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ELEVATED LABS

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Thomas D Schiano, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation, Hepatology

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ELEVATED LABS

by OLKROW, Jul 17, 2008 07:50PM

Tags: labs, pain, bowel

I am a 44 year old white female with elevated LFT's, right uppper quadrant pain and change in bowel habits. I go 5-8 days with no bowel movement, then i do go it is solid then changes to loose and thin stools. Can this be a sign of some kind of cancer

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by Thomas D Schiano, MD

, Jul 18, 2008 06:36AM

i am not sure if the abnormal liver tests and change in bowel habits are related in any way. I think with out question however that you should have a colonoscopy performed.

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