AST / ALT mildly elevated - Liver & Pancreas Disorders Message Board

paborn · 08-27-2003, 06:12 PM

A month ago I had a liver profile drawn. My ALT was 136 and my AST was 110. I was taken off of Zocor for three weeks and had the liver test repeated. My ALT did not change(136) and my AST went down 10 points to 100. Should I be alarmed at this. I am not experiencing any abnormal pains. I am also doing the Atkins diet which means I am always in a state of Ketosis.

paborn · 09-04-2003, 05:31 PM

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LauraE25 · 09-04-2003, 05:56 PM

I'm assuming you're under the care of a doctor and they are ruling out things like alcoholism, hepatitis, fatty liver?? They have other tests that can determine why the enzymes are elevated. If it is due to a medicine, I would imagine the levels should go back down after a few months unless damage occurred. Your liver is not something to mess with and I wouldn't let this rest until you find out why your LFTs are elevated. Most people with some liver diseases don't feel pain, ie nonalcoholic steatohepatitis like I have. Sometimes people even get to the point of cirrhosis before having any symptoms. I do know however, that my nutritionist said NOT to do atkins with liver probs, that ketosis was NOT good for the liver. So what you do is up to you-
Laura

paborn · 10-08-2003, 04:26 PM

I had a complete ultrasound of my entire abdomen today to see if there was any liver damage. I do drink a moderate amount of alcohol so I was terrified of the results. Got a call from my doctor this afternoon and the results were fine. There is nothing abnormal about my liver other then a little fat buildup normal for my age - 47. The technician also remarked about how smooth the liver was for my age. They also checked the spleen, kidneys, pancreas, and gall bladder. Now we need to continue the search for source of the high enzymes. I guess it is probably the alcohol.

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paborn · 10-08-2003, 05:03 PM

oops, I posted the same thing twice

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