high liver enzymes

[zeke13]

Are these results bad or very abnormal or is it something i should not worry
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[mikesimon]

Those numbers are elevated but not remarkably so. I have seen a whole lot higher than yours.

I think the best advice I can give you is to see a hepatologist (liver specialist) or a gastroenterologist (digestive system specialist) and follow up. One of the first tests usually performed with elevated liver enzyme results is a viral hepatitis test to rule out Hep A, B or C. There are many possibilities that could account for your elevations and you need a doctor to determine what's going on.

You didn't mention anything about alcohol use but until you get some answers you should consider not drinking any alcohol.

I am not a doctor or in the medical profession. I am a person who has had liver disease - Hep C - and I have learned some things along the way. So please, see a doctor and don't rely on anything you read here unless it is from a physician.

Good luck,
Mike

[JenT66]

I just wrote a lengthy answer and it deleted, so now you get my short version.  My doctor said my liver enzyme levels were through the roof.  He acted like i was an alcoholic.  I had one beer that week before i went to seem him and he said my levels indicated i had two or three a day.  He did not believe me. After tests from another doctor, they discovered i had a parasite.  But he said i could not be treated if i was going to drink alcohol, because it would interfere with the meds and make me extremely ill.  I told him it was not  a problem. He gave me the look.  Needless to say, I did not have any alcohol and started having protein fruit smoothies every morning with Milk Thistle to improve my  liver functioning and overall diet.  I rarely drink enough fluids throughout the day, and the liver and kidneys filter our blood. So by improving my diet and liquid intake, I had a remarkable improvement.  After the blood tests, he asked me what i had done, because he had never seen such dramatic improvements in liver enzyme levels.  The levels were a bove average.   I asked him if the parasite could have caused the problem and he said no.  So, think about limiting alcohol and increasing your liquids and add milk thistle!