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What Causes High Blood Ammonia Levels?
Would you have an explanation for high blood ammonia levels. The liver has been checked through a fiber optic scan and was unremarkable. Also, urea cycle was normal. Could this be caused by bacteria in the gut. When the ammonia levels become high, Cipro helps get the levels back within the normal range.
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
Blood ammonia comes primarily from the bacterial breakdown of unabsorbed dietary protein in the intestine. Intestinal ammonia passes into the bloodstream and travels to the liver, which converts ammonia into urea. Urea subsequently passes from the body through the urine. High blood ammonia levels can occur with various forms of chronic liver disease, acute liver failure and gastrointestinal bleeding( any condition that increase protein in the gut)
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