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Fluid Retention, Back Pain, Swollen Body, Jaundice, Normal Kidneys. Treatment?
Hi, My father in law has fluid retention, aching back pain , swelling of the body and jaundice . He has recently gone to the specialist and they said that they could not find any wrong with his kidneys but have up his dose for fluid retention. They said they did find something in his uterus . I am a bit confused and am thinking that my father in law has not told us everything.
I would be very concerned if your father was found to have a uterus, as this is a female organ!
If he has swelling of his body and jaundice he probably has cirrhosis of the liver. If your father is an alcohol drinker then it is probably related to that, otherwise there are many other causes of cirrhosis, the most common ones after alcoholic liver disease, include hepatitis B and hepatitis C, fatty liver disease.
He should be seen by a liver specialist or gastroenterologist for further evaluation, and if needed then a referral for a liver transplant.
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Fluid Retention, Back Pain, Swollen Body, Jaundice, Normal Kidneys. Treatment?
I would be very concerned if your father was found to have a uterus, as this is a female organ! If he has swelling of his body and jaundice he probably has cirrhosis of the liver. If your father is an alcohol drinker then it is probably related to that, otherwise there are many other causes of cirrhosis, the most common ones after alcoholic liver disease, include hepatitis B and hepatitis C, fatty liver disease. He should be seen by a liver specialist or gastroenterologist for further evaluation, and if needed then a referral for a liver transplant.