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Is ETOH Be The Cause For Elevated AST And SGPT?

I am a 56 year old female with an ast of 42 and an sgpt of 59, I drink 2 to 3 glasses of chardonnay 5 times per week , my primary care doctor suggested I quit consuming etoh for one month and retest , all my other labs are normal ...... is this amount of etoh per week the most likely reason for this elevation?
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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Hello

Findings suggests borderline increased SGPT and it indicates liver injury.It may be due to many reasons like hepatitis,alcohol intake,altered lipid profile, medicines,auto immune causes etc.
It may be related to etoh intake and you are rightly advised to quit it.

You need few other investigations like random blood sugar,liver function test,lipid profile.
You may need to take some medicines after proper evaluation.I suggest my patients to take tablet ursodeoxycholic acid 300 mg twice daily for three months.It helps in regeneration of liver cells.

It may take 4-6 months to get SGPT to normal level,but you should avoid alcohol completely.

AST in non specific and it increases in many conditions.

Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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Is ETOH Be The Cause For Elevated AST And SGPT?

Hello Findings suggests borderline increased SGPT and it indicates liver injury.It may be due to many reasons like hepatitis,alcohol intake,altered lipid profile, medicines,auto immune causes etc. It may be related to etoh intake and you are rightly advised to quit it. You need few other investigations like random blood sugar,liver function test,lipid profile. You may need to take some medicines after proper evaluation.I suggest my patients to take tablet ursodeoxycholic acid 300 mg twice daily for three months.It helps in regeneration of liver cells. It may take 4-6 months to get SGPT to normal level,but you should avoid alcohol completely. AST in non specific and it increases in many conditions. Get well soon. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan