How Do You Lower High Liver Enzymes?
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- Are you wondering, "How do I lower high liver enzymes?" In this video we look at some of the strategies and techniques that you can use to lower your liver enzymes. We will look at what liver enzymes are, how they function, and what you can do to help get these levels down.
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So how do you lower high liver enzymes well lowering high liver enzymes or elevated liver enzymes can be pretty straightforward but you don't want to try to lower the levels without first finding out what them to be high. So first let's talk a little bit about what liver enzymes are. Liver enzymes are proteins, all enzymes are made of proteins. These are proteins that are inside the liver cells and the liver tissue. They help support the normal functioning of the liver which is mostly detoxification. There are three main liver enzymes, the AST which is aspartate amino transferase. There is also ALT which is alanine amino transfer. Finally there is GGT which is gamma-glutamyl transferase. All these enzymes are basically transferring a molecule onto a toxin to help it get eliminated from the body. When these enzymes are high it means that you have inflammation in your liver. So it makes sense that you would want to get them down, or reduce them so you no longer have inflammation in your liver. It is normal to have these enzymes in your blood but when high suggests increased stress and inflammation in the liver.
The first step is to remove any known cause that could trigger this issues. That would be things like alcohol, Tylenol, sometimes fatty liver is a contributing factor, and viruses like viral hepatitis . These are all most common causes of elevated liver enzymes. If you don't remove these causes first, taking any vitamin, nutrient, supplement etc will have limited effects or may not even work at all.
If you are taking a lot of Tylenol for pain, for instance, you may need to find a different pain alternative. You should talk to your doctor about different options for that. If you consume a lot of alcohol or even mild to moderate amounts, you may need to cut that out or cut back to see if that has an effect on your liver enzymes. If you are consuming a lot of alcohol, you may need extra help through a medical detox, for instance. In the case of fatty liver, or what's also known as NASH or non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis the problem occurs from excess triglycerides. Excess triglycerides usually occur from excess carbohydrate intake. It would make sense that lowering your carbohydrate intake specifically like the refined carbohydrates would improve fatty liver. Sometimes there are a combination or multiple things to your liver inflammation. To find out, you get some lab work done or diagnostic tests to get a clear understanding the cause. From there you will have a better idea how to lower the numbers.
Herbal and Nutrient Ways to Lower High Liver Enzymes
There are some nutrient deficiencies that can make one more susceptible to elevated liver enzymes or high liver enzymes. Generally that is going to be B vitamin deficiencies. The main reason is B vitamins are needed to make choline. Choline is an essential part of making the transportation proteins to get triglycerides out of your liver and into the peripheral tissues to be stored as fat. Specifically it is B12 and methylfolate that are needed to make choline. Supplementing with any of those B12, folate, and choline, can help your liver recover. This is especially true when the numbers are high from the fatty liver. In some cases these will help even when there is no fatty liver.
Glutathione is one of the main antioxidants in our body. It is also important for overall detoxification. Anything that helps with glutathione production or recycling will support the liver function. Things like milk thistle for instance help increase the amount of glutathione. It works by taking glutathione from the oxidized state to the reduced state. This can really help with your liver in ter - Věda a technologie
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Great info, very helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate this video - thank you. It helped me understand the concepts a bit more and made it less scary. Time to get healthy
Great glad it helped
Wish you were my doctor, you are so knowledgeable and simplify the subject!
So nice of you
14 months on the Carnivore diet. Feel great but.....AST 43, ALT 60, GGT 15. Haemoglobin 15.1 eating mostly beef and a few eggs. Now taking B9, B12 and eating some low oxalate fruit and veg and varying the meats and including some fish and dairy...hopefully that will help. Female 50yrs old
Why doesn’t anyone talk about high liver enzymes due to over consumption of beef??? My sons liver enzymes went from 97 to 26 after eliminating beef from his diet.
never heard of that and cannot conceive of the mechanism.
@@swintegrative I believe it’s from the excessive heme iron coming from the beef. I believe that’s why coffee is good for your liver and tea because it interferes with the iron.
@@dchavarin1 wonder if he had high iron blood work as well. That’s odd just from eating meat.
Wow. Thanks for sharing
Wow. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your video. I've just done blood test and results are AST 52,GGT 93, APS 157 - my dr. suggested for me to take cortisone to lower it. I'll be happy to take any advice 🙏🏻
See video on diet and elevated liver enzymes
Thank you I just had lab work down and it came back minimally elevated thank you for want to do
Welcome
I am so grateful for your video. I just found out that my alt’s high 34 points and I wanted to ask you if it would be the gallbladder, I do not take any medicine except for thyroxine because I do not have my thyroid anymore. I went to the Dr because I feel bloated & uncomfortable which I’m not really like that.
The doctor says this is not too high but I am not comfortable with that. I want to know what is the next step I need to do if this doctor doesn’t want to investigate further .
please I beg you to reply to you and I do not know what to do. I’m scared.
