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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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What Causes Elevated Liver Enzyme Levels?

I am really concerned about my liver enzymes. In May my test for ast was 23 and alt was 41. Now in July they are ast 176 and ast are 238. In may I was not on medications. Now they have me on some medications and they have altered some of them. I started with on blood pressure medicine and ibs medicine. After a long search we came to the conclusion I have mild chron s. Could i have a liver issue or is it the medications?
Wed, 3 Jun 2015
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Hello,
I read your question very carefully and i can understand your concern very well.

I would like to ask which medications you are taking for BP and IBS, so that i can enlighten you fully. I would also like to know your age, weight and height.

Your AST and ALT are very high and chances of these due to medicines are very unlikely as per my opinion. It can be due to fatty liver or some other liver pathology.

Crohn's disease will not lead to high liver enzymes, so I would suggest you to go for ultrasound of abdomen to find out the exact pathology and treat accordingly after consulting with your physician or come back to me, so i can guide you further.

Hope this answers your question and let me know any of your further relevant queries.
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What Causes Elevated Liver Enzyme Levels?

Hello, I read your question very carefully and i can understand your concern very well. I would like to ask which medications you are taking for BP and IBS, so that i can enlighten you fully. I would also like to know your age, weight and height. Your AST and ALT are very high and chances of these due to medicines are very unlikely as per my opinion. It can be due to fatty liver or some other liver pathology. Crohn s disease will not lead to high liver enzymes, so I would suggest you to go for ultrasound of abdomen to find out the exact pathology and treat accordingly after consulting with your physician or come back to me, so i can guide you further. Hope this answers your question and let me know any of your further relevant queries.