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High Ammonia Levels

by cyberdizzy1961, Oct 09, 2008 10:58AM
My mother has cirrohsis and has ascites and is struggling with high ammonia levels.  She is being treated with lactolose and for now it is bringing her levels down.  She reached 102 a few days ago and the lactolose has returned her level to 54.  I am trying to find out how how and ammonia level can go before it is considered toxic and will cause her to go into a coma?  I am also wondering in advanced cirrohsis will the lactolose eventually be uneffective in bringing down the ammonia levels?  My final question is what kind of life expectancy is there when the cirrohsis reaches the level that she is at?
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