Alt reading high. So worried

[Rap777]

Hi I'm new here and hoping for a bit if advice. Got my yearly mot done and got bloods taken. Then got phone call to do fasting bloods as there where a few high readings. So just got results back yesterday from that and my doc tells me my ALT readings are slightly high and reading 100 but everything else is normal. I am concerned as I am very overweight trying to loose some though. I don't drink or smoke and was just wondering if someone could tell me is 100 reading really bad and the doctor just sugar coating it by saying it's not that bad. I'm back in 2 weeks for another fasting blood test. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as im worried sick. Thanks

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The doctors are right it's not that bad however being very overweight & having a raised ALT means that you could have fatty liver which has turned into NASH. There are tests to check for fatty liver. I'd start losing weight gradually by means of diet & exercise & I'd avoid liver stressors like alcohol & drugs.

Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide To Hepatitis and Liver Disease:

"Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common liver disease in the United States. It consists of two stages—a fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

The medical term for a fatty liver is hepatic (liver) steatosis (fat).

A fatty liver is considered a benign (harmless) condition characterized by fat deposits in liver cells (hepatocytes). This is a reversible condition and does not have the potential to lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer.

NASH is when a fatty liver has progressed to something worse—namely, inflammation (steatohepatitis) and scarring (steatonecrosis) of the liver. Unlike a fatty liver, NASH is not considered a harmless condition, but rather a liver disease with the potential to cause cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer."

[Rap777 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your advice Edward appreciate it.