Liver enzymes

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Eagles8080
Eagles8080 Posts: 197 Member
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anyone ever have elevated liver enzymes sgpt and sgot? :(

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Those elevated lab numbers could be caused by a number of things. Your doctor can run more tests.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    I've had some non-cancerous trouble with my liver. It pisses me off, working against me. The best and smartest thing to do is to see the doctors and specialists. Ask them your questions. Follow their instructions.

    Don't play around with your health.
  • Eagles8080
    Eagles8080 Posts: 197 Member
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    Yes i have dr apt set up. My sgpt was 126 and sgot was 58. He thinks it is fatty liver
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    bashore98 wrote: »
    Yes i have dr apt set up. My sgpt was 126 and sgot was 58. He thinks it is fatty liver

    It can be a very dangerous disease. If you drink alcohol, stop. If you are overweight, lose weight. Exercise.
  • crosbylee
    crosbylee Posts: 3,455 Member
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    Fatty liver disease is reversible if it has not reached the level to cause cirrhosis (this is not solely caused by drinking). See your doctor and listen to them.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    bashore98 wrote: »
    Yes i have dr apt set up. My sgpt was 126 and sgot was 58. He thinks it is fatty liver

    There's a lot of range with fatty liver. A lot of people have fatty livers and many get all better. They are usually (generally) advised to quit drinking and smoking (if they do that), eat healthy (if they don't) and lose some weight (if they're overweight.) Whatever they tell you, do that! I don't care who says what here or at work or if your cousin's husband got different advice. If you need a second opinion, get it from another doctor. If you do what any old yahoo says, they can kill you.

    Many people have it and don't even know it. It's good to know. Always better to know than not know! You can take action and do the things that will make you healthier or at least not get worse. :)

    Get a referral to a dietitian and hang on to her card. You'll probably have questions even after you see her.

    Good luck. :)
  • DansLeSucre
    DansLeSucre Posts: 14 Member
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    I did once when I was eating a lot of Ben & Jerrys (like a pint a day--please don't judge me. Those were different times. lol) and also splitting a bottle of red wine every Friday and Saturday with my husband while eating fatty hors d'ouvres out of the oven. We were trying to create a romantic "bistro night" that became "bistro weekend" for a couple of months and, man, we both got it. He got high cholesterol, and I got the liver enzymes.

    I started getting little pangs from my liver every so often and my digestion was awful. I went to the doctor and she found that my liver enzymes were up.

    Bistro weekend stopped and I broke up with B&Js immediately, opting instead to drink lemon juice in water in the mornings, add two vegetables and one fruit to my daily diet, and exercise to an aerobics video daily. 1.5 months later my follow-up test was normal and has been ever since.

    Good luck to you! Hope everything works out.

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