I'm Bulimic - why are Liver Counts in the 400s? Posted: 10-26-07 11:06am
Last night I was taken to the ER after
getting very sick and after some blood
work they found that hugely my liver
counts were VERY off. In fact they were in
the 400s... i'm a 20 year old female with
an eating disorder and mono... but i've
never drank a single sip of alcohol in my
life... ever. At first he just threw the
"you're just bulimic and the abdominal
pain if from tearing a hole in your
stomach from purging so much". But when he
took the blood work he seemed worried,
especially because on monday my counts
were in the normal range.... Does anyone
know why they would be so high in such a
short period of time? My symptoms are
nausea, abdominal pain, headaches,
fatigue, vommiting ( not on purpose),
weakness... but no jaundice... I did have
an ultrasound this morning... so hopefully
that will tell us more.
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Re: Liver Counts 400s? Posted: 10-26-07 11:25am
CDarLynn
wrote:
Last night I was taken to
the ER after getting very sick and after
some blood work they found that hugely my
liver counts were VERY off. In fact they
were in the 400s... i'm a 20 year old
female with an eating disorder and mono...
but i've never drank a single sip of
alcohol in my life... ever. At first he
just threw the "you're just bulimic and
the abdominal pain if from tearing a hole
in your stomach from purging so much". But
when he took the blood work he seemed
worried, especially because on monday my
counts were in the normal range.... Does
anyone know why they would be so high in
such a short period of time? My symptoms
are nausea, abdominal pain, headaches,
fatigue, vommiting ( not on purpose),
weakness... but no jaundice... I did have
an ultrasound this morning... so hopefully
that will tell us
more.
Bulimic effects on the boby
Fatigue and lack of energy
Amenorrhea(loss of menstruation) and
irregular menstruation
Dizziness
Headaches
Dehydration
Constipation and diarrhea
Shortness of breath
Irregular heartbeats
Depression
Tears of esophagus
Hair loss
Stomach pain and bloating
Erosion of teeth enamel
Chronic sore throat
Kidney and liver damage
Parotid gland enlargement
Electrolyte imbalances
Cathartic colon (caused from laxative
abuse)
Edema (swelling of hands and feet)
Low blood pressure
Chest pains
Development of peptic ulcers and
pancreatitis (inflammation of the
pancreas)
Gastric dilation and rupture
Abrasions on back of hands and knuckles
Anemias
Cardiac arrest and death
Please seek some professinoal help.. Even
tho you say you never drank your sicknees
is just as bad as some one who has a
drinking problem. Please stop!
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CDarLynn
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Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6 Location: ,
Posted: 10-27-07 02:58am
Regardless I deserve to know what's going
on.
The ultrasound came back... saying the
walls of my gallbladder were thickened...
I read somewhere this can mean cirrhosis
of the liver? Anyone know Is that true?
I never heard that, i was told that the
walls on ym gallbladder were thicker then
normal but i never had an liver problems ,
i had gallstones, i had my gallbladder
removed in april of this year though, ive
never heard of it causing liver problems
but then again you never know, you could
try googling it though. But gallbladder
problems can cause abdominal pain, nausea
and vomiting . But those other symptoms
seem eating disorder related to me.
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CDarLynn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6 Location: ,
Posted: 11-02-07 07:21am
Well i got a gall bladder scan done and my
gall bladder isn't functioning at all... I
read something on line that contributes
this to eating disorders in total. So I
have to get it removed. At the age of
20...? I'm such a jerk...
ya i am only 22 and had to have mine
removed. sucks but ehi dunno, it was my
fault.
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gerlschaf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 17
Posted: 12-09-07 00:28am
Hey guys, hepatitis A (also called the
salad bar sickness from restaurant workers
not washing hands before handling salad)
will also elevate liver enzymes. So will
gall bladder troubles. When a person has
a gall bladder attack or hepatitis A, the
symptoms are just what you describe,
nausea an vomiting, pain. Another thing
that elevates some liver enzymes is
breakdown of muscle tissue for food when a
person is starving. Keep us posted on
what you find out. Are you feeling better
yet?
