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Aug 08, 2007
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Elevated Enzymes in Teen
My 15-year-old daughter has had chronic gastrointestinal problems for years - nausea, cramping, diarrhea - they diagnosed it as IBS, but it seemed like a default to me. She's recently tested at 191
cholesterol
Cholesterol
Cholesterol and diet
Cholesterol producers
Cholesterol test
Coronary risk profile
High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
& elevated liver enzymes, and weighs about 185. She obsessively craves carbs, but her diet has not been
fatty
Xanthoma
. They've told me it's just the weight that's causing a temporary
fatty
Xanthoma
liver. Can I be sure it's nothing else without any further testing? She has
insomnia
Depression and insomnia
Insomnia concerns
Primary insomnia
Sleeping difficulty
, fatigue, pallor, hasn't had a period in 3 months & is not sexually active, gets night
sweats
Sweat electrolytes test
Sweat test
Sweating
Sweating - absent
, and seems very unwell for a teen.
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