput getting the e...

Violet74

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Do I have Terry's nail's?

jelg939

•3 years ago

4 Replies

I decided to quit

I have decided today to quit drinking . I am terrified even after normal labs and a normal ultrasound I think I did damage. If a liver shows normal size and no...

I have decided today to quit drinking . I am terrified even after normal labs an...

Linzenilss38

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Who has experienced an Endoscopic Liver Biopsy?

Anyone here had a liver biopsy done via and EUS / Endoscopy? Back in 2013, I had a traditional liver biopsy and apparently this is a new technique for...

Anyone here had a liver biopsy done via and EUS / Endoscopy? Back in 2013, I ha...

JennerLayne

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Reminder re content of posts

Please be very careful about asking for personal information with regard to someone's medical history in this public forum. Not everyone wishes to divulge...

Please be very careful about asking for personal information with regard to som...

Hidden

•3 years ago

Posts - British Liver Trust | HealthUnlocked

British Liver Trust

All posts for May 2021

Burning

Urinary retention with cirrhosis? Dad tells nurse he "can't pee"

Mri results.

ALT scores

Treatment for itchy skin

Can we regenerate damaged organs in the lab?

What Will I be able to eat after Esophageal Banding?

Ferritin

Dandelion root tea

Alcohol deaths highest for 20 years in England and Wales

Hi, I have red palms , mild abdomen bloating , lft results are normal. I also had itchy skin few days back which resolved. Is it cirrhosis?

liver transplant

Hepatopulmonary Shunt/Syndrome

Just Diagnosed with ‘Fatty Liver’

Ibuprofen

Yellow eyes

New here but very worried

Jaundice early on possible?

Stages of liver disease

Life after Hepatitis B

Seem to be more newbies on this site

Pruritus

Gilbert's Syndrome

What happens to ascites post TIPSS procedure?

Cirrhosis or secondary liver cancer?

Anyone help?

Do I have Terry's nail's?

I decided to quit

Who has experienced an Endoscopic Liver Biopsy?

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