Liver Disease And Pregnancy

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Question: Liver problems and Pregnancy? I have liver disease and am pregnant. Do you think my baby's gonna be a fish thing or something? That seems like the only logical explanation to the flippers that have been shown in the ultra sound. To Kell-O: He hadn't seen anything like it and that he would consult other doctors

Answer: what? If your ultrasound showed something abnormal your dr should go over it with you.

Question: Celiac and Pregnancy, Crazy? Ok where do I start. For about 2 weeks I was experiencing some brown blood which I assumed to be my period? I finally came online and saw sometimes is could mean pregnancy but it means it's a tubal pregnancy or miscarriage. Thing is I had my period, just brown and occasionally only spots of red for almost three weeks! I let that go. I've been having sharp pains in my left and right sides and my stomach is hard as a rock and the area below the "gut" and above the vagina is hard(I've heard this is linked to pregnancy?) I've also had extreme bloating feelings and gas along with diarrhea. And as well as weird cravings and bursts of hunger, but when I eat about 15 min later prob not even I'm having sharp pains. These are all symptoms of pregnancy I'm sure we'll all agree. I've also researched some blogs with people who had the extreme bloating and sharp pains and 98% of them were pregnant. But, get this. My aunt was diagnosed with Celiac disease(gluten free diet, will eat away your small intestine)and it's hereditary but she doesn't even know who she could have got it from. Well let me just copy and paste symptoms I've found linked with it, I'll mark it with * If I have it. What are the symptoms of celiac disease? Symptoms of celiac disease vary from person to person. Symptoms may occur in the digestive system or in other parts of the body. Digestive symptoms are more common in infants and young children and may include abdominal bloating and pain * chronic diarrhea * vomiting *only just today but sick feelings I've ignored too constipation *NO* pale, foul-smelling, or fatty stool *NO* weight loss *NO, weight gain thats why i'm leaning toward pregnancy Adults are less likely to have digestive symptoms and may instead have one or more of the following: unexplained iron-deficiency anemia *NO* fatigue*NO* bone or joint pain * arthritis*NO* bone loss or osteoporosis depression or anxiety *OH YES* tingling numbness in the hands and feet *NO* seizures*NO* missed menstrual periods *Not sure yet, last one was brown infertility or recurrent miscarriage *Hope not canker sores inside the mouth *NO!* an itchy skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis * NO* People with celiac disease may have no symptoms but can still develop complications of the disease over time. Long-term complications include malnutritionâ€”which can lead to anemia, osteoporosis, and miscarriage, among other problemsâ€”liver diseases, and cancers of the intestine. Also, Celiac disease is both a disease of malabsorptionâ€”meaning nutrients are not absorbed properlyâ€”and an abnormal immune reaction to gluten. Celiac disease is also known as celiac sprue, non-tropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Celiac disease is genetic, meaning it runs in families*MY AUNT* Sometimes the disease is triggeredâ€”or becomes active for the first timeâ€”after surgery, pregnancy*wow it can become apparent during pregnancy*, childbirth, viral infection, or severe emotional stress*I've been crying excessively and have been real sensitive* Forgot to also say something important. My period finally completely stopped yesterday but now, I'm having excessive urinating and just this morning i got morning sickness. OK so my point of showing you all this was I'm thinking, would I be pregnant AND starting to react to Celiac?? PLease someone research this. I would go to the doctor but I just got insurance a few days ago and it's not active til Jan 14. I just wanna research this so I can go into the doctor's telling them exactly what is wrong. Question is though, should I go to the Gynecologist or my regular Physician???

Answer: Go to your gp. They will do a blood test for pregnancy, and you will get your answer about that very soon. Then, tell him or her that your aunt was diagnosed with celiac and you would like a screening test should your pregnancy test come back negative. You can have active celiac with little to no symptoms. My symptoms were very, very mild anemia (low normal) and migraines with the occasional stomach ache. Pregnancy is probably what triggered my celiac. Your Aunt got celiac from her mother and father, it is as simple as that. Her parents were carriers and gave her the genes, she had something trigger it, just like I did, just like everyone who has celiac has happen to them. Since it runs in your family, please be aware of the signs and symptoms of childhood celiac. Good luck!

