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Can Dehydration Affect The Liver?

My son is 16 and he plays football and he was cramping every game in the 3rd quarter so I took him to a sports nutritonist and he ran some blood test and checked his urine. He had alot of protein in his urine and it was thick and dark which means dehydration but the one thing that concerns me is his liver enzyme was 55 which was high so could dehydration effect your liver also? Should I be concerned about his liver?
Mon, 30 Oct 2017
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The two most common liver enzymes tested are AST and ALT. Provided that the liver enzyme you state was elevated is one of these two, then it is a very minimal elevation and should not cause worry. Dehydration as well as physical exertion can cause temporary minimal elevations in liver enzymes. If I were to see your son in clinic, I would recommend being sure to drink lots of water and I would consider retesting his liver enzymes after a period of a few days of not playing football or being engaged in other strenuous activities to ensure that the level has returned to normal.
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Can Dehydration Affect The Liver?

The two most common liver enzymes tested are AST and ALT. Provided that the liver enzyme you state was elevated is one of these two, then it is a very minimal elevation and should not cause worry. Dehydration as well as physical exertion can cause temporary minimal elevations in liver enzymes. If I were to see your son in clinic, I would recommend being sure to drink lots of water and I would consider retesting his liver enzymes after a period of a few days of not playing football or being engaged in other strenuous activities to ensure that the level has returned to normal.