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Can A Healthy Diet Cause Symptoms To Subside?

Hi, I have hereditary haemochromatosis and have been getting regular venesections for approx 6 years to keep my ferritin levels down. Although this is under control, my LFTs bounce around quite a bit. eg (Jan) GGT-112, ALT-48, AST 32, (Feb) GGT-66, ALT-36, AST-30, (July) GGT-175, ALT-71, AST-43. For the last few weeks, I've been on a "liver detox diet" (just fruit, nuts and veg, green tea, milk thistle, garlip capsules). I drink about 7 pints in one day per month, no alcohol other than that. My diet is fairly healthy (although I probably eat too many simple carbs). but I struggle to remove trunk weight (32 years old, 5' 11", 13st 12lbs). I'm due for a CT scan in a few weeks, as ultrasounds have shown up nothing other than a slightly enlarged spleen. No liver biopsy has been done. Could this all be due to diet? Something more sinister?
Mon, 30 May 2016
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ya probably this is basically due to ur change in feeding habits.....but as per me u should decrease more of ur alcohol consumption and take oral iron chelating tablets deferasirox rather than regular vene suction...ur ggt levels are high..... showing alcohol induced and detox diet induced stress... consult ur physician for ur diet plan

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Can A Healthy Diet Cause Symptoms To Subside?

ya probably this is basically due to ur change in feeding habits.....but as per me u should decrease more of ur alcohol consumption and take oral iron chelating tablets deferasirox rather than regular vene suction...ur ggt levels are high..... showing alcohol induced and detox diet induced stress... consult ur physician for ur diet plan