More videos on this subject please. Thanks!
You got it! what finds of things do you want to know about?
You got it! what finds of things do you want to know about?
Thank you 🙏
Welcome
I have no hepatitis type disease but my Gamma GT is very high 1112. And AST 175....ALT 221. The doctor says it is not fatty liver because triglycerides level is normal. However LDL is 2.02....yesterday it was 1.73. Any syggestion what might be the cause? I have never consumed alcohol. But i was taking No-dep drug for a year and a half and stopped it last december. Please help with any suggestion or other blood tests to do.
I'm taking both Prednisone and Leflunomide for my RA my liver enzymes were high before I started the Leflunomide my doctor will monitor in 2 more weeks is this enough? I'm concerned. Thank you for your informative video.
So which of the B vitamins is the most important to reduce an elevated GGT? Would it be B9?
My AST was 57, ALT 107 today. 11 months ago my AST was 35 and ALT 51. I do not consume ANY alcohol, I’m not on any meds, don’t take Tylenol or NSAIDS, thyroid labs are normal…. But I have been mostly carnivore for last year. That’s only change. Concerned.
I've just had bloods done. AST 43, ALT60....been Carnivore 14 months. Started taking B9 + B12 and adding in some low oxalate fruit and veg. I was eating pretty much just beef and eggs...now eating other meats and fish, beef 2/3 times a week now. Feel great though but blood results tell a different story. Maybe it's too much beef? My Hemoglobin is also high...
6 months ago hemoglobin was high but liver was normal
Really good Summary ! I’ ve recently got my blond testa results and mu liber enzymes came back slightly abouve limits . Aldo my ldl colesterol is high. 6 Days Becker the test i just finished a treaemt with Ciprinol . Can This be the cause?! How long it Takes an antibiotic to clean from the system? Tks!
Alina, not very common for Ciprofloxacin to do this but it is definitely possible.
Well done, very educational beyond the typical google search! I've been a bit concerned as my AST/ALT have slowly been creeping up over the last few years, albeit both were still in reference range until March of 2021 when my ALT spiked to 60 IU/L. My AST was still in range at 37 at that time. I'm 5'8, 176lbs, 37 y/o male. When I was younger, I drank heavily until 2015, but have cut back a little bit with each passing year. When I saw that bloodwork, I cut back even further. By the time I was tested again in November of 2021, the ALT dropped to 45 & AST down to 26... Fast forward to April 2022, I once again picked up exercising 3-4 days a week for months, cut back to only a drink or two twice a month & had lost six pounds. The AST dropped again to 25, but the ALT was still at 45. I was perplexed as to why the ALT didn't drop further. I did notice that the levels started gradually increasing right when I started taking Cholestoff Plant Sterols & Fish Oil. I've changed to Flaxseed Oil & have stopped the Cholestoff... Fingers crossed for the next labs - I'm just hoping I didn't do irreparable damage from the partying as a youngen :/
The good thing is the liver is a very resilient organ. I am working on a video on the dietary impacts on liver enzymes so watch out for that one.
I am hoping to lower my levels just tested super high 90. And I'm hoping to retest in 90 days . Cutting out alcohol completely
Did you have your next test already? Curious about your results, if you wouldn't mind sharing. Thank you.
@@voiciray I was able to get my liver healthy again, it's hard to say exactly what did the trick... But diet/exercise were likely the biggest contributors IMO. I started working out 3-5x a week (50/50 cardio vs/ resistance) and switched to a higher protein/unsaturated fat, lower carb diet (not keto by any means, just skewed in that direction). I also added choline/milk thistle at the same time. I lost another ten pounds in the process, so naturally that has been of big benefit too. Within only a few weeks of throwing all those things at it, I was back down to the mid 20s for ALT and I've been around 22/23 ever since. AST/GGT right around the same level. So I most likely had a fatty liver issue that was ongoing, though not confirmed. Keeping up the routine since then has kept the levels normal. FWIW, I also switched to a krill oil supplement instead of flaxseed & added L-Theanine as well, primarily for focus, though it's antioxidant effects may have had a positive contribution as well.
@@mmostwill great, I'm happy to hear that you're so much healthier!
Hi adam i took a few extra strength tylenol before blood test and alkaline phosphate was 152 doc wants to check liver & gallbladder
I have a a higher AST at 63 but all my other enzymes are in the normal rang event though I have done all the tests and Scans but nothing show my doctor told me to it happen sometimes but I feel worried not knowing what’s going on
Can you reply please ?
Do you think high liver enzymes could be due to excessive training? What do you think about TUDCA? Thanks for the videos
Yes it is possible but has to be really excessive along with this expect creatine kinase to be high though. TUDCA more for gall bladder/ stone issues.
I drank a lot since I turned 21. Am 30 now and recently did a blood test, my ALT level is 69, up from 28. (I binged basically nightly, and the worst was when I day drank. Felt terrible and it happened more often than I care to admit.)
