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What to do if i'm feeling fine now and i'm on milk thistle, can drug induced hepatitis occur quickly?

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Dr. Kristel Hunt answered

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Yes it can : but it sounds like there is more history you're not sharing. did you have drug induced hepatitis and are you trying to prevent it with milk thistle? (doesn't work, though it's a pretty good antiinflammatory)

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Answered 7/16/2014

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