Deranged bloods, no fatty liver no fibrosis

[woodland12]

A little further down my road of tests, in summary I have no symptoms but it all started with a cholesterol test of 8.9, gp said it could be liver related as it’s too high to be diet. Had liver bloods and ALT was high at 150. Repeat test and ALT was 350.Refer to liver specialist, just had ultrasound which was unremarkable and had fibroscan yesterday which had fat at 160 and a kpa of 5.5 so that looks good too. Don’t know where we go from here to work out what’s causing the raised enzymes? Anyone any experience with results like this?

[kensimmons]

Please note I am NOT a doctor and not offering ANY medical advice, it is just what I have read about. See a medical professional, don't rely on some random internet poster like me.

Liver enzymes are raised in many people and the reason is usually obesity or too much alcohol. Those are by far the most common, but more serious things can cause it too.

The bad news - Some rare causes can be serious -

mayoclinic.org/symptoms/ele...

The good news - The numbers are often raised in up to thirty percent of people and will go down with some healthy living - some doctors even call it "a common finding" -

mayoclinic.org/symptoms/ele...

What to do? Cut out alcohol, move more, eat better. For many people that is all that is needed.

[jdk1138 in reply to kensimmons]

I agree. Every time I’ve had raised enzymes I dropped drinking started eating better and they usually get back to normal. However it’s well worth pushing to find out what the issue is.

[kensimmons in reply to jdk1138]

Well (and I don't mean to be snide), but, maybe the issue is the exactly the alcohol and poor eating habits? Please don't be angry at me for putting it that way, it just seems to make sense.

Of course a doctor would know if further investigation is needed to check for Hepatitis C, Autoimmune Hepatitis and whatnot else it might be.

But most commonly it's alcohol or poor eating (fatty liver).

[mantana]

- viral hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, C) - your doctor should order a blood test

- toxic substances (alcohol, smoking)

- poor diet