A 41-year-old member asked:
What exactly does it mean when my liver enzymes are elevated and how could it affect my health?
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Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 51 years experience
Indication of liver : Liver diseases like hepatitis cause liver enzymes to go up. So you and your doctor need to find out the cause of this hepatitis. It can be a vius infection(hep-b or hep-c) or alcohol related liver injury.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What exactly does it mean when the doctor says your liver enzymes elevated?
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Dr. C. michael Bowmananswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Possible damage: Liver enzymes are found in the blood. When they go up, it generally means that there is some sort of stress or damage to the liver. It may be trivial or serious. There is a very wide range of enzyme levels between "normal" and "worrisome". The important thing is to follow the enzyme levels to see if they go higher or go back down. Talk to your doctor since there are many possible causes.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What exactly does it mean if your liver enzymes are elevated?
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Dr. Shahid Rafiqueanswered
Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Liver damage: It means your liver cells are being damaged. That can be duse to viruses, precription meds, alcohol and some other causes.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What does it mean if your liver enzymes are elevated high?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Find the cause: Repeating them when the person is off alcohol and unnecessary medications is often the best plan. If they're still up, you'll get a workup for hepatitis b and c, hemochromatosis, wilson's and maybe a few others. If you're clear of these, think about getting back into serious aerobic fitness. Best wishes.
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Tampa, FL
A 33-year-old male asked:
What does elevated but stable liver enzymes mean?
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Slow going.: Probably means that the liver disease you have is very stable or at least progressing slowly. This could be seen with many different types of liver disease - hemochromatosis. fatty liver, chronic hepatitis, alpha 1 antitrypsin, chronic alcohol or med use, etc. Really could be just about anything
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