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Chronic Liver Pain

Chronic Liver Pain

here are my symptoms / problems, i really need help on this:

chronic liver uncomfortableness / pain for the last 2/3 weeks (lost count)
this includes a swollen liver at 14 cms
at times it is hard
for 2/3 days about 1 week ago i had whitish stools
a few days b4 i noticed the liver was actually swollen, i was checked for appendicitis due to extreme abdominal pain

any ideas? or what should i do? i drink boldo tea (a chilean herb for the gall bladder) and that helps soften the liver so its not so hard to touch, but it is still obviously swollen.....any help?
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Hi sorry to hear you are not feeling well. You should make an appointment with a Liver Specialist (Hepatologist) found at Teaching Hospitals.
Here is something I found on white stools.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/white-stool/AN01724

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"White stool at any age is not normal and should be evaluated promptly by a doctor. White stool is caused by a lack of bile, which may indicate a serious underlying problem in the liver or biliary tract.

Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Stool gets its normal brownish color from bile, which is excreted from the liver into the small intestine during the digestive process. If the liver doesn't produce bile or if bile is obstructed from leaving the liver, stool will be white.

Medical conditions that may cause light-colored or white stool include:

Liver infections, such as hepatitis
Biliary cirrhosis
Gallstones
Anatomic abnormalities of the intestines or bile ducts present at birth (congenital)
Inborn errors of metabolism
Sclerosing cholangitis
Narrowing (strictures) of bile ducts
Cysts
Tumors
A side effect of certain medications, such as some antibiotics, antifungal drugs and antacids "
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MY DOCTOR TOLD MY HUSBAND HE HAD A HARD LIVER AND IS DOING LABS EVERY 3 MONTHS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
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