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Does Elevated Liver Enzymes And Joints/muscle/abdominal Pain Indicate Liver Damage?

I just had a blood test and was told my AST is 70 and my ALT s 36. I know this deals with the liver and I am scheduled to have a liver scan. I have noticed brown spots on me, have abdominal pain and frequent diarrhea. I also have had sever pain in my lower extremities..joints and muscles. Is it possible that I have liver damage?
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Those tests on your liver are only mildly elevated and though it is possible you have liver damage it is not necessarily so . Sometimes when the AST is higher than the ALT , the liver irritation could be from alcohol so i would stop alcohol totally if you drink any.
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Does Elevated Liver Enzymes And Joints/muscle/abdominal Pain Indicate Liver Damage?

Those tests on your liver are only mildly elevated and though it is possible you have liver damage it is not necessarily so . Sometimes when the AST is higher than the ALT , the liver irritation could be from alcohol so i would stop alcohol totally if you drink any.