Low calcium, irregular liver function and high cholesterol? any idea? -

My friend has these symptoms: high cholesterol, irregular liver function (as in its not working correctly), low calcium in body and heartburn. these symtoms are the ones, but noone has any idea what the thing is - as in whats causing it and what it is. anyone has any idea what this might be? hes a male, 18 years age. not overweight at all, optimum body weight. hypertension runs in the family, but he hasnt got an irregular blood pressure level. ideas people!

There are two blood tests that are done, by the doctor, if the liver is not functioning right. One of them is the liver enzymes which will show the doctor if there is liver damage, the other set of test is known as the liver function tests...it will show if the liver is able to do the functions it usually does to keep the body healthy. Usually, liver problems start out as inflammation of the liver cells. The doctor can use medications to help this so the liver can heal. However, if it proceeds without treatment, it can lead to the death of the liver cells known as cirrhosis and then the doctors can only try to slow the progression of the whole liver becoming destroyed. High cholesterol is known to be high in liver disease. There are many causes of liver disease that can progress to this cirrhosis. In some cases it can be healed before it reaches this stage, by stopping doing what may have caused it in the first place...in other cases, nothing the patient does can stop it. Liver disease can be caused by(1) drinking Alcohol, (2)it can be caused by different medications (over the counter pain medications taken in excess, prescription medications that may be hard on the liver (always check with doctor first before stopping any medications), any medication taken that can lead to toxicity, herbs, herbal teas. (3)Exposure to chemicals, especially carbon tetrachloride (4)Gallbladder stone that block the bile ducts coming out of the liver (5) autoimmune disease that attack the bile ducts like primary biliary cirrhosis and sclerosing cholangitis (6) Hereditary disease like Hemochromatosis in which the body holds onto iron and/or also copper. (7) Fatty liver (known as NASH or NAFLD) (8) Hepatitis A,B,C, etc. When someone has low calcium, they should also have their thryroid, parathyroid checked. As you can see, there are some things that if stopped can help the liver...not drinking alcohol, telling the doctor all the medication you are taking whether over the counter, herbs, or prescriptions from other doctors, avoiding chemicals. It is also good, right now, for the patient to try to stay away from other who are sick so that they have time to heal without adding a double dose to what they have. Losing weight can sometimes help people who have fatty liver disease if it is caused by weight and not something else. If you want to read more about cirrhosis, here is the link: href="rel="nofollow">hope this information is of some help. This is the only thing that comes to mind from what you posted above.