I'm afraid I hurt my liver but I am going to go for a while with no alcohol before drinking any more, and I'll regularly test my blood for any hope of recovery...
Alcohol sucks. Just lift weights and embrace being in shape and healthy. Way better lifestyle and better sex. Being a trained killer is fun too.
Thank god brother you're waking up at 30 there are consequences to consuming things God did not design for us. This is why I tell people turned to Jesus Christ to get you in spiritual shape to cut out the send 5 out of your life and you will see the blessing and healing of God in your life dude Jesus Christ can grant you miracles the greatest wanted salvation May the love of Jesus Christ touch your heart and get you super naturally high 🙏🏽✝️💯.
@@Setfree316 But what if you're gay?
@@DillPhobiaJesus Christ is the source of joy. pray the gay away.. hallelujah. Dude temptation is part of everybody's journey the difference is giving it to Jesus Christ or sin it's a choice. Jesus Christ can save and cure anybody all have sinned this is why God sent Jesus Christ to forgive two claense and to empower.
There are so many testimonies of Jesus Christ setting pee from sinfully destructive lifestyles sexual morality drug abuse you know being abused or abusing.
When we are honest we know that I'll gbt community is all about sex drugs drinking and just crazy behavior. let's be honest. This is why so many of them are suffering from depression, suicide it's a direct result of sin.
PS even though you admit what you are into listen to Jesus Christ can still hear you there were ten lepers who knows what their backgrounds were okay Jesus Christ healed all of them he did question them about their sin. Jesus Christ just reply to them and held them there was only one that came back and that one that forgot the full healing of the Lord spiritual mental and physical.
My alt is 24 and my ggt elevated to 86
I recently was diagnosed with ms and last month I started treatment kesimpta injections
Should i do anything or its normal?
Anyone ever have their alt and ast go up from beef liver supplements? I’m a very active healthy 49yr old male and my alt and ast have been stable at 22 and 25 unit/L and cannot figure out what changed other than starting Paleo Valleys Beef Organ complex…but they went to alt 96 and ast 61…I’m wondering if the blood test picked up the beef liver enzymes on top of my own and that’s where the high value is coming from, all other liver functions look normal…weird
Don’t drink smoke and rarely take otc pain relievers
Thanks for this. Curious what you are seeing with impacts of Covid to liver. I have pernicious anemia and get b12 injections. In April of 2020 I had Covid with no symptoms but testing confirmed I had antibodies. 6 months later I began to feel very unwell and was diagnosed with high ALP and via ultrasound seato hepatitis. I went on Keto diet and my enzymes all went to optimal range. I’ve lost about 20lbs and have normal BMI. I recently got the Omicron virus and my liver enzymes have jumped up again. Appreciate any insights.
I have not seen much impact of COVID on liver enzymes.
Wow this happened to me as well, omicron raise my liver enzymes when I was reinfected the second time. Was having severe abdominal pain
My enzymes raised after covid also, ast and alt in low 100’s. How long before yours normalized?
@@mattschaefer2078 Hi Matt I just came across your comment I had Covid and all of a sudden my liver enzymes are elevated I just went today and did another test to see if they went to normal how did you make out?
@@mariaann5403 did yours finally go down?
My sgot 195 , sgpt 170, ggt 103 , is it harmful
Hello doc! Thanks for your awesome video! One question: even when going through an acute hepatitis AST220 ALT550 possibly drug induced is it ok to take milk thistle/silymarin or maybe even NAC?
for the average situation yes it can help your liver recover. Always important to know the source of inflammation though.
I just got some blood work done and the doctor told me that everything checks out, except for my liver enzymes. I don't consume much alcohol, I rarely take any medications such as Tylenol or anything of the sort. My enzymes are at 78 U/L. Trying hard to understand why it's a little elevated. Going to try a change of diet, maybe a small liver cleanse..
I also had 2 episodes where my vision was getting closed in almost like tunnel vision, cold sweats, hard to focus on objects, weakness in the legs.. I even threw up.. Everything leans more towards malnutrition.. Not sure, but this video helps a bit ! Thanks. If you have any more insight, please let me know !
New video coming on further testing for high liver enzymes…
I am 39 year old male and have recently got my lab diagnostic done which shows my elevated uric acid is 8.08 mg/L,HS-CRP is 7.01 mg/L (consistent for last 3 years) and it seems this has now started elevating my SGPT which is 56.04 U/L and SGOT to 40.75 U/L in recent test reports...I never drink alcohol and mostly consume home cooked foods..but is suffering from elevated uric acid from last three years which seems to me have now impacting on my SGPT and SGOT results...Could you please guide if my understanding in above is right and how to decrease my SGPT and SGOT please.. thanks for the help..
Thanks for the info. What about very high AST, low ast. 40 tryglicerides in keto diet? What can this mean?
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You told us why they are high
How does fasting help liver enzymes?
