High liver levels ??

[Henryhill470]

Just curious what are all the reasons why someone would have a high liver level ?

[bass]

stress, pain killers/meds, alcohol... get milk thistle and take as directed.

[Henryhill470]

I mentioned it to a guy at work and he said in 2006 he said he got a check up and blood work came back with a high liver level. Doctor told him to stay away from anything with gluten. Just curious if that's what in about to hear ?

[GirlyGymRat]

i would be switching doctors. A doctor can run blood profiles to check for celiac disease, but high liver enzymes are caused by several, including gluten...i found this list more extensive then i had thought until i googled it!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ele...SECTION=causes

Causes
By Mayo Clinic staff
Many diseases and conditions can contribute to elevated liver enzymes. Your doctor determines the specific cause of your elevated liver enzymes by reviewing your medications, your signs and symptoms and, in some cases, other tests and procedures.

More common causes of elevated liver enzymes include:

Certain prescription medications, including statin drugs used to control cholesterol
Drinking alcohol
Heart failure
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Obesity
Over-the-counter pain medications, including acetaminophen (Tylenol, others)

Other causes of elevated liver enzymes may include:

Alcoholic hepatitis (liver inflammation caused by drinking alcohol)
Autoimmune hepatitis (liver inflammation caused by an autoimmune disorder)
Celiac disease (small intestine damage caused by gluten)
Cirrhosis (liver scarring)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
Dermatomyositis (inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness and skin rash)
Epstein-Barr virus
Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
Heart attack
Hemochromatosis (too much iron stored in your body)
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
Liver cancer
Mononucleosis
Muscular dystrophy (inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness)
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Polymyositis (inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness)
Toxic hepatitis (liver inflammation caused by drugs or toxins)
Wilson's disease (too much copper stored in your body)

[Henryhill470]

i would be switching doctors. A doctor can run blood profiles to check for celiac disease, but high liver enzymes are caused by several, including gluten...i found this list more extensive then i had thought until i googled it!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ele...SECTION=causes

Causes
By Mayo Clinic staff
Many diseases and conditions can contribute to elevated liver enzymes. Your doctor determines the specific cause of your elevated liver enzymes by reviewing your medications, your signs and symptoms and, in some cases, other tests and procedures.

More common causes of elevated liver enzymes include:

Certain prescription medications, including statin drugs used to control cholesterol
Drinking alcohol
Heart failure
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Obesity
Over-the-counter pain medications, including acetaminophen (Tylenol, others)

Other causes of elevated liver enzymes may include:

Alcoholic hepatitis (liver inflammation caused by drinking alcohol)
Autoimmune hepatitis (liver inflammation caused by an autoimmune disorder)
Celiac disease (small intestine damage caused by gluten)
Cirrhosis (liver scarring)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
Dermatomyositis (inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness and skin rash)
Epstein-Barr virus
Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
Heart attack
Hemochromatosis (too much iron stored in your body)
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
Liver cancer
Mononucleosis
Muscular dystrophy (inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness)
Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation)
Polymyositis (inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness)
Toxic hepatitis (liver inflammation caused by drugs or toxins)
Wilson's disease (too much copper stored in your body)

Wow, thanks for the info. I hope all goes well tomorrow

[Henryhill470]

Leaving office now, things are going good. He ran blood work to check totally body estrogen level and rechecked my liver levels. He also wrote me a script for arimidex. He said he did not think insurance would cover it. Does anyone know if they normally do ? If they don't how much it cost ?

[bass]

some insurances don't cover it since its specific for breast cancer, basically its a drug made for women.

[Far from massive]

One thing the medical community will not want to tell you is that the garbage they push these days to treat symptoms of diseases (as opposed to preventing or curing them) are by far the leading cause of liver damage in non alcoholic/drug addicted patients.

If you look at the new medications it seems that at least 90% are hepatotoxic, these should not be taken unless all other avenues have been explored. I really think the medical communities drug company driven culture is the biggest danger to the long term health of people today.

[bass]

yes pretty much all medications are a bandaid not a cure.