Re: Evelyn: Update and Question

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The symptoms you describe soud like bile duct blockages without

infection. The dark urine is caused by bilirubin being excreted

through the kidneys when the blood levels rise. You may be able

to notice a yellowing of the whites of Phil's eyes during these

times too. I would suspect small stones decending and blocking

the main bile duct, causing pain and dark urine for a while then

being passed and the symptoms releived.

If the blockage involves the pancreatic duct, the pain would

normally be much more severe and accompanied by nausea. To

confirm any of this theorizing, and ERCP or possibly an MRCP

would be needed. If it is stones, increased Actigall might help,

but that is iffy.

Hope Phil can find something to relieve the pain.

Tim

--- sanz86@... wrote:

> I would like to know

> if anyone else has any of these symptoms, dark urine (on and

> off), he's feeling pain on his left side as well then goes to

> his back, whereas before a lot of his pain would be on the

> right side going to the back. He also feels like he's hungry

> right after eating a meal. It's strange.

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