SGPT SGOT levels to high

[ironmike961]

SGPT 177 SGOT 71.....also have way to much iron in my body 718 ferritin.
negative for hep b,c.
HELP PLEASE

[ironmike961]

Thanks to all.  its crazy that everthing in the supermarket has iron. I walked up and down every isle and came out with a few dairy products and pickles. Anybody know any bread without Iron or copper in it?

[coeric]

opps, dyslexia hits again.  HVC should have read HCV as in hepatitis c virus. one product that is advertised to reduce iron is IP-6. try googling IP-6 and iron. i do'nt know if it works.  theraputic phlebotomy sounds much better than blood letting, but that is really what it is and is used to reduce iron. i think phlebotomy is drawing blood for tests.  i read somewhere that men who donate blood live longer.  i wonder if it just that people that are more altruistic are more healthy or if iron contributes to disease. maybe its both.
eric

[lakegirl26]

It's HCV which stands for hepatitis c virus. My best friend worked as a nurse in a GI's office where they did the theraputic flebotomy(sp) thing quite often. She said that it wasn't real pleasant but not too bad and that it worked very well for the patients who did the therapy. Just my 2 cents:-) Jen

[James10500]

" I ate garbage and didn't exercise " this describes 60% of american population. What's your doctor say.

[ironmike961]

is there any way to get the iron out besides phlebotomy? Is there a diffrence between phlebotomy and theraputic phlebotomy? You said you experienced hvc...what is HVC?.....thank you so much for your help. Also I heard drinking milk with meals will impair your bodies ability to absorb iron

[coeric]

About 5 years ago i tried theraputic Phlebotomy to reduce my sgot and sgpt. i experienced hvc, and for the pervious 25 years spot and sgpt has been running from 100 to 500. over the course of 9 months i removed 3,600 ml of blood and the ferritin came down from 422.  A month ago the ferritin lab came back at 78.  I also stopped eating red meat. the sgpt and sgot came down also but are still way above normal. you might want to talk to your doc about theraputic phlebotomy or your could give the donation a go, assuming you are a candidate for donation
eric

[ironmike961]

I don't drink alcohol however I ate garbage and didn't exercice. I am now on a strict low fat, low iron diet that is high in calcium from dairy to impair the absorbtion of iron in my body. Im about 30 pounds overweight. Can I donate blood to lower my iron levels? As far as I know I have not been checked for hemochromotosis. I honestly ate ALOT of beef EVERY day for 20 years. I have completely stoped eating beef as it appears to mean the main culprit. I am male 30 years old. Here are some of my levels. SGOT 71.. SGPT 177.. Ferritin 718.. Transferrin 184.. Iron 107.. TIBC 274.2......Iron saturation 38.97...
Thank you everyone for your help.

[lynda607]

Since you tested negative for hepc, it's unlikely you have Porphyria Cutanea Tarda unless you drink alcohol in excess.  PCT  causes high ferritin and elevated enzymes.  Blisters and skin tearing on the hands also occur with porphyria.  Has your doctor checked you for hemochromatosis?  High ferritin and elevated enzymes are associated with hemochromatosis.

[CoWriter]

It's called dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome and it happens from having a fatty liver (caused by obesity).  You can make it better with diet and exercise.  Also, avoid drinking alcohol since it can make it worse.

Co


Iron in fatty liver and in the metabolic syndrome: A promising therapeutic target

Paola Dongiovanni ,  Anna Ludovica Fracanzani ,  Silvia Fargion ,  Luca Valenti

Summary
The dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome (DIOS) is now a frequent finding in the general population, as is detected in about one third of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the metabolic syndrome. The pathogenesis is related to altered regulation of iron transport associated with steatosis, insulin resistance, and subclinical inflammation, often in the presence of predisposing genetic factors. Evidence is accumulating that excessive body iron plays a causal role in insulin resistance through still undefined mechanisms that probably involve a reduced ability to burn carbohydrates and altered function of adipose tissue. Furthermore, DIOS may facilitate the evolution to type 2 diabetes by altering beta-cell function, the progression of cardiovascular disease by contributing to the recruitment and activation of macrophages within arterial lesions, and the natural history of liver disease by inducing oxidative stress in hepatocytes, activation of hepatic stellate cells, and malignant transformation by promotion of cell growth and DNA damage.

Based on these premises, the association among DIOS, metabolic syndrome, and NAFLD is being investigated as a new risk factor to predict the development of overt cardiovascular and hepatic diseases, and possibly hepatocellular carcinoma, but most importantly, represents also a treatable condition. Indeed, iron depletion, most frequently achieved by phlebotomy, has been shown to decrease metabolic alterations and liver enzymes in controlled studies in NAFLD. Additional studies are warranted to evaluate the potential of iron reductive therapy on hard clinical outcomes in patients with DIOS.

[HectorSF]

If you don't have hepatitis C, and only provide us with 3 blood levels I don't know how we can help you. Not even a doctor could diagnose you based on so little data.
Go see a gastroenterologist (digestive system specialist) or hepatologist (liver specialist) and they should be able to help you.

Good luck to you.
Hector