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What do you recommend if i have elevated liver enzymes, when should i be concerned?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Be concerned. Very.: These are your warning of possible serious ilness. If you're drinking a lot, it's your warning to stop. You may be taking a medication that's wrong for you. You may have smoldering hepatitis B / C / hemochrmoatosis / Wilson's / autoimmune hepatitis. These will kill you if missed but are treatable. Or you may simply need to get back into physical fitness.

Answered 6/19/2014

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A member asked:

What do you recommend if i have elevated liver enzymes, when should i be concerned?

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