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Suggest Remedy For Extreme Pain Due To Enlarged Spleen With Gilbert's Syndrome

I was diagnosed with Gilbert's Syndrome about five years ago. I suffer from extreme pain in my side which my doctor said (and verified with ultrasounds) that it is caused by an enlarged spleen, but that is all he ever told me. It hurts so bad on occasions, such as today, where I must lay down for almost the remainder of the day. What can I do?
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Sorry to know that your are suffering from Gilbert syndrome, and now you have extreme pain in the side which your Doctor said to be enlarged spleen.
It hurts so bad on occasions that that you must lay down as of today.

First of all Gilbert Syndrome is a disorder of the liver, is hereditary and causes the bilirubin to be increased.
It may not be related to the enlargement of the spleen directly or indirectly.
Other reasons of enlargement of the spleen have to found under the guidance of a Hematologist,
The cause of your pain in abdomen to me looks to be colitis or cancer of the colon on the same side ; hence get CT scan of the abdomen and colonoscopy to prove or rule-out the this fact and you will also get the plan for further management.
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Suggest Remedy For Extreme Pain Due To Enlarged Spleen With Gilbert's Syndrome

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. Sorry to know that your are suffering from Gilbert syndrome, and now you have extreme pain in the side which your Doctor said to be enlarged spleen. It hurts so bad on occasions that that you must lay down as of today. First of all Gilbert Syndrome is a disorder of the liver, is hereditary and causes the bilirubin to be increased. It may not be related to the enlargement of the spleen directly or indirectly. Other reasons of enlargement of the spleen have to found under the guidance of a Hematologist, The cause of your pain in abdomen to me looks to be colitis or cancer of the colon on the same side ; hence get CT scan of the abdomen and colonoscopy to prove or rule-out the this fact and you will also get the plan for further management.