Liver test: alt and ast????

Question

i just had a blood test done and my alt and ast on my liver results came back VERY elevated buy like 35-50 points?????

when you have high alt and ast what does it mean?????

Answer 1

My daughter just had her physical this week and her counts came back elevated as well. You now need to see an gastroenterologist. many things can cause this. Basically it is inflammation. Medication, including aspirin, Tylenol and alcohol can be to blame. Of course hepatitis  and other health conditions such as gallbladder disease can do this as well.

Answer 2

This is something that I had to deal with last year.  It could mean many different things.  It could be a medication that your taking that elevates the liver enzymes.  Excessive Advil/tylenol usage.    It could be gallstones which is what caused it in my case. There is something called fatty liver disease which can cause this as well.  All treatable.   Are you a heavy drinker??  Unfortunately it took some testing to figure out what it was.  Be positive, I'm sure it's something similar to what has happend to me.  Good luck.

Answer 3

I would not get too worried.  It could be from vitamin supplements, herbal supplements, drugs you take for any medical problems, or could be many kinds of infections.  If your doctor is concerned, he will do further testing on you...

Answer 4

Look, i would not freak out about this! Plenty of things can cause elevated liver enzymes. Most specifically Alcohol and Drugs (over the counter)...

My advice would be to lay off the alcohol for a while and stay away from NSAIDS (ibuprofen, aspirin, Naxoproxen) these medications are broken down in your liver and if it is not functioning properly will cause Toxic results...

Drink plenty of water, i think you will be fine! But be sure to follow up with this is a month or 2!

Good Luck!! =)

P.s. I have see results WAYYYYY higher than that!!