What does it mean if your liver enzymes are elevated?

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What does it mean if your liver enzymes are elevated?I took a blood test at the doctors bc I have been feeling sick for a few months and they said my liver enzymes were highly elevated and I needed to have abdominal ultrasound as soon as possible. I'm really scared. Can someone please tell me what this means? Am I gonna die from this?

Jenna L
I am familiar with this. It can mean that you have what is called a "fatty liver" thats what my sisters results came back as, mine were elevated due to taking too much acetaminophen. So I say relax and wait for the results. You may have to change your diet and take a look at any meds that you are taking to see if thats why they are elevated. G/L!!

formerly_bob
The liver clears toxic things from the body by sacrificing some of its cells. This is a normal process and the liver quickly regenerates. When liver cells are being sacrificed, the enzymes increase. A high enzyme finding doesn't mean much of anything by itself - that's why additional info is needed. Liver enzymes commonly become elevated by prescription medicines, taking over the counter pain medications, repeated exposures to chemical vapors, and from viral infections. Its possible you had an ordinary cold or flu that is still affecting the liver or maybe you had mononucleosis a few months ago and the liver has not recovered.

The ultrasound will show if the liver is enlarged. If the liver is enlarged, then the docs need to figure out why, maybe by performing additional blood tests or getting a sample of liver tissue to examine. If the liver is not enlarged, they will probably just test you again in 2 -3 weeks to see if things clear up.

At this point there's not much to worry about, especially since you have been feeling sick. That's a pretty good indication that the cause of the problem is probably from having some type of infection. Ask your doc lots of questions after you get your ultrasound.

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