What Happens With Gaucher's Disease

Imagine having nonstop growing fat on your stomach. That is what happens with Gaucher’s Disease. Gaucher’s is when your recessive gene gets duplicated and the metabolism gets built up with fat called glucocerebroside and it can’t be degraded, you can’t get rid of it. Some of the major causes are enlargement of the stomach or spleen. You can also have a low amount of red blood cells. Some symptoms of this disorder are easy bleeding or bruising, extra fat on stomach, bone and joint pain, and weak bones, which is equal to easy fractures.

A visit to a doctor is the best way to find out if you have this disorder. The doctor will test your bones and joints. If you have pain in your bones and joints, feel weak, or have unusual enlargement of the