What does it mean when you have elevated GGT + Ferritin but normal ALT/AST/Ultrasound/MRI scans? My husband has been doing keto (sometimes OMAD) + IF for 2 years and these two markets GGT + Ferritin are still so stubborn and don't wanna come down. Would love to hear your thoughts! Thanks so much!
Ferritin is probably from too much animal products or overall inflammation it is hard to tell (need more testing). GGT is high for other reason likely (alcohol is a common cause).
Ferritin can be elevated for many reasons - it's very non-specific. Common things such as a throat infection or a cold will do it, even if you are not aware of really being poorly.
My ast level is at 38, I'm 5'3", female and weight 145 . Is 38 ast high for my weight?
Your not talking about removing seed oils and processed carbs I noticed
I have mildly elevated levels of ALT/AST - 65.5/41.8 and have been a bit worried since. I have elevated levels of blood glucose in the recent blood work and have hence, been making dietary changes to facilitate my healing. However, not having visibility into what exactly is causing this is a slight worry and I hope I havent done anything bad to my liver. (Never drank or smoked all my life, which is why I am quite surprised to see this result). Only other thing of relevance would be that I caught covid in 2021 but that's two years already....
Me too that's what is worrying me
Check out my other videos on diet and elevated liver enzymes.
Those who are reading this comment - I have experienced the same. After 2 rounds of bloodwork, I was able to trace it to the CMV virus which generally is asymptomatic in most healthy people, or will only cause a mild flu like illness. The CMV virus is extremely common in the general population, but when it is active, it messes up your liver which regulates your glucose, potentially resulting in elevated AST and ALT and also elevated bloodwork.
My ast is at 125 and alt at 86. What do you recommend are healthy ways to bring this down (from a diet perspective)? And how long would this take to come back to normal levels?
See video on diet and elevated liver enzymes
Try drinking 2-3 cups of warm lemon water and reduce sugary drinks for a few weeks. Hopefully this helps!
Do I have to do the ALT AND AST blood tests fasting? And does eating affect the results? My Alt is 70 and AST 57 could taking niacin for 3 months on a 500 mg dosage affect the enzymes? I’ve stopped it two months ago and it's still elevated
Fasting does not affect it and that dose of niacin probably not
My ATL is 52 and my GT is 88...should I be worried? I am on a drug called methatoraxe I take 30mg one a week.
this elevation could be from the medication. talk to your doctor
Hi doctor do you say b12 will be good I'm concern because doctors dont send me home with nothing. I was in emergency room last week and they say mybblood test looks fine but my ast and alt and af is high I have fatty liver and is always inflamed feel pain. And I have a problem eating my weight is 300 pounds . I feel depressed because I cant conceive babys and sometimes I just want to end my life. I never have menstrual cycles and maybe this life is not for me. Maybe in other life I can live happily. But this moment I'm not
My liver enzymes are very high due to a sarm supplement I took, my alt levels are at 477 from normal, been eating healthy and taking tudca along with fish oil supplements. Had a ultrasound sound done on my liver and they said it doesn't look like there is any damage but more gor bladder was a bit off, hospital sent me home and said they should return back to normal levels, will they return back to normal? And how long would it take? And is there anything else I should be doing?
Hi Adam, I assume you are not taking the SERM anymore? I think that is the best thing you can do and just re-check it.
@@swintegrative No I stopped it a week ago when I started feeling a little off and thank you for your reply, trying to shortcut it and it could of cost me my health. I feel a little off with some dull pain around my chest when I'm more active and about, I think a lot has to do with my anixity and testosterone being suppressed due to the sarm. I'll be making sure by telling my story over social networks so people won't make the same mistake I did, again thank you for your reply.
Hi adam
How are you now ?
And how long your enzymes did take to get lower?
I have the same problem
Are you okay?
I’m only 20 years old. I was on antibiotics for over a month around Sept 2021. Since then my liver enzymes were 190. I would only drink every other weekend & I also have ADHD which I am on adderall XR & IR for. I went to the ER for gastritis a month ago & still am recovering. This weekend my blood work showed ALK phos 285, ALT 70. Everything is normal, slight anemia, iron & b12 deficiency. I am really worried because this gastritis has impacted my life and school but I am getting off adderall in hopes of improving my liver enzymes. I’m not really sure what else could be the cause. My diet does consist of a lot of red meat too but Idk what I can do. The root cause seems confusing.
What did u take to lower ur enzymes.Thanks for replying.
Mine were recently high. AST 319. Alt 102. Bilirubin 1.8 2 days before the blood draw I did some weight training with the doctor that took the labs. They did an ultrasound today and said everything looked fine except my mild fatty liver….. I’ve read multiple studies and cases where people have had elevated levels this high because of weight training within a few days of the cbc and lasting for up to 7 days. I’ve been a couch potato for the last year or so and my legs were hurting tremendously for 3 days…. Well into the time I had the cbc done.
