ALT reading

[Benji62]

Has anyone ever had a higher then normal ALT liver reading but no reason why it was up

[AyrshireK]

Does your son participate in physical activity, sports of any sort? Has he had a muscle injury recently.

ALT is not just elevated in liver issues, it can be elevated in cases of muscle injury or other sporting activity.

It can also elevate in response to other infection or illness, simply fighting a bug can cause an elevation and in isolation a single blood test revealing an increase in ALT isn't something to be hugely worried about.

A repeat test some time down the line will check if this was a blip or something to be more concerned about.

In cases of liver ill health / active liver inflammation you often see ALT levels soaring into the 1000's.

Katie

[Benji62 in reply to AyrshireK]

He hasn't played sports for about a year, he does eat alot of takeaways don't know if that makes any difference, it was 127 in March then a week later it dropped to 90, then 2 weeks later it was up to 129

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Thank you for your post. You may wish to contact the British Liver Trust helpline either by email: [e-mail] or by telephone: [phone].

Very best wishes.

[Owlie]

Mine goes up when I’m ill.