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A 28-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: bile acids?

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A 63-year old female asked:

How would my dr know if I had reflux from acid or from bile?

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A 28-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: serum bile acid elevated?

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A 24-year old female asked:

I had an endoscopy done 2 days ago,i was told that i have gastritis and that i have increased secretions of acid and bile,what is the cause& solution?

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A 29-year old female asked:

What could excessive bile acid mean?

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A 39-year old asked:

Is there a way to increase amt of hydrochloric acid or bile I produce?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Does eating before a bile acid blood test affect the results?

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A 33-year old asked:

How can I know difference between acid reflux and bile reflux?

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A 41-year old female asked:

Is bile the same as stomach acid when a person has the dry heaves or stomach acid?

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A 40-year old female asked:

Does 24 hr pH impedance test identify BILE in esophagus or just acid? If only acid, what if you have bile? I have bile in stomach. Meds don't work.

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A 26-year old male asked:

Coeliac D trying to gain weight,there is fat malabsorption, is there any way to ameliorate this other than bile acid sequester? Thank you any tips ?

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A 17-year old female asked:

What are the diseases associated with the presence of bile acid and acetone bodies in urine?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Can eating before a bile acid blood test affect the results. When testing for pregnacy cholesatsis ?

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A 45-year old asked:

Up and had the need to vomit, though what only came out was some acid green liquid, might it have been bile?

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A 37-year old female asked:

I want surgery to correct my acid reflux and to stop bile from entering my stomach, can this be done together? Same day

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A 70-year old female asked:

What type of diet helps to reduce bile reflux? I had a bilroth II in my 20's and I am 70 now. Was treated for acid reflux but now they say it is bil

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A 27-year old female asked:

Pregnant 26+5 by scan.bile acid sent was 11.9 reported .started on UDCA tab .any effects on baby ?baby wt estimate d by scan 750g and told ?IUGr .????

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A 43-year old female asked:

I'm on tpn and have a gj tube mainly to take medicines thru the j part. Farrel bags help empty the acid and bile. Why does it hurt, what should I do?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Can gallbladder surgery cause you to develop acid/bile reflux?

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A 41-year old male asked:

Does bile reflux create burning sensations like acid reflux? Or no sensations at all?

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A 20-year old female asked:

What is the normal non-fasted range of bile acids ? How much does your bile acids rise after a meal?

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A 57-year old asked:

So sulcrufate is rarely approved long term? How about for bile reflux? For lpr? For acid reflux? Esp. If diet fails?

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A 72-year old male asked:

I've heard of bile acid secuestrants as an alternative to statins for high cholesterol. What are the negatives to using them?

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A 21-year old female asked:

How can bacterial overgrowth, a common consequence of gastric syrgeries, lead to changes in bile acids that upset bile function?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Im only 8 weeks pregnant and my bile acids are already at 32.3. Is that dangerous to me & the baby? What can I do to lower my bile acids?

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A female asked:

I had my gallbladder removed in September. I've been experiencing increased acid reflux symptoms since. Could this be healed by taking bile salts?

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A 25-year old male asked:

My B12 is at 200 ng/L lab reference is 130-800. I have bile acid malabsorption. Is this level acceptable for everyone, or could i benefit from more ?

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A 34-year old female asked:

My son in 10 yrs old and 1yr ago was diagnosed with chronic acid reflux. When it acts up he complains of severe pain then vomits bile is this normal?

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A 29-year old female asked:

I recently took a gut health test and this result came back: Your gut microbiome shows excessive bile acid metabolism. What can I do to reduce the excessive bile acid or how should I interpret this result?

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A 39-year old female asked:

How long should I take lanzoprazole to treat acid/bile reflux after gallbladder surgery?

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