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Liver Enzyme Question

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my liver ALT was slightly elevated for about 6 months and its been 6 months since i retested. Since then i have discovered that I have bacterial overgrowth and low stomach acid. can either of these elevate that specific enzyme? i had all the hep viruses, CMV, Lime, & gallbladder stones ruled out

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my liver ALT was slightly elevated for about 6 months and its been 6 months since i retested. Since then i have discovered that I have bacterial overgrowth and low stomach acid. can either of these elevate that specific enzyme? i had all the hep viruses, CMV, Lime, & gallbladder stones ruled out

I've never heard of bacterial overgrowth or low stomach acid causing elevated ALT, but I am not a hepatologist. I have had elevated ALT&AST also. Celiac disease itself can cause "transaminitis", which can be controlled with a gluten-free diet. Celiac disease can also lead to other autoimmune diseases, some of which affect the liver. Of course, there are many causes of elevated ALT and only a gastroenterologist/hepatologist can diagnose the cause. I just thought I'd share some of what I know about Celiac disease and the liver.

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my liver ALT was slightly elevated for about 6 months and its been 6 months since i retested. Since then i have discovered that I have bacterial overgrowth and low stomach acid. can either of these elevate that specific enzyme? i had all the hep viruses, CMV, Lime, & gallbladder stones ruled out

Several of the drugs I took to treat pathogenic bacteria (like C-diff) and parasites (like Dientamoeba Fragilis) listed liver damage (problems?) as potential side effects. Fortunately my liver function tests have all been normal during the last 4 years while I was treating those 8 different 'gut bugs'.

However my white blood cells were depleted (I'm too low now) after treating my last parasite with 3 different drugs (the first 2 didn't work). I read that parasites and treatment for parasites can lower white blood cells. That makes me even more vulnerable to future infections. Fortunately I must have taken enough probiotics, because my most recent infection was upper respiratory, rather than intestinal as far as I can tell from my symptoms.

Maybe you need to research potential side effects from any drug or botanical treatments you experienced for each of your previous 'gut bugs'.

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CaraLouise
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My liver enzymes get elevated when I have gluten, that was one of the signs that helped the doctors test for Celiac Disease. As long as I don't ingest gluten I am okay though. Good luck!

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Mari
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A quick search for 'liver alt' brought up many websites which could answer your question.

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