Gilbert's Syndrome

[pwee]

I was recently diagnosed as having Gilbert's Syndrome.  It followed a night of fairly heavy drinking, however my GP tells me the alcohol intake has no link to the illness. Is this correct? (My mother seemed to thhink I was quite yellow again after drinking the other night). Also, this may seem odd, but I have found I have many more bruises on my body than usual. Is there any link?!

[Avlos]

excessive drinking will raise your bilirubin levels, with those of us with gilberts it is just more obvious since our bilirubin is already high to begin with. i have been diagnosed with gilberts for ove a year now and ive found that after drinking heavily my eyes and skin will sometimes go quite yellow for a day or two after. my normal bilirubin levels raqnge from 2.2 to 3 but after drinking they have always been from 3.5 to 5.0. hope this helps ya some.
Avlos