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How To Treat Elevated Liver Enzymes Alt Ast
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How to lower elevated liver enzymes fast?
Need to know reason: For the elevated enzymes. Common causes of elevated liver enzymes are alcohol intake, hepatitis virus infection, reaction to medications. The action to be taken depends on the reason for the enzyme elevation. This is not an issue for self diagnosis or self treatment, please consult with your doctor. ...Read more
Liver (Definition)
This organ plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body, including glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, hormone production, and detoxification. It lies below the diaphragm in the abdominal-pelvic region of the abdomen. It produces bile, an alkaline compound which aids in digestion via the emulsification of ...Read more
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How to "cure" an elevated alt(high liver enzymes)?
Don't Rx a lab: Instead of 'curing' a lab value, find the cause. This may be your warning that you're drinking too much, taking a medicine that's wrong for you, have hepatitis B / C / hemochromatosis / Wilson's / autoimmune hepatitis (all of which are treatable, life-or-death illnesses) or just need to get back into physical fitness. ...Read more
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How to cure an elevated alt(high liver enzymes)?
Find the cause: Probably one of the following -- alcohol, some medication you're allergic to, hepatitis B or C, hemochromatosis, Wilson's, autoimmune hepatitis, antitrypsin deficiency, being overweight / not exercising. All are manageable, and all are danger to your life. Don't 'treat a lab value'. Get to the cause. This would be a great time to get trim & fit regardless. ...Read more
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What natural therapies can reduce my elevated liver enzyme ALT (sgpt) level?
Don't mess w/ liver: There are 2 kinds of liver enzyme abnormalities--that signal disease of the liver cells or of the bile ducts.Abnormal liver tests may reflect fatty liver, too much alcohol, toxic exposure, occupational exposures, lot's of viral infections, metabolic problems, familial liver diseases, problems with gallbladder, bile ducts, & pancreas. What are you treating with "natural therapy"? Best to find out! ...Read more
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How do you treat elevated liver enzymes?
Treat the cause: These are always worrisome. If they're still up after no alcohol, meds or marathons for two weeks, you'll be tested for the viral hepatitis group, autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, wilson's, and antitrypsin deficiency. If none of these are a factor, a lifestyle change to a focus on aerobic fitness may well bring them down & bring other benefits as well. ...Read more
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How fast do elevated liver enzymes lower?
Depends: It depends how much high the levels are, in thousands or hundreds ; what is the cause- medication or liver disease? How much is the liver damage? What are other co-existing medical conditions? The patient's prognosis! thanks. Please read jaundice http://doctorrajput.Com thanks. ...Read more
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What can cause elevated liver enzymes?
Liver insult : Anything that can insult the liver and injure the liver cells , can cause elevated liver functions - viral illness such as Hepatitis A , B , C , mononucleosis , CMV - gall bladder disease - Sny non specific Vial illness - GB t ...Read more
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I have gilbert. Slightly high sgot and sgpt. Fatty liver. Can carbo intolerance leads to fatty liver ?
Unclear question: Excess intake of carbohydrates can lead to fatty liver. ...Read more
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Will gallstones cause liver enzymes to be elevated?
Yes, but it usually: Means that the gallstones are in the common duct, causing intermittent obstruction or inflammation. It is a complication of gallstones, and a bit more complicated to treat than gallstones in your gallbladder. ...Read more
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What causes liver enzymes to be elevated in fatty liver?
Damage to liver: Microvesicular fatty infiltration of hepatocytes (liver cells) is directly toxic to the liver. When liver cells are damaged or destroyed, they release their enzymes (ast, alt) into the bloodstream. ...Read more
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What could cause elevated sgot, sgpt and ggt?
Many thngs: Can be gall bladder, liver or pancreatic problems. With out further imaging or work up its hard to say what is the cause. ...Read more
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How can we reduce ALT AST level?
It depends: Ast and alt are nonspecific markers in the blood that can be elevated normally or secondary to liver and other tissue dysfunction. There are multiple reasons why ast/alt may be elevated and there is no one general way to reduce these numbers. Ask your doctor why these levels are elevated. ...Read more
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Mirtazapine-elevated liver enzymes. Does drug induced elevated liver enzymes mean permanent liver damage?
Not usually : Drug-induced elevation in liver chemistries typically resolves once the offending drug is removed. ...Read more
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Can Lactulose cause elevated liver enzymes?
No: I wish they were all this easy to answer, Matthew. You don't even absorb this. ...Read more
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Can you please define elevated liver enzymes?
Inflammation: Elevated liver enzymes usually refer to increase in ast and alt (lab value > 30 in men and >18 in female are "elevated"). This inflammation can be from different causes like fatty liver disease (very common now a days) or viral hepatitis, alcohol, autoiummune, metabolic, drugs, etc. Discuss with your pcp or a liver specialist what the next steps are. ...Read more
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What causes "elevated liver enzymes"?
Too Many: There are simply a multitude of causes that can cause "elevated liver enzymes". Seek professional advice from a gastroenterologist or "liver specialist". ...Read more
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How can I lower levels of AST (sgot) and ALT (sgpt)?
Depends on the cause: Sgot and SGPT are liver enzymes. Lowering them depends on the cause of the elevation. Some medications can cause the elevation and stopping the medications will result in normalizing them. Alcohol, gallstones, infections (mono, hepatitis), and other liver toxins can also cause elevated liver enzymes. ...Read more
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What do high levels of the liver enzymes ALT and bilirubin indicate?
Jaundice: obstructive juandice. check for haaepatitis or gall stones ...Read more
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What are elevated liver enzymes?
Depends: Elevated liver enzymes can be due to a number of causes. Without knowing more information, it is difficult to answer. However, depending on the degree of elevation and the type of "liver enzymes" that are elevated, it can be due to fatty liver disease (very common now a days) or inflammation from other causes. Discuss with your pcp or a liver specialist what the next steps are. ...Read more
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Can hypoglycaemia and elevated liver enzymes be related??
Yes: Liver cell necrosis can cause both.
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Enzyme (Definition)
An enzyme causes the transformation of a compoond to another compound. In living structures, it is the transformation of a protein to another form. An example is from an inactive state ...Read more
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