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Why Is Ultrasound Of The Liver Done In Case Of Diarrhea?

had ultra sound of the gallbladder today - symptoms are nausea diarrhea after eating can be salads, fatty foods, ice cream, corn - been having these symptoms for 7 months - blood work showed possible gallbladder disease - I have been told I have fatty liver in the past - I am scheduled for gastric by pass in approx 3 weeks My problem is the tech kept asking questions about my liver - were my liver enzymes elevated - they were approx 6 mos ago - while ultra sound of gall bladder being done she said we are going to go ahead and get your liver and spleen - what could be going on?
Fri, 5 Feb 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Good that you are going for gastric bypass, means you are either obese or diabetic.
This is a major surgery hence they have to be sure that the liver is normal because the liver metabolizes everything that passes through it including the medicines you will be given pre-op, intra-op and post-op.
Secondly, as your liver enzymes were elevated a few months back, there will be review of everything including the liver function tests and ultrasound of the whole abdomen.
So do not worry, this is a part of the usual protocol.
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Why Is Ultrasound Of The Liver Done In Case Of Diarrhea?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Good that you are going for gastric bypass, means you are either obese or diabetic. This is a major surgery hence they have to be sure that the liver is normal because the liver metabolizes everything that passes through it including the medicines you will be given pre-op, intra-op and post-op. Secondly, as your liver enzymes were elevated a few months back, there will be review of everything including the liver function tests and ultrasound of the whole abdomen. So do not worry, this is a part of the usual protocol.