Discomfort below my right rib cage I breath heavily and feel heavy in that region.a physical exam 1 week ago and said everything is ok now he asked for echo to check liver and mrara what could it be
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Your doctor may be suspecting hepatitis (inflammation of the liver, usually due to a viral infection) or cholecystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder "المرارة") most probably due to a sto... Read More
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All the kidney tests were fine, no proteins. If the liver is bad, doesn't it affect other parameters? Albumins. Every other test is normal.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- As I have explained in my previous response, this mildly decreased globulin is most likely due to either a lab error or poor absorption of nutrients from the intestines due to irritable bowel syndrome... Read More
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I had hepatitis A on March 2013 and was cured on June 2013. Can I take antibiotics? Can I drink alcohol now?
3 Answers
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- You can behave normally simply don't abuse alcohol.
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Are there any side effects of taking whey proteins for body building on the kidneys?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- You need lots of protein in your diet if you want to grow your muscles, but be careful and make sure you don't abuse it.
Whey protein side effects can be uncomfortable (lactose intolerance, inte... Read More
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I have just been curred from hepatites A. Can I fast in Ramadan?
Dr. Ghassan Nawfal,
Surgery
- It would be better not to, since fasting puts some strain on your liver which needs to rest following the hepatitis A infection.
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Liver health and fastening after curing from hepatitis a?
Dr. Ghassan Nawfal,
Surgery
- Following a recent hepatitis A infection, it is not recommended to fast since both Hepatitis and fasting overwork the liver.
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SGOT is 65, SGPT is 172 and GAMMA GT is 91 considering that I don't drink alcohol nor take any kind of drugs. I'm 193cm tall & weigh 95 kg never had quick loss or gain of weight, no one could help.
2 Answers
Dr. Karim Farah,
Pulmonology
- Non Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH) or Non alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) are common but silent disease of the liver which might progress to cirrhosis.
elevated liver enzyme are found on rou... Read More
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Where is the liver located??
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- In the right upper section of the abdomen, beneath the rib cage and above the right kidney.
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Discomfort next to my liver, it's been for like 2 weeks
Dr. Thierry Yazbek,
Surgery
- you have to see your doctor( physical exam- medical and surgical history), some blood tests have to be done and an abdominal ultrasound.
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