Is this something that could seriously be the cause of the elevated levels? I’m going to meet with the GI doctor in 3 weeks but I feel like I’ll be anxious till then.
Hi thanks for your comments. While it is not common for exercise to do this, in some circumstances it can. It would have to be very strenuous exercise to create such a high level of liver enzymes.
Wow that’s really high.
@@hurshrd654 I had them checked 8 days later. They went from those numbers to 28. 😕😉 I went to see a GI specialist just in case and she said the primary dr should have retested and that my levels were indeed because of the workout.
@@LordRawnsley wow. I have to go get mine retested but my alt is normal but ast is one point above normal.
@@hurshrd654 was told a few points out of range doesn’t mean anything.
My liver enzymes keep going up, but I eliminated alcohol and NSAIDs 3 years ago when they told me to.
I recently started taking Lipitor and my cholesterol and triglycerides are now normal, but liver enzymes are higher and liver is enlarged, according to a stomach CT (I had that done to look for a hiatal hernia, which I do have, as well as an umbilical hernia and mildly enlarged spleen).
I was recently diagnosed with diabetes so I’ve been eating a lot better and reduced carbs. Liver enzymes increased.
My lab work shows I have tons of inflammation so idk it that’s related, but nothing is being done about it since the rheumatologist my primary referred me to just sent me to the endocrinologist, saying she doesn’t think I have an autoimmune disease.
If you are eating beef please stop. Eliminate beef like ground beef (burgers) or judd as t beef in general and add coffee to your diet and see if they helps. If it does please come back and let others know. 🙏🏽
@@dchavarin1
I do eat beef, but not too much since I can’t really afford much meat. I can’t eat only chicken or I’ll get too bored. I eat minimal pork too. I drink coffee everyday.
Hey doc could you tell me if creatine supplement cause liver enzymes to go up ?
No it does not
I had a blood test following low libido and I had elevated liver enzymes both around the 80/100 mark
I train jui jitsu and the gym 3/5 times a week but I also notice weakness and I never get muscle pump, would this be a sign of insulin resistance, although my blood glucose are pretty much bang on? I keep trying to get into doctors but I constantly get fobbed odd considering going private tbh really fed up with feeling and looking withdrawn and not full!
Any help appreciated
Insulin resistance can play a role with all that yes bc usually when u have that you have lower testosterone. Check out my videos on detecting diabetes at an early stage.
@@swintegrative appreciate the response, I’ll
Have a look cheers
Hey I just got my blood work done and my ast is at 189 and my alt is at 62…. I’m not sure what is going on I don’t drink heavy never was a heavy drink and I stopped like 3 month before taking the blood test. So I’m not sure what is going on. I went to the hospital for bad acid reflux and got my blood done there and that was like a couple weeks before doing the blood test that told me I had a so call mildly elevated enzymes…
Well there are lots of things that can affect these numbers. Check out my video on exercise on liver enzymes and new on further testing for elevated liver enzymes (coming soon).
Did you get it figured out bro? I just got mine done yesterday and they were high as well. I'm tripping
If I'm eating a clean food now and cut all bad habits, how many months again to take a SGPT test to monitor
Each situation is unique but I would not expect it to take longer than 3 mo but probable less than that.
I don’t drink at all. I try to move, eat keto regularly ntermittent fast and recently had COVID.. two different tests 3 weeks apart show elevated alt and ast, alt more. Please advise how to reduce that
Check out other videos on this topic
My fiancé is a type 1 diabetic so avoiding carbs and sugars is difficult but I take super B complex should I have her take it as well?
Without knowing her specific details, that is hard to answer.
Hi Doctor,
My husband is obese and his alt is 91 and ast is 57 but ggt is normal. Is that something alarming. Could you also suggest something . He just started excercising
Sure see my video on diet and high liver enzymes
Hi
I’m a body builder and I was on Sarms cycle so it badly affected my liver
Generally I’m fine but my liver enzymes are 1000 which should be 50
Unfortunately in UK Doctors hardly prescribe any kind of medicine .
It first week after my first blood test and still high so would you please give me some treatment
Thanks
Inject test those sarms are super toxic
My AST / SGOT is very high,what can I take to lower it,,, I only drink once a month but so take vitamins every day
Well I do have a video on this topic (lower liver enzymes naturally), Check that one out. I am also doing a free live stream next Thursday on this topic if you still have questions. Submit your questions in the comments of this post (link below) or live during the stream. Join us if you can! czcams.com/users/postUgkxvC_29eriOmQ1kK5P275BPsO195-QqUe5
Is 2 glasses of raw milk or any milk a day, ok for liver enzyme? Thanks for all the info. Very helpful.
Nothing inherent in milk that is bad for liver.
Elevated enzymes from drug induced liver injury ALT 149 AST 83 very slowly trending downward. Can milk thistle help?
