Does anyone know about gilberts syndrome?!


Question: Does anyone know about gilberts syndrome!?
I was told by my doc that i have gilberts syndrome!. My body produces too much bilirubin (the stuff that makes bile yellow)!. he said the normal levels are between 9 and 17 where mine is always around 29/30!. He thinks my body naturally produces too much but i worry!. If i look in the mirror i can see the corner of my eyes are yellow and i get very paranoid about this and also worried too!. Does anyone else have this!? Ive heard its quite common but i worry that i am producing too muich and it is damaging my body!. My doctor isnt really that bothered so am i just worrying for nothing!? Can gilberts syndrome effect your body in other ways!? i am always too tired, have very low blood pressure 70/40 and have gained weight slowly but i cant shift it!. It is very vague but has anyone got any answers!?!? I dont drink, smoke or do drugs!. thanks xxWww@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Hello and welcome to the world of Gilbert's, my husband has this syndrome and we have been researching and learning about it for a few years now, but I wish to encourage you that there is no need to worry or get paranoid, that with research, learning and adapting how you live, you can lead a full and happy life even with this syndrome!.

An awesome site that we have learned much from about Gilbert's is:
http://www!.gilbertssyndrome!.com/index!.ph!.!.!.

A great idea is to journal each day a few notes on how you are feeling, and symptoms that you notice in your body, such as tiredness, irritablity, brain fog, foods that you have eaten, how much sleep you have had, late nights etc, exposure to chemicals, liquid intake such as water/pop/coffee!. Over time you will be able to notice and work out from your journal, things that affect your body negatively alot and be able to eliminate them from your lifestyle if you wanted to!. Such as, my husband is severely affected when he drinks tap water!. The next day he becomes very fatigued, drowsy, irritable, has trouble waking and he goes a little bit yellow, he now drinks reverse osmosis filtered water and the symptoms have reduced drastically!.

The biggest issue with Gilberts is that your bodys ability to breakdown and eliminate toxins (such as bilirubin) is compromised so anything that you do that reduces your bodys exposure to toxins, chemicals, and filtering load on your liver will help you!.

I wish you all the best in your journey in understanding life with Gilberts
Cheerio
Jerusha

P!.S!. A little bit of sitting in the sunlight each day will help make your yellow go away :-)
Something I learned from the doctor when having jaundiced yellow babies (my hubby does it and it helps heaaps)Www@Answer-Health@Com

You're going to get better information if you just Google search this condition!. For starters, try http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Gilbert%27s!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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