Liver enzyme?


Question:
SEEKING DOCTOR ADVISE ONLY . THANKS.
2 MONTHS AGO MY BLOOD TEST RESULT WAS :
ALT 48 ( NORMAL RANGE IS 5-45 )
AST 22 ( NORMAL RANGE IS 5-45 )
TRIGLYCERIDES 155
THAT TIME I WAS DRINKING ABT 150 CC VODKA PER DAY

I REDUCE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL TO 3 TIMES A WEEK AND AGAIN 150 CC EACH TIME AND AGAIN CHECKED BLLOD AND TEST AFTER TWO MONTH BUT NEW RESULT IS BAD SEEMS GETTING WORSE :
ALT : 59 ( MORE THAN LAST TIME )
AST : 30 ( MORE THAN LAST TIME )
AND TRIGLYCERIDES 363 WHICH IS ALMOST DOUBLE

SONOGHRAPHY ALSO SHOWS LIVER IS GOOD ,
I AM TIRED WITH DOCTORS REGULAR TESTS EACH ONE SAYING SOMETHING APPRECIATE TO RECEIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM EXPERTS . THANKS

Answers:
Your LFTs are not that bad. Usually when a person has liver problems the AST/ALT will be really high not just a few points above normal. You still need to limit your alcohol intake. About 60cc per day is best.

The triglycerides usually has more to do with diet than the alcohol. There are medications that can help the triglycerides (Niacin, Fenofibrate, Fish Oil).

If I were you, I would limit alcohol to 60cc/day and ask your doctor what to do about the trig
You need to abstain completely - at least for a month or two.

Your liver enzymes are not actually very high in the grand scheme of things (they are barely outside the normal range), but if they continue to trend upwards you will eventually do quite badly.

At the rate you are going it would take many months to get to the stage where your liver fails.

However, other damage can happen to the liver and the very unlucky people get a cancer of the liver from the repeated damage and healing. This is bad news.
Your killing your liver!


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