hello anyone please help me i am drinking alcohol 1 liter of whiskey in week my ggt are 160 alt 84 and ast 42 its normal who drink alcohol?

[Sammann]

hello anyone please help me i am drinking alcohol 1 liter of whiskey in week my ggt are 160 alt 84 and ast 42 its normal who drink alcohol?

[Aotea2012]

I’m not a doctor but your enzymes are raised….not dramatically, but your liver is showing signs of distress. 1 litre of whiskey a week is about 40 units and the recommended level is 14. Try to cut down or ideally stop all together. It will give your liver a rest. If you can’t manage total abstinence then try to have a few alcohol free days. I’m assuming that given you have blood results that you’ve visited the GP. If you haven’t then do go. They will be able to give you advice on your alcohol consumption and may want to send you for further tests…like an ultrasound, to see how your liver is doing. Don’t panic…it’s likely that these bloods can come back into normal range if you give alcohol a miss for a while.

[Smegmer]

As already stated, thats about 40Units a week. I am suprised at your numbers on that amount. The markers are showing some inflammtion. Mine were normal when I was drinking 40units a week, for decades.

You may have non alcohol fatty liver issues and the Alcohol is exacerbating it. Stop the booze and go for follow up tests.

[Sammann in reply to Smegmer]

how much was your numbers? Because 3 yeas before i have same numbers 150gpt 87 alt and 40 ast and i stop drinking for 6 weeks and it went down gpt 39 and alt 64 and ast 34

[Smegmer in reply to Sammann]

GGT 23 ALT 18 AST 20. You need further investigation. Have you had Hepc/b checks ?

[Sammann]

yes i did last month but it was normal only liver values are high

[Cherryicecream]

I drink maybe 1 glass of wine a week. My GGT is 375, ALP 184 and ALT 67. They have fluctuated around these numbers for over6 months. Clear ultrasound, clearMRI, my HBA1C is borderline pre diabetic and my cholesterol is high, I am unable to take statins for obvious reasons. I do eat a healthy diet and am not overweight. all other blood tests are with normal range. Awaiting appointment with Gastroenterologist/ liver team, been waiting 12 weeks now.

[Sammann in reply to Cherryicecream]

how much is your cholesterol level mine is 240 and LDL is 180 my blood pressure is always 130 and 90 i am 33 year old and you?

[Cherryicecream in reply to Sammann]

I am 54, on blood pressure medication, LDL 5.1 total cholesterol 7.6 . HBA1C 46. I have long covid, over 2 years and the associated symptoms that go with that. I have been told it is secondary to my long covid diagnosis but how long can this continue without permanent damage to my liver?!

[Jhey in reply to Cherryicecream]

Hi, new to site and still learning. Why you unable to take statins?

[Cherryicecream in reply to Jhey]

Statins are known to raise liver enzymes, particularly GGT. As my GGT in particular is high, and has been for 8 months, the doctors can’t take a chance on prescribing statins for me. I am eating a low fat diet and having cholesterol lowering yoghurts to try and lower it another way.