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What Causes Elevated Liver Enzymes?
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I am a 60 year old female and had my gall bladder removed in May as my HIDA scan showed no gall bladder activity. Now I just had some blood work done and my SGOT levels were 54. A year ago they were 20. I do remember the Dr. made a comment that I have a fatty liver before the gall bladder surgery but that was all that was said about it. Now I am pretty concerned with the blood levels. I do not drink other than maybe 4 drinks a year! What do you think I should do next? Or what could be causing this? About 40 years ago I had Mono and it went undiagnosed for about 6 months because I had abnormal symptoms. When it was diagnosed I had yellow eyes and yellow skin and they said I had liver damage from the mono since I had it for so long.
I am a 60 year old female and had my gall bladder removed in May as my HIDA scan showed no gall bladder activity. Now I just had some blood work done and my SGOT levels were 54. A year ago they were 20. I do remember the Dr. made a comment that I have a fatty liver before the gall bladder surgery but that was all that was said about it. Now I am pretty concerned with the blood levels. I do not drink other than maybe 4 drinks a year! What do you think I should do next? Or what could be causing this? About 40 years ago I had Mono and it went undiagnosed for about 6 months because I had abnormal symptoms. When it was diagnosed I had yellow eyes and yellow skin and they said I had liver damage from the mono since I had it for so long.
Fri, 11 Mar 2016
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist.
Fatty liver has many cause like Hepatitis B, C, Metabolic disorders, NAFLD, alcohol intake etc.
So I will suggest you to visit a Hepatologist for evaluation who will advise tests and then manage accordingly.
Meanwhile there are few medicines which I found very useful in my patients are ursodeoxycholic acid and vitamin E. Do regular exercise and reduce your weight if you are overweight, avoid alcohol if you drink.
I hope I have answered your query and this will help you . Wish you a good health
Fatty liver has many cause like Hepatitis B, C, Metabolic disorders, NAFLD, alcohol intake etc.
So I will suggest you to visit a Hepatologist for evaluation who will advise tests and then manage accordingly.
Meanwhile there are few medicines which I found very useful in my patients are ursodeoxycholic acid and vitamin E. Do regular exercise and reduce your weight if you are overweight, avoid alcohol if you drink.
I hope I have answered your query and this will help you . Wish you a good health
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