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Joint Pain, Abdominal Discomfort, Elevated Bilirubin Level. Is There A Correlation Between High Bilirubin And My Symptoms?

I have recently been experiencing traveling joint pain and abdominal discomfort. I went to my physician who performed blood tests and discovered an elevated bilirubin level. She suggested I try a gluten free diet prior to discover the elevated bilirubin. Do you think there is a correlation between the high bilirubin and my symptoms? and do you think a gluten allergy could be the culprit?
Mon, 15 Apr 2013
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
This can be caused by gluten allergy and the only way to see it is avoiding gluten and see improvement.
But your liver enzymes elevation should be evaluated. YOu should do liver ultrasound and see is there any liver damage. It can be only fatty liver and gallbladder stones ,but some more serious disorders may occur.Also you should check your viral markers.
It can also cause abdominal discomfort. Till you do tests you should avoid alcohol,fats and hepatotoxic drugs.
Wish you good health.
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Joint Pain, Abdominal Discomfort, Elevated Bilirubin Level. Is There A Correlation Between High Bilirubin And My Symptoms?

Hi and welcome to HCM. This can be caused by gluten allergy and the only way to see it is avoiding gluten and see improvement. But your liver enzymes elevation should be evaluated. YOu should do liver ultrasound and see is there any liver damage. It can be only fatty liver and gallbladder stones ,but some more serious disorders may occur.Also you should check your viral markers. It can also cause abdominal discomfort. Till you do tests you should avoid alcohol,fats and hepatotoxic drugs. Wish you good health.