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How To Treat Elevated SGPT And Tuberculosis?

HAVE AN INCREASE LEVEL OF SGPT AND MINIMAL TUBERCULOSIS. THE DOCTOR ADVISED ME TO REFRAIN FROM EATING PORK, BEEF AND EVEN SEAFOODS!!! I WAS GIVEN SUPPLEMENTS TOGETHER WITH PRESCRIPTIVE DRUGS FOR MY TUBERCULOSIS. iS THIS CORRECT THAT I CANNOT EAT THE FOODS STATED ABOVE?
Fri, 10 Jul 2015
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thanks for asking your question
i completely understand your issue
it ll be helpfull if you refrain from the above mentioned foods , and alcohol too.
actually these drugs like rifampicin , isoniazid and pyrazinamide are hepatotoxic so if sgpt , sgot , serum bilirubin is raised then these anti tb drugs should be taken with precuations
if bilirubin level is raised and there are symptoms like vomiting nausea , jaundice and sgot and sgpt are 5 times your normal limit these anti tb drugs should be changed by non hepatotoxic anti tb drugs like levo floxacin , strptomycin and ethambutol .
and the usual drugs are stopped for sometime and then reintroduced to see the offending drugs one by one .
thanks / regards
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
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How To Treat Elevated SGPT And Tuberculosis?

thanks for asking your question i completely understand your issue it ll be helpfull if you refrain from the above mentioned foods , and alcohol too. actually these drugs like rifampicin , isoniazid and pyrazinamide are hepatotoxic so if sgpt , sgot , serum bilirubin is raised then these anti tb drugs should be taken with precuations if bilirubin level is raised and there are symptoms like vomiting nausea , jaundice and sgot and sgpt are 5 times your normal limit these anti tb drugs should be changed by non hepatotoxic anti tb drugs like levo floxacin , strptomycin and ethambutol . and the usual drugs are stopped for sometime and then reintroduced to see the offending drugs one by one . thanks / regards feel free to ask more questions may god bless you with good health