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High Cholesterol Levels. Going Through Menopause. On Medication For Colitis. Any Suggestions?
OK, just got a call back from Dr. re: lab work. I am a 51 year old woman. My cholesterol is 300, I m officially in menopause . My AST is 139 and ALT is 224. I do drink wine daily - I will admit that my meno symptoms were making me crazy and I ve been self-medicating for a couple years now. I hae been a bit odf a drinker for about 20 years. I do want to back off on drinking, so I guess that s my next step. I v had proctitis / colitis for about 7 years and take meds for that. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
Hello,
For many years doctors knew that a woman's risk of developing heart disease rises after menopause, but they didn't know why?
But now the reason is known.It has been studied that as women approach menopause, they show a very striking increase in cholesterol levels, which in turn increases risk for later heart disease.
Similarly excessive alcohol consumption can raise not only cholesterol but also your triglycerides levels.
Similarly excessive alcohol consumption leads to increase of liver enzymes.
If not stopped now,you may develop alcoholic hepatitis initially and later on irreversible liver cirrhosis.
What to do...
Quit alcohol.
Start doing regular exercises.
Shed weight and be in required range of your BMI.
Consume more fresh fruits and green vegetables.
Start taking super B complex vitamin with 1000 mg of VIT C.
Start statins as per advise of your doctor.
You should be all right in next 6 to 8 months time.
Thanks
For many years doctors knew that a woman's risk of developing heart disease rises after menopause, but they didn't know why?
But now the reason is known.It has been studied that as women approach menopause, they show a very striking increase in cholesterol levels, which in turn increases risk for later heart disease.
Similarly excessive alcohol consumption can raise not only cholesterol but also your triglycerides levels.
Similarly excessive alcohol consumption leads to increase of liver enzymes.
If not stopped now,you may develop alcoholic hepatitis initially and later on irreversible liver cirrhosis.
What to do...
Quit alcohol.
Start doing regular exercises.
Shed weight and be in required range of your BMI.
Consume more fresh fruits and green vegetables.
Start taking super B complex vitamin with 1000 mg of VIT C.
Start statins as per advise of your doctor.
You should be all right in next 6 to 8 months time.
Thanks
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Dear patient, your derranged LFT and high cholesterol ,both are most likely due to heavy drinking, derrandeg LFT can also be due to self medication so my sincere request to you is to avoid alcohol consumption, avoid self medication, go for regular exercises, avoid high fatty and high calorie diet and join some alcohol deaddiction programme and repeat your LFT and CHOLESTEROL after 3 months to see how much has it improved .
rest wish you best of luck
Thanks
Dr Arshad
Welcome to health care magic
Dear patient, your derranged LFT and high cholesterol ,both are most likely due to heavy drinking, derrandeg LFT can also be due to self medication so my sincere request to you is to avoid alcohol consumption, avoid self medication, go for regular exercises, avoid high fatty and high calorie diet and join some alcohol deaddiction programme and repeat your LFT and CHOLESTEROL after 3 months to see how much has it improved .
rest wish you best of luck
Thanks
Dr Arshad
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