ALT jumped from 74 to 128 in 1 week!!

[Bwrd]

What could cause this?? I've changed my diet and lost 9lb in this week aswell! My GGT has come back as 36

[AyrshireK]

It is very common for ALT to rise in the immediate weeks following weight loss though it should normalize soon (hence the 'transient' mentioned in this passage - from another website).

"Weight loss was shown to be associated with improvements in liver enzymes and improvements of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, some evidence also shows that liver enzymes may transiently increase immediately after a dietary-induced weight loss."

[Bwrd in reply to AyrshireK]

Thank you for this! I guess I'll just have my bloods repeated again. Another thing, after the first test I started Statins and Beta Blockers and I assume this may have had an affect aswell possibly!

[AyrshireK in reply to Bwrd]

Get your bloods redone in a wee while to see if this is a pattern.

[briccolone]

hi as Ayrshire says-rapid weight loss can affect your enzymes...9 pounds in a week is a bit extreme. Often this affects GGT but yours are OK -Statins also a factor. Well done on weight loss though-take it easy.....

[Bwrd in reply to briccolone]

I'm not doing extreme dieting just started following slimming world so still having 3 good meals a day just choosing healthy options! I think alot of it may have been water weight! Lost 5.5lb this week aswel!

[briccolone in reply to Bwrd]

well that's good going

[Lam1e in reply to Bwrd]

Slimming world is good but I was slightly put off as they seem to use a lot of artificial sweeteners and quark (which is fermented) which I tend to avoid! Just my thoughts👍

[Bwrd in reply to Lam1e]

Yeahh your right. I do it my own way. Like when they say you can have as much pasta as you want etc. I still limit it. And when I have syns I choose healthier syns and not things like chocolate and such