elevated alt and ast

Three weeks ago I went to my GP because I thought my ulcer was back. I had some pain like before but also there was a different pain. After meals I would feel a pressure and dull ache in my chest and upper stomach, right beneath my brest bone. Depending on what i ate, sometimes I could actually feel my food going down and it would seem to take a long time. it was very painful. My dr. put me on meds for my ulcer but also ordered blood work. He ordered a liver profile and my alt and ast were slightly elevated. He had me retest 2 weeks later and one had gone up 10 more pts. while the other had decreased somewhat. He said to go back in 7 days for retest which i am doing tomorrow. He keeps asking if i drink or take tylenol. I do neither. Could there be another reason for the abnormal counts? Thank you,  Kara

[Jannacle]

It could be your Gallbladder too.  Sometimes if you have Gallstones it can cause your levels to elevate also some medicines can cause it.  I have an appointment with a Gastro this week because the same thing happened to me.  I was terrified but, my ulcer medication is working and I feel fine so I am hoping that it was just something small.  Good luck.
Jannacle

[suzyq79]

I also have had extremely elevated liver enzymes in the thousand range.  I have had to have 3 ERCP's and they found that I had Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction.  This is a muscle that leads from the liver to the small intestine and mine was staying shut all the time.  Therefore, causing my liver enzymes to be elevated.  Now I still have elevated liver enzymes still in the thousand range and so I have to see a liver specialist they think i have something wrong with my liver.  I hope not.  I am going to University Hospitals of Cleveland(Best 10 in the country).  So hopefully they will find some answers.

Good Luck to all of you out there!!