Question: For all the doctors out there... about gallstones and liver problems...? Hi all! I have a friend who has a major health problem, and I'm not sure how serious it is. She has gallstones brought on by pregnancy. She gets major attacks almost twice a week. She saw a specialist about 3 weeks ago, who told her that her liver is diseased as well. She has to have surgery to have her gall bladder removed, part of her liver removed, and the bile duct from the stomach to the liver re-constructed. She's pretty easy-going about it all, but can anyone tell me just how serious it really is? Could she die from the surgery? She isn't even 20 yet, her partner is almost 21 and he works all the time, so she can stay home and take care of their 8-week old baby girl. I need to know what her chances are. If there are any doctors out there that know their stuff, please help me out. Thank you. She was slightly overweight before she fell pregnant, but she lost a little weight throughout her pregnancy, and now she's deteriorating to skin and bone because she's not allowed to eat anything or her attacks will become more severe. And, to the first person who replied, you're an insensitive prick.

Answer: While I am not a doctor i do offer my own personal experiences. First being, any surgery no matter how minor or major has the potential for catastrophic outcome. Secondly, I had gallstones that completely blocked the bile duct rendering me to emergency surgery in the middle of the night. At the time, some 30 years ago, doctors performed a much more radical surgery, opening the abdomen to remove the gallbladder leaving the victim with an 8-10 inch scar. Today, it is done with laparoscopy which is very minimally invasive. As for the liver, I cannot offer any insight. I would definitely get a second opinion before making any decisions one way or the other! Wishing your friend best wishes and a healthy recovery!

Question: I feel like my midwife is neglecting me on something very serious? I am 19 weeks and 2 days pregnant and nearly two weeks ago I started to get itchy hands and feet, which has gotten worse ever since. Someone told me that it could possibly a be a liver problem as their friend had it and she had to have her baby about two weeks early. I found something on the internet about Obstetric Cholestiasis. It's a liver disease that only happens during pregnancy and the liver plays up and starts releasing too many bile salts into the blood. There is treatment for it but if it goes untreated it can cause stillbirth in a few cases. Other complications include preterm labour and foetal distress. When I found out this information I rung up the maternity hospital and they booked me in for 2 tests regarding my liver. Both came back normal. With this condition though it often doesn't show up in the blood for several weeks after the itching starts. One midwife at the hospital said I would have to have more tests if I was feeling itchy and I have spoken to Jenny Chambers from the OC support group who says I should be getting tested at least every two weeks. After the first blood test I booked an appointment with my own midwife like I had been instructed to do at the maternity hospital to talk to her about the itching and to see if I could get more tests. She didn't seem to have a clue about Obstetric Cholestiasis. She told me it's not possible for me to have it so early and that she won't give me another blood test until I am 28 weeks pregnant. When I asked her what another reason for the itching was she just said "I don't know Sarah, pregnancy doesn't happen in boxes". She also told me that even if I did have Obstetric Cholestiasis there would be nothing she could do about it. There is medication! She said that if I am that worried I can see her every 2 weeks instead of every 4 so that she can monitor my baby. At least that's something but the blood tests are what is most important here. Cholestiasis can happen before 20 weeks of pregnancy. It is rare, but it shouldn't completely be excluded. It's like turning someone away for having a lump in their breast because they don't fit the general criteria for breast cancer. I am so upset and so anxious and the itching is getting worse. I am not sure what to do. I am thinking of ringing up the Maternity Hospital on Thursday, 2 weeks from when I was last tested and asking to be tested again. I texted my midwife yesterday to tell her that I have spoken to Jenny Chambers and what she said but she hasn't replied and yet I got a delivery report from her phone. I am going to see my GP on Wednesday and I am not sure how that is going to go. What would everyone else do in my situation I feel so stuck? :-( She has replied and reffered me to a consultant. Wish me luck!

Answer: I'd tell her that if there isn't a risk to you or the baby, you want to be tested for it every two weeks as was recommended. If she fights you on it, tell her that you're sorry, but you're going to start looking for another provider.

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