I think this would be a great use case for milk thistle since you know the cause of your elevated liver enzymes. It always good to let your doctor know what you are doing.👍
Why is the GGT (or GGTP) so inconsisent, mine swing from the low 20's to high 80's within a 30 day timeframe ? but my ALT and ALP and AST are within normal range, (ALP a little high mid 80's)
LDL Cholesterol under 150 and Triglycerides under 90, however I did have a mild case (my first case of Covid-19) (my my first infection between Dec 23rd to Jan 3rd until I tested negative
on the home test kits so I had it for apx 10 days) my bloodwork showing the GGT score of 87 was taken on 25 Jan, 2023, I'm wondering if maybe that's all it was, ie left over infection
traces of Covid 19 still able to rise my GGT score )
Ggt is very sensitive test. I wouldn’t say inconsistent bc it is accurate. If it’s high something is causing that.
@@swintegrative I'm going to get it tested again in the next few days, and that would make it like 35 days post Covd-19 infection, (maybe that's the main reason, otherwise, I'm kind at a loss as to why it spiked over twice what it was 28 Oct 2022 at only a score of 29.
I’m 23, I do exercise everyday (Move around atleast 4.5+ miles per day) eat extremely clean with an emphasis on eating protein, greens, and staying away from carbs a majority of the time with the exception of natural sources such as vegetables. I took a blood test and my ALT was 68 and my AST was 62. I don’t understand why they would be high if I live a very healthy lifestyle. The only thing I would think can cause that is taking Aderall although it’s prescribed ? Any thoughts? Also, I rarely drink.
check out my other videos on liver enzymes. I think those will be helpful. Most medications do list elevated liver enzymes as a possibility, I don't think Aderall commonly does this.
Strenuous exercise can elevate liver enzymes. Had you worked out the day of or day before getting labwork?
It’s the adderall and alcohol, trust me
@@krisalamilla768 what makes you say it’s the Aderall?
I need one question answered can omprezole contribute to raised enzymes in the liver ?
I have not seen this but i'm sure it can. I don't think it is common.
What do I do with high GGT enzymes from epilepsy meds? I took myself off two a week for 20 weeks. I had a huge grand mal seizure, fell off a 2m wall in my backyard, and broke my neck, nose, ribs.
I've been taking them for 45 yrs. There all toxic, but I can't live without them.
My fibrosis is 0-1
Should I be concerned?
My ALP & AST I think are 16
But the GGT is over 100, I can't remember off hand.
How do I get that GGT down?
Thanks
you should really discuss options w your doctor there may be other medication or non medication options.
I've been on 10 different ones. The side effects are worse than the epilepsy. So back I go on the original ones. There ALL TOXIC to the liver. I accepted my epilepsy at 16, but some Dr. phoned late with my blood test and said, I have liver fibrosis and its irreversible. That really tipped me over. But my epilepsy is worse than my liver. I've lost 30kg, got walking, cut all sugar, seed oil , alcohol out. I. Not a big drinker, and I'm a home cook. Those tablets are full of confectionery sugar.
My Dr. doesn't care. I'm quickly in and out
NEXT. He just brushes off my liver. He won't give me a ultra sound to check it, no referral to a nutritionist, I'm grateful I'm alive. It's those tablets my liver is trying to cope with.
Thankyou so much.
February 2022 , i tested my blood and my ALT was just 30 .........and I check it again today AST :46 ALT: 137 , I am very shocked ......why it change so much within 5 months? I am HBV and HCV negative, I didn't take any medicines ,except Melatonin every night ,
Mine alt went up 55 points in 5 months I haven't changed anything lifestyle wise did you come up with why yours was so high?
I have an interest in more information
Sure like what?
Which type of tests would you recommend when trying to diagnose the elevated enzymes?
New video on this coming soon.
can you help me my med test result
AST (SGOT) 34
ALT(SGPT) 35
GGT 88
i have high GGT is it bad,im 30
Well I can say that’s not good but can’t give you specific advice.
Doc so lowering triglycerides also can also lower your ALT and Gamma-T???Because i went to a clinic last week because my BP sky rocket to 160/120.. Labs showed that may triglycerides is 190+ my ALT is 101+ and my Gamma-T is almost double from normal range.. The doctor only advised me to do diet, exercise and take 1 capsule of fishoil daily..
If they are high yes it can
@@swintegrative Thank you Doc.. Now i will continue any measures than can lower my triglycerides.. Thank you! and keep uploading helpful videos.
Would simply taking a Glutathione Supplement work?
If so, what form & how much for how long?
Thank you!
it could help but you need to know the cause. Hopefully your issues have resolved around this but I am doing a free live stream next Thursday on this topic if you still have questions. submit your questions in the comments of this post (link below) or live during the stream. Join us if you can! czcams.com/users/postUgkxvC_29eriOmQ1kK5P275BPsO195-QqUe5
My iron saturation is at 100% My ribc or whatever it's called was low but My iron levels were normal and my ferritin was normal what would that be cause doctor was clueless on that sayin would have to do another teat
Retest for sure but if still like that you will see a hematologist for genetic testing.
