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Originally Posted by Jenn in Vegas  I was told that by my vet. That the bile acids come from toxins produced by protein. |
I'm sure you were overloaded with lots of information at the time and were understandably confused.
Maybe this explains it better than the link I posted above:
Bile Acids:
These series of organic acids circulate almost entirely in the localized blood flow between the intestines and the liver (a.k.a.: the Portal system). The flow is typically from the liver, into the bile duct system, then excretion into the intestines to aid digestion after a meal, to be re- absorbed into the portal system and recycled by the liver. Very little of the bile acids escape form the portal circulation system into the rest of the body. Leakage is considered abnormal and is a sure sign of a liver abnormality. This is one of the most sensitive tests available to diagnose liver disease.
Liver Disease