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What, if anything, is the connection between elevated liver enzymes and thyroid disease/coeliac/p anaemia/chronic neutropaenia/osteopenia

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I don't drink alcohol whatsoever and never have.

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That explains the thyroid part and probably the others. The liver does a lot of complicated work.

I have had raised liver enzymes for years with no diagnosis of why and I don't drink any alcohol at all.

Which enzymes are raised for you ? and by how much ?

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nobodysdriving in reply to bantam12

yes which enzymes as the alcohol ones are usually GGT :D

and by how much too.

Amylase can go up very easily with many types of common complaints then goes down as easily too.

Thanks to you both, v interesting. The link was a bit technical for me.

It's ALT. The range is 0-40 and mine was 55. A German specialist I rate very highly said it needed checking out, or i wouldn't have bothered.

Couple of very common reasons...

Are you overweight?

Non Alcoholic Fatty liver disease raises liver enzymes, most are overweight or obese.

Mine were very elevated from taking Paracetamol every day (a component of the painkillers I was taking then - I have chronic pain)

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