Category Archives: the liver

knowing how your liver works can help you live with gilbert’s syndrome, and how you talk to Dr’s

Alcohol and Gilbert’s Syndrome

GS sufferers can experience unpleasant reactions when they drink alcohol, although it doesn’t bother some people at all. Here is what happens in the body when you drink: Alcohol is metabolized extremely quickly by the body – absorbed and metabolized … Continue reading

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Detoxification – what is it?

Detoxification – what is it? OK, this is quite technical, but quite handy to know as background to how your liver works: The liver is one of the most important organs in the body when it comes to detoxifying or … Continue reading

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Gilbert’s Syndrome and medication processing

http://www.sydpath.stvincents.com.au/tests/Gilberts.htm Recently evidence suggests that people with Gilbert’s syndrome may show increased toxicity compared to unaffected individuals following use of medications which are metabolised by glucuronidation in the liver. This has been reported with some anti-cancer agents and also with … Continue reading

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The Liver Fortifying Diet

The liver fortifying diet: Cut down on the alcohol, salt, caffeine, tobacco, medication, sugar, and fat and stock up on these goodies.  Your liver will love you. Essential Vitamins and Minerals Vitamins C and E and minerals zinc and selenium … Continue reading

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itchy skin

Do you find a side of effect of your GS is itchy skin?  A lot of us experience it.  One suggestion why this might happen is that your skin, as the bodies 2nd largest detoxification organ after your liver, is … Continue reading

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