DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am writing this for my husband. About five years ago, he was diagnosed with hemochromatosis. The iron damaged his liver and pancreas. He is not a candidate for a liver transplant. In this past year, he has developed fluid in his abdomen, and for many months now, 5 liters (about 5 quarts) of fluid have to be removed weekly.

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