Ok, so my sister is 29 years old. She had been addicted to Meth for quit some time. She has been clean for almost 2 years now! I took her to the hospital in October 2008, for constant diarrhea and vomiting that lasted almost 2 months. They drew her blood, did an ultrasound of abdomen, she had a colonoscopy done(only found internal hemorrhoids) no inflammation, for Chrone’s. They tested her for Hepatitis,and Pancreatitis, then told her she might have Lupus(her A&A was high), then they said it could be Sjogren’s, then was discharged not feeling any better, still vomiting and persistent diarrhea, told her they are going to send her to a Rheumatologist, they think she has Rheumatoid Arthritis! Makes ABSOLUTELY no sense what so ever!! She has this "thing"(that’s all I know to call it) that comes out like a spike on the inside of her cheek, that comes and goes, and with that her jaw gets tight(you can see it get bigger), then it will pop! (YES IT IS GROSS) I have pictures of it! I know it’s an infection, but she has been on antibiotics and the darn thing will come back,go away,ect… I just need to find some answers for her. She doesn’t handle this stuff well at all! I want answers for her! Her Rheumitologist firmly believes that it is NOT Lupus! (hello, no symptoms of it) Maybe I am taking a long shot here, but I would really, greatly appriciate anything, anyone has! Thank you in advance!

My father ( 49 yrs old) was diagnosed with Hepatitis C at least five years ago, maybe more and also told that his liver was enlarged. He quit drinking about 3 or 4 years ago. He was a very heavy drinker and drug abuser. Last year he had x-rays done that showed that his liver had lesions (about 6?) and that his liver was enlarged ( I have no idea if it was the same as when he was first treated or if the swelling had increased) He seemed to be sorta okay healthwise for the last few years except for chronic hemorrhoids, very dry looking pale skin and excessive lip smacking (don’t know what that is about..) Over the last few weeks he has been extremely fatigued, having sharp pains in his right abdomen every few minutes and last week we noticed that his eyes are VERY yellow..His tongue is very white..Is that a symptom of Hep C or something else? He has some emphysema and I suspect COPD… Is this disease fatal? I mean, I know it can cause liver failure, liver sclerosis, hepatomegaly, etc.. What I dont know is how far advanced his case is. He is not too fond of medical help… I am trying to convince him to see a doctor…. If you have an educated opinion on this disease, please give me some advice/ answers. Is he dying??? If you are going to post things like " make him go to the dr" or " I don’t know" or " any other asinine answer, please kindly refrain. I know that this site is not a panel of experts but I am at a loss until I can convince him to let me get help for him. Thank you in advance for your help.
I forgot to add that he is also vomiting and has diarrhea.
I also forgot to add that he is confused a lot (like he can’t think or his mind is moving slowly) and that his doc said his levels were "elevated" a few years ago.

My uncle is suffering from rectal/anal bleeding after 2 months of piles operation. What might be the causes? He is patient of hepatitis c,but he is so diet conscience.please tell me reasons with treatments.