During my trip to the ER for the kidney stones, after the doc informed me of the situation, he then put on a very sober face and asked, “how long have you been drinking like this?” I looked at him and told him that I didn’t drink, and hadn’t for twenty years. I don’t think he believed me, but he went on to explain that I had significant cirrhosis showing up on the scans.
I went to a specialist and got no “real” answers as I started having some pain in the liver region (below and behind the lower ribs on the right side). I then decided to begin self-treatment using herbs, specifically, silymarin, which is found in milk thistle. I am now feeling much better.
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Hello, I happened upon your blog after doing a search for "kidney stones" along with "cirrhosis". I just wanted to say, if you think your doctor does not believe you when you say you have not drank in 20 years then perhaps you should explain that you are worried about your liver degenerating from an unknown cause that possibly could be treated otherwise. For example Wilson's disease is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion that causes cirrhosis and that can manifest in many heterogeneous fashions including Whipple's triad. I do not know enough about your case to tell you much more, however it is possible that a doctor would not know about this disease and would neglect to suspect it in your case. Please consider this. Best of luck,
Peter EDR
Thank you so much Peter. I will definately do some research into what you discussed. Look all over the place for some clues, and here you come and put them on my blog.
Also would like to thank you for even taking the time to post about the subject, which evidently you happen to know about.
Thanks!
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