What about NAC?
Yep this also helps with glutathione.
Hi doc, I took some PEP drugs which spiked my liver enzymes, did some scan and my liver looks good but my ALT is 72 and my AST IS 54 currently as they reduced from ALT 101 and AST 94. Bilirubin is normal and every other parameters are normal now. Although I am some medication and I hope it won’t spike it up, the doctor placed me on livoline forte to help reduce it and I am always doing intermittent fasting. Please what do you think from all I have said, can my enzymes return to normal and stay norma.
Yes they can. Many times diet plays a big role. New video on this one soon. Also check out video on exercise and liver enzymes.
Hi Dr does taking too much peanut butter cause liver enzymes?
Can eating chia seeds flaxseeds and hemp seeds cause ALP and liver enzymes if on medication?
no not that I know of...maybe peanuts but would have to be a lot of them
Ok thanks Dr for your reply!
Hi
My Alt is 900
Ast 600
My doctor gave me a drug and caus this to me
I stoppex the drugs three months ago
But the enzymes still high
What shuold i do?
A lot of doctors did not help me
How long the drug take to go out of my body .
Please help
I’m sorry no one replied to you. I pray all goes well with you
Just had blood work done dec 20/2022 results were ast 94 and alt 64. What would you suggest to get these lowered. And should I get retested in a few weeks rather then 6 months ? Thanks
Liver enzymes can change very quickly.. a few weeks
My ALT is 226 and AST 190... I am scared, Is my liver failing? I do have gallstones and fatty liver.. but my doctor said rise in the enzymes could have been a result of me passing a gallstones since they range from 4mm to 16mm.
I am tired of trying to get them down, feels it's a stubborn condition. Can you help me suggesting any supplements
Look at my videos on diet and liver enzymes
my alt is 1098 and ast is 303... 😢 and im so scared right now 😢
@@swintegrative Thank you
@@cattmeoww6134 stop eating beef, drink coffee and tea. If it helps please let people know
@@dchavarin1 do you mean drinking coffee and tea will help ?
LDH result 224.00 UL
125.00 -220.00
My ALT went from 43 to 67, from 2021 to 2022. I am freaking out, should I be? Also my ALT is 79.
Those numbers are high but liver numbers can change a lot from one test to the next.
Same it is from 93 to 115 and i am really freaking out
Dr my son had a phone call
today to say his Liver enzymes
Was raised he is 32 he doesn't
Drink alcohol he has bilirubin
Gilbert syndrome I'm so worried
Any advice would be appreciated
We Live in the UK
I don't know if the numbers are
Different in the US .
I just did a live video that went into a lot of details on this you might want to check that out
Do you think a giant cavernous liver hemangioma could affect ALT?
liver hemangiomas do not typically affect liver enzymes
MY enzymes where high my ALT was 96 and AST46 MY CREATININE level was 1.28 doctors have done test on my liver and can find anything he says my kidneys are fine too i used to workout almost every day with weights could this be why my primary care seems to know nothing about exercise he always looks at me like im crazy
really depends on your level of conditioning. new video on the effect of exercise on liver enzymes is coming out soon.
@@swintegrative did a recent blood test and my liver enzymes showed ALT of 50 and AST of 31 i was using NAC to bring them down but then i ran into a new problem i had ck levels that were a little high and my creatinine was 1.38 and i was feeling bad when i try to exercise the doctor said this was Muscular the dr thought i might have had rhabdo because i heard that when you are sucessful in cleanse your liver the toxins will have to go threw your kidneys my question in could that have cause this?
@@theuntouchabletee4470 rhabdo can cause increased liver enzymes because the same enzymes are in your muscles.
@@swintegrative they told me dont lift weight or run and if i walk dr said i can do stretches and thats about it for now...but i think this has been building up for years i used to train really hard in the gym 7days a week because i love it bad idea tho they did tell me everything is fine tho but the way i feel i may never lift another weight smh
Hi doc! I read muscle injury can elevate liver enzymes. In my case my got is 300 gpt is 670 gamma gt is 70. I lost about 25 pounds from stopping anabolic steroids. I am wondering if my weight loss from mostly muscle could make my enzymes higher on top of the liver toxicity from abusing aas? I have no symptoms and my other bloodwork panels are good. But this enzyme levels looks horrific to me.
Bloodwork was done after 40 days of stopping steroids, and already lost 25 lbs at that point.
Those are super high numbers. Most people with high numbers will not have symptoms or physical sensations so that is nto re-assuring... talk to your doctor.
