Hello all.  My Father has some serious health issues going on.  He is going through the local hospitals and doctors, but it doesn't look too good and I wanted to get your opinion.

55 years old, for the last 30 years or so has always drank beer at home.  (quite a lot, often ~20-30 per night)  2-1/2 months ago he quit alcohol for good, due to feeling lousy.
In a short period of time he started to retain a lot of water, mainly around his abdomen and his legs/feet.
After months of doctors visits and tests, we've kind of been given the run around by the medical community.
The current theory is:  His liver is not doing well at all, and because of this his kidneys are having a very hard time and are failing.  (something to do with protein in urine)
The pills that were supposed to help him lose all this water weight didn't work, so every week or two he is having to go in and they drain the fluid from around his stomach.  Like 4 liters or so each visit.  He is probably carrying an extra 60 pounds in water.

He will feel pretty good again until the fluid builds back up in a week.  As a last resort they have him on a steroid now that may help get everything going again. (kidneys?)
Meanwhile he's supposed to be getting on a liver transplant list, but because he was a previous alcoholic he won't be very high on the list.

As of now a liver biopsy hasn't been done because they were worried about low blood pressure/clotting.

Of course he isn't on a Raw Paleo diet, or even a Paleo diet.  At this point his appetite has been extremely low and he certainly hasn't been getting enough calories.  I'm guessing typically under 1000 calories a day, and probably very low protein - He has lost a lot of muscle mass.
The steroids have increased his appetites a little bit which is good. 

Thoughts?  Waiting on a donor liver does not seem like a good option at this point.

Hi folks, I've been reading and learning from these forums for a few months.  Thank you for that!

A recent problem for me, that I'm hoping some of you have some ideas on:

I recently tried and finished my first humaworm cycle for 30 days.  I actually missed about 8 pills towards the end, but otherwise it went smooth, with no noticeable die-off for me.

ALSO, at this time, I had been strictly gluten free for 2 months.  I have been eating mostly primal/paleo for years now, so going without gluten is not new to me.  BUT these last 2 months were strict, and I have never gone that long before with 0 gluten.

For some dumb reason (family gatherings, coincidence), I decided to try reintroducing gluten right around the time my Humaworm was finishing.
Suprisingly, no ill-effects after the first gluten meal.  I do kinda miss the stuff, so for the next 5 days or so I relaxed my Gluten policy and ate some every day.  No problems.

Then, about 5-7 days into eating gluten again, and probably 3-4 days after finishing Humaworm, I got bad cramps a couple hours after a meal.  These cramps have continued for a week straight.

I continued to eat gluten (duh) because I didn't think it could be the culprit.  The delay was just too long.  I mean 5-7 days ??

Problem:  After almost every meal, I get abdominal pains/cramps.  Located on the front of my body, below my naval towards groin area.  Not specifically left or right side.

These can start during eating the meal, or up to an hour or two afterwards.  They often last 1-2 hours.  Sometimes severe enough that I have to lay in bed doubled over.  Have not found any relief yet.

They don't seem bowel related, because I have been constipated many times in my life... and this feels different.  Nevertheless my BM aren't as frequent as they should be, so I'm working on that with pyllium husk , and have water kefir grains on the way.

For the last 4 days I have completely stopped gluten, and the cramps seem to have gotten better.... but they are usually still there.

Any thoughts?

Notes:
- 29 yr old male.   Tall, lean.  Likes classical music.
-I have been eating raw meat for about 2-3 months, (Beef, fish) but also still eat cooked.  Probably 40% raw, 60% cooked.
-I eat dairy, usually in the form of cheese.  This has never caused me problems before, other than constipation.
-Have been having about 200g of protein a day, ~100g of which comes from protein powder.  Never had problems before.
-Consume 3,000 -3,500 calories a day lately to gain weight in the gym.  50% fat, 25% carbs, 25% protein.