Kyle Bigman
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Hi all, I was wondering if you could help me, because no doctors have so far been successful.
My abnormal labs are 1) persistently elevated bilirubin – pretty much slightly elevated in every single test I take, 2) low ceruloplasmin (0.19 g/L/), normal: 0.20-0.50 g/ L); and 3) a positive ANA test (1:80, so borderline), which read as fine densely speckled pattern.
My GP diagnosed me with Gilbert's syndrome because of the bilirubin elevations.
My symptoms: Since joining the Peat forum I have been trying to discover what is causing a host of mysterious symptoms. I have a lot of autoimmune type symptoms, from acne, joint pain, and mouth ulcers when stressed, but I also have had other symptoms like extreme sensitivity to cold, fatigue and depression, and a recurring pain and bloatedness in my upper right abdominal quadrant area that typically worsens upon stress. I also have yellowish skin, eczema, and dandruff and hair loss. I experienced some bad twitching issues upon stress last year, along with weird symptoms that seemed neurological in nature. I was taking finasteride so I blamed that.
At first I thought this was due to a liver/gallbladder issue but no doctor has found anything wrong with those organs yet. Then, I thought it was autoimmune of some kind, or perhaps related to vitamin A toxicity. Now, I am wondering whether I have some kind of copper metabolism malfunction. But basically I think all of this is a liver problem. Just not sure how to go about addressing it.
Thanks for the help and all the advice you have given me through the forum, it is much appreciated.
My abnormal labs are 1) persistently elevated bilirubin – pretty much slightly elevated in every single test I take, 2) low ceruloplasmin (0.19 g/L/), normal: 0.20-0.50 g/ L); and 3) a positive ANA test (1:80, so borderline), which read as fine densely speckled pattern.
My GP diagnosed me with Gilbert's syndrome because of the bilirubin elevations.
My symptoms: Since joining the Peat forum I have been trying to discover what is causing a host of mysterious symptoms. I have a lot of autoimmune type symptoms, from acne, joint pain, and mouth ulcers when stressed, but I also have had other symptoms like extreme sensitivity to cold, fatigue and depression, and a recurring pain and bloatedness in my upper right abdominal quadrant area that typically worsens upon stress. I also have yellowish skin, eczema, and dandruff and hair loss. I experienced some bad twitching issues upon stress last year, along with weird symptoms that seemed neurological in nature. I was taking finasteride so I blamed that.
At first I thought this was due to a liver/gallbladder issue but no doctor has found anything wrong with those organs yet. Then, I thought it was autoimmune of some kind, or perhaps related to vitamin A toxicity. Now, I am wondering whether I have some kind of copper metabolism malfunction. But basically I think all of this is a liver problem. Just not sure how to go about addressing it.
Thanks for the help and all the advice you have given me through the forum, it is much appreciated.