Mine went up to 128 after completing chemotherapy. I don’t drink. I quit smoking 2 years ago. Breast cancer so I’m guessing chemo may have caused it
Chemo can definitely cause high liver enzymes
@@swintegrative I figured. Thank you. I scheduled an appointment with my doctor 🫶🏽
My alt level is 208 and ast is 88. When I found out I immediately stopped drinking.. can this be cured and is it fatal? I’m concerned
Depends how long it’s been going one and how much damage something your doctor can better assess
@@swintegrative but from your experience is these levels something that can be reversed or are these levels considered fatal?
I have a question. I do clinical studies and when I'm not in studies, I drink a lot of detox tea and green tea. Lately, my ALT and AST number elevated so I have to go back to do another lab at the study in order to get cleared from the stud. Do you think drinking too much tea would cause elevated AST/ALT levels? Thank you so much!
It shouldn’t but teas can have contamination heavy metals etc depending on the source.
Green tea EXTRACT can cause high liver enzymes. Correct me if I am wrong, SIM.
Herbal teas cause higher liver enzymes
I’ve been Carnivore for almost a year now. Two weeks ago had yearly check up and bloodwork. My liver enzymes very high and now Dr wants more bloodwork and an ultrasound WTH?!? I’m not sure why I’m inflamed, but ultrasound will be checking for liver issues. I’m not a drinker or smoker. Not happy about this.
Yes, it can be surprising to find out that we have something going on on our bodies when we don’t have symptoms, but it’s better to investigate and find answers
3:19 - pacifically?
Hi, is it possible to lower these enzyme numbers due to fatty liver without having to lose weight?
Yes definitely but usually when u do the dietary things that lower the numbers, you end up loosing weight.
Can protein shakes or too many protein shakes daily cause elevated liver enzymes?
If it is only protein, no... not at all.
Whey protein shakes are bad for your liver.
@@bayotter4050 I just want to learn why they are bad for your liver compared to consuming protein from food
@@5point0h67 protein is not "bad" for your liver
I recently had blood work done my AST is 137 and ALT is 50. Both a little high. I had Epstein Barr 2 months ago and I did drink a little alcohol while I was recovering. Do you think this could have contributed to my levels?
yes to both
i have high ALT, high ALP and high GGT and high AST i got an ultrasound on my liver and kidneys and everything is normal there, what is the next step for me to do, should i be worried?
Any word? My ultrasound and CT scan came out clear but my ALT has gone up .
I had a biopsy done which was supposed confirm AIH, but the report said that the result cannot confirm or exclude AIH, the doctor prescribed prednizone which did drop my alt level, but now it came to the same level.@@davidg241
AIH can be very serious with very high levels. hopefully your issues have resolved around this but I am doing a free live stream next Thursday. Not sure we will cover AIH but you can submit your questions in the comments of this post (link below) or live during the stream. Join us if you can! czcams.com/users/postUgkxvC_29eriOmQ1kK5P275BPsO195-QqUe5
How much milk thistle would you recommend daily to take?
It really depends 300mg is the starting dose.
@@swintegrative why do so many ppl say milk thistle is bs
@@jdssurf IDK there are lots of studies on it that say otherwise but I guess it depends what u are using it for. It is very effective for liver though.
@@swintegrative yeah I always believed it to be good for liver, then I watch some doctors videos saying it’s bs, then I’m thinking well dammit lol.
Well I got two big bottles so I’ll keep taking it lol
my alt is 155 and ast 87 do u think eating a lot of fast foods or smoking is the cause and what s ur advice for me u think if i lose weight and i work out i will have lower ast and alt ?
Check out my video on food and elevated liver enzymes.
Stop eating beef burgers, try eating chicken instead and drink coffee too
thank u i already began a diet and after 40 days my alt is 80 and ast 57
@@naji6690 what have you stopped eating?
@@dchavarin1 well it's not really a diet it's just my doctor told me to stop drinking soda and drink water more often and eat less sugar i used to drink 2L of sprite everyday that was my main problem
Do parasites increase levels?
Not universally but in some cases yes
My alt is 20 and ast 38. Mt doctor wants me to repeat in 2 weeks. It’s only one point above normal range. Would you be concerned if you saw those numbers. My numbers seem good compared to some in comments.
I guess I could cut out the candy.😂
Haha. Yes the candy cold do this but numbers can fluctuate a lot from one test to the next too.
@@swintegrative Whst would you suggest next two weeks. No sweets and lots of water?
@@hurshrd654 idk or maybe repeat no changes
What about chicken and turkey?
I don’t think chicken and turkey have any positive or negative affect on liver enzymes
I take b12
Is there any evidence that laser tattoo removal can increase ALT & AST?
Not that I have seen
I am getting an ultrasound because my liver enzymes are extremely high
That’s a good idea BTW you might want to joint the live webinar coming up see community board
Another common cause of higher enzyme is vit b12 deficiency
Theoretically and in more extreme cases yes. I’m not sure how common it is though. Thanks for sharing.
Im taking 1000 mg of milk thistle is it okay doc?
As far as I know there is no toxicity associated with milk thistle so it should be fine.
I was feeling good about this video until he said "ecspecially"