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Consumption of coffee in case of portal hypertension (male/28-years-old)
Dear expert team, thank you very much in advance for your human efforts! I am 28 years old, male, suffer from CF and have nealry no restrictions in the daily life. I have a secondary, biliary (beginning) cirrhosis of the liver without esophageal varices, however with prolonged portal ...
21.07.2014
Do edemas burden the liver additionally in case of CF?
Dear ladies and gentlemen, many thanks in advance for your human commitment and your expert advice! I have probably an exceptional however a very uncomfortable and important question: Do regluar self-caused edemas, especially in my case at the penis shaft, burden the liver (in case of existing ...
17.12.2013
The pill & increased liver values
Dear expert team, I would like to know if there is any experience concerning the contraceptive pill and increased liver values in women with CF. Since the pill is supposed to slightly increase the liver values even in healthy people, I would like to know what to keep in mind when taking the pill ...
22.10.2013
Hypertriglyceridemia
Hello, I asked a few days ago a question about high levels of triglycerides in the case of an isolated CBAVD (congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens, heterozygous for the DF508 mutation, intermediate sweat test, chronic sinusitis). I realize that I was wrong when I mentioned a high HDL ...
21.10.2013
Prophylactic therapy in order to avoid esophageal varices in case of portal hypertension?
Dear expert team! First of all I would like to articulate my cordial thanks and respect for everybody of the team! I am very glad, that you have such a great human commitment and answer anonymous patient questions! A short word about me: I suffer from CF, I am 26 years old and have a very ...
15.10.2013
Alcohol
Hello, Can a person with CF drink alcohol? And if not why? Thank you.
05.06.2013
Cirrhosis of the liver
Hello, My daughter has been diagnosed at the middle of december to have a very severe fibrosis of the liver with beginning cirrhosis. Is it not mandatory that she will be put on a waiting list for liver transplantation immediately? Unfortunately, the CF physician is very hesitant, which I do ...
18.02.2013
Increased liver enzmyes
Dear expert team, at a control of a blood sample, increased liver enzymes have been detected. SGOT/AST in the serum was increased by a factor of 2 of the laboratory reference range, SGPT/ALT in the serum was increased by a factor of 3 of the laboratory reference range, ALP in the serum was ...
24.01.2013
liver disease
Is liver disease in cystic fibrosis a biliary or thrombotic disorder?
14.11.2012
CF related Liver disease, Lycopene and Vitamin E
Dear Expert, I'm a father to a 7years old boy with CF. Recently, a CF related Liver disease was diagnosed (by ultrasound and elevated liver enzymes in the blood). It was also discovered that his Vitamin E level is higher than normal 33mg/L. Can the high level of Vitamin E affect the Liver ...
30.10.2012