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What Does High AST Levels Indicate In A Drinker?
Brief Answer:
yes this would be needed
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Increase in liver function tests can be due to different causes but the most common are infection, alcohol use, trauma and non alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Your increase may be related to alcohol use but non alcoholic fatty liver is becoming a prevalent cause of liver disease.
In non alcoholic fatty liver disease, diet and decreased activity cause the build up of fat in the liver which has the potential to go on to liver failure if not treated.
If you are active and use a relatively healthy diet then this cause is not likely.
The best way to reduce the AST or prevent worsening would be to reduce alcohol use.
If there is history of insufficient activity or unhealthy eating then changing these as well, would help to reduce any liver changes due to non alcoholic fatty liver.
Summary: reduce alcohol and lifestyle changes would be helpful
yes this would be needed
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Increase in liver function tests can be due to different causes but the most common are infection, alcohol use, trauma and non alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Your increase may be related to alcohol use but non alcoholic fatty liver is becoming a prevalent cause of liver disease.
In non alcoholic fatty liver disease, diet and decreased activity cause the build up of fat in the liver which has the potential to go on to liver failure if not treated.
If you are active and use a relatively healthy diet then this cause is not likely.
The best way to reduce the AST or prevent worsening would be to reduce alcohol use.
If there is history of insufficient activity or unhealthy eating then changing these as well, would help to reduce any liver changes due to non alcoholic fatty liver.
Summary: reduce alcohol and lifestyle changes would be helpful
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Along with cutting down on alcohol, is there a liver cleanse that you would recommend? Do you think a liver cleanse would be beneficial?
Brief Answer:
no not normally recommended
Detailed Answer:
HI
Sorry about the late reply
No there are no specific liver cleanses that are normally medically recommended.
Reduction of alcohol and any necessary lifestyle modifications are all that are normally needed.
Please feel free to ask any other questions
no not normally recommended
Detailed Answer:
HI
Sorry about the late reply
No there are no specific liver cleanses that are normally medically recommended.
Reduction of alcohol and any necessary lifestyle modifications are all that are normally needed.
Please feel free to ask any other questions
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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