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What Does Decreased ALT And AST Levels Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2014
Question: My AST dropped from 208 to 134 and ALT from 198 to 158 along with GGT from 90 to 70 and Bilirubin down to .44 in 6 months.
Is that a good drop?
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Good drop but get evaluated and treated for HEP C!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so happy to hear about this drop in your numbers. This signals an improvement and probably thanks to the decreased alcohol consumption. However, the values are still out of the normal range and signal a continued problem. This seems likely explained by the hepatitis C infection.

I will suggest that you get evaluated for possible treatment for this HepC infection by a hepatologist. It would be a great idea. Chronic hepatitis C leads to long term liver damage, cirrhosis, failure and cancers. Treatment in the past used to be a nightmare but not any longer. There are potent medications with minimal side effects that have a great success rate in as little as 12weeks. I guess you should take advantage of this.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information an clarifications if need be.
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What Does Decreased ALT And AST Levels Indicate?

Brief Answer: Good drop but get evaluated and treated for HEP C! Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so happy to hear about this drop in your numbers. This signals an improvement and probably thanks to the decreased alcohol consumption. However, the values are still out of the normal range and signal a continued problem. This seems likely explained by the hepatitis C infection. I will suggest that you get evaluated for possible treatment for this HepC infection by a hepatologist. It would be a great idea. Chronic hepatitis C leads to long term liver damage, cirrhosis, failure and cancers. Treatment in the past used to be a nightmare but not any longer. There are potent medications with minimal side effects that have a great success rate in as little as 12weeks. I guess you should take advantage of this. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information an clarifications if need be.