Please respond...acute pain/liver??

[Liisa]

For the past year or so my liver enzymes, both ALT and AST have been somewhat elevated. One about 70, the other 60. Recently they went up a little. Was tested when this first came about for all the likely culprits and nothing evident was found. Doctor said to just periodically check the enzymes. I don't drink at all and never have.

Today out of the blue my back started hurting right below the right ribcage and then moved around to right under the rib cage on the right side abdomen. It is intermittent but very sharp pain. Have no fever.
It is very localized and very painful. What could this be????? I am getting very worried.

Thanks for any input.

Lisa

[Liisa]

Forgot to add... had my gallbladder out six years ago so it can't be that.


Lisa

I don't know...what other medications/supplements are you taking? Maybe you are overloading your system in some way? See your doctor again ASAP to make sure it is going to be alright though.

I'm just learning about all this myself. My enzyme levels came up high (about like yours) and like you, I don't drink. But I am fighting chronic migraines with lots of other potentially problematic substances: Imitrex, magnesium, B-2, ginger, feverfew, asprin occasioanlly, flonase, clarinex. So I don't know, but will probably have to eliminate some of that until the enzymes go down again - assuming that they do


Good luck!

[rcart0]

If your alt is high, ask your doctor about nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. If you want to know more, get back to me.

[angels4lyn]

Lisa,
I am having the same exact thing you have described. so far we have not figured out why my liver hurts so much, it seems to go into spasms and the pain is awful. it only started this year. 3 yrs ago they were keeping an eye on my liver enzymes. but nothing more. my gallbladder was removed in 1992.
but I am having the intermittent sharp pains just like you.
I am diabetic, hypothyroid,hypertensive on medications, but been on them for quite a few years with no pains til now.

I was doing web searches for 'pain in liver' when I found this board.
have you found any info for this ?? I will see my DR again mid to late May..to discuss it. but meanwhile I am searching for info.

Lyn

Originally Posted by Liisa

For the past year or so my liver enzymes, both ALT and AST have been somewhat elevated. One about 70, the other 60. Recently they went up a little. Was tested when this first came about for all the likely culprits and nothing evident was found. Doctor said to just periodically check the enzymes. I don't drink at all and never have.

Today out of the blue my back started hurting right below the right ribcage and then moved around to right under the rib cage on the right side abdomen. It is intermittent but very sharp pain. Have no fever.
It is very localized and very painful. What could this be????? I am getting very worried.

Thanks for any input.

Lisa