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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Hi Dr
I wanted to ask you a couple of questions ..
I have had for 14 years on n off a recurring colicky spasm tightening pain across chest, back and under right rib - I would have this 2-3 x a year from age 39 - after a couple of years I went on a v strict low gi foods diet and for 4.5 years didnt have the pain....I got pregnant ate lamb and it came back! I had it 4-5 x in pregnancy...after the birth when my child was 2.5 (2011) I went to see DR as it was coming again 2-3x a year....I would take coedine to stop pain which worked well....99% of time i would get it at night around 9-10pm!! v rare in day.....I had gall bladder checked a couple of times - no stones and once some light sludge .... so this year from Junhe to August I had it about 20x!!! suddenly more than ever - I had been on paleo diet for 15 months increasing red meat consumption and I noticed a pattern that it could return when I ate red meat (but not always as this was also consistent in past) and also chocolate....I feel inflammation?? I went to see a specialist who said it sounded like bilary colic..I had MRI last week and it was found I have a narrowing of CBD! distal to the CHD and extends for 1.5cm - there is also mild prominence of the CBD close to narrowing but no dilatation of bilary tree. There are also no filling defects. And no pathology within pancreatic head......my cancer marker blood tests are all normal and my liver enzyme is only slightly raised above normal .....I am trying to understand the diagnosis.......I do not feel like I have a tumor/cancer...am v healthy....small cyst within r lobe liver but was told this is insignificant.....and GB not distended.....I dont want EUS or stent as I want to turn this around myself.....I am aware of fluke parasites and also believe that red meat caused inflammation......how easy on anti inflammatory diet to open the CBD - is this possible or once it narrows will it always be narrow??? Thanks so much
posted on Fri, 1 Jan 2016
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