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Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 2 10:49am | Replies (75)

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@collenp

I have an update for everyone,
I found a Wonderful Gastroenterologist, I am on Carafate (Sucralfate) 1 tablet dissolved in water an hour before meals, Gababentin 1 tab 2x's a day and Bentyl to relieve cramping.
Had Endoscopy and Colonoscopy. Biopsies taken, NO CANCER.
I have a 1 cm Hiatal Hernia, no surgery required.
I also had a Fibro Scan:
Big Shock: I have Stage 3 Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD.
Not good: Very Strict Diet: no alcohol ever again, (I really didn't drink much anyway)
No fats, Must lose weight. But I am not obese. Must Exercise, I do already.
I also have Sphincter of Oddi Disfunction. SOD.
Now I have been doing alot of reading: I received 4 Moderna Covid Shots:
The National Institutes of Health have articles regarding significant findings in the most recent studies conducted that MRNA shots can cause liver injury.
Also when you have NAFLD you can not take statins or PPI's.
A year ago my old PCP convinced me to have another COVID vaccine. It was my 4th Moderna Covid Shot. He also put me on statins. So this past year I have become quite ill.
I pray my new physicians will help me. So now the new gastroenterologist will have to get to the bottom of why I have so much pain, and digestive issues.
Please everyone educate yourselves. If you are not happy with your doctors, find new ones.
Keep searching, If your doctor gets annoyed for asking questions, go to someone else.
Take care everyone,
I will keep you all posted.
Colleen P

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Other readers, please go to the NIH site and do a search on Covid vaccine and liver. These may be ‘significant findings’ but they may not be significant to warrant passing on the covid vaccine as the results were based on individuals on specific medications and over time the liver labs improved in the group. One study suggested that hepatic injury was less than that from flu vaccines.