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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 506901" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Steely, I looked up (Mayo clinic is my favorite medical site) elevated liver enzymes and the list is large. The most common reasons seem to be all the forms of hepatitis, alchohol, and medications. I would want to look into this since he has been on medications for awhile. Hepatitis has been on the rise in the US. I had to get Hep. shots to work for the schools because of this. Apparently with all the immigration and refugee kids in our district, teachers were high risk. Crohns makes sense as well. I too have an autoimmune disease and have a rash on one ankle and one knee as a constant. My hands break out here and there. I would not rule these out and they are so hard to diagnose unless you are in a full flare up-even then it can be tough. Weight loss and gain are common with autoimmune issues.</p><p></p><p>I also think parasites would be good to look into. I got giardia about 10 years ago and was not in the mountains-I got it from either my pets or possibly bottled water (go figure). I was so sick, dehydrated. I lost about 25 lbs in a few weeks. I didn't go into doctor until I fainted at school and was forced to go. Everything made me sick. It cured fast with a few pills. This doesn't explain the dairy issues. It is possible he has more than one issue.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad he is going to GI. I hope he is not too scared out of his wits and his nerves are not getting to him. Gastroenteritis can be caused by stress. It makes the intestines swell and vomitting and diarea are part of it. Bless his heart. Will he let you advocate for him at the doctor?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 506901, member: 11001"] Steely, I looked up (Mayo clinic is my favorite medical site) elevated liver enzymes and the list is large. The most common reasons seem to be all the forms of hepatitis, alchohol, and medications. I would want to look into this since he has been on medications for awhile. Hepatitis has been on the rise in the US. I had to get Hep. shots to work for the schools because of this. Apparently with all the immigration and refugee kids in our district, teachers were high risk. Crohns makes sense as well. I too have an autoimmune disease and have a rash on one ankle and one knee as a constant. My hands break out here and there. I would not rule these out and they are so hard to diagnose unless you are in a full flare up-even then it can be tough. Weight loss and gain are common with autoimmune issues. I also think parasites would be good to look into. I got giardia about 10 years ago and was not in the mountains-I got it from either my pets or possibly bottled water (go figure). I was so sick, dehydrated. I lost about 25 lbs in a few weeks. I didn't go into doctor until I fainted at school and was forced to go. Everything made me sick. It cured fast with a few pills. This doesn't explain the dairy issues. It is possible he has more than one issue. I'm glad he is going to GI. I hope he is not too scared out of his wits and his nerves are not getting to him. Gastroenteritis can be caused by stress. It makes the intestines swell and vomitting and diarea are part of it. Bless his heart. Will he let you advocate for him at the doctor? [/QUOTE]
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