Liver function tests are often ignored by doctors!
Many patients with treatable or communicable liver diseases are not receiving treatment because abnormal liver function tests are not being properly investigated. It is important to know that even slightly elevated liver enzymes can indicate serious liver diseases. A UK study found that 11% of patients with elevated liver enzymes over 6 months were found to have serious liver diseases, which were not picked up!
If your liver enzymes are found to be elevated on a blood test for liver function then this test should be repeated by 6 weeks.
Common causes of elevated liver enzymes include –- Fatty liver
- Excess alcohol causing alcoholic liver disease
- Early cirrhosis
- Viral hepatitis
- Hemachromatosis (hereditary iron overload)
- Drug side effects on the liver – the most common drug culprits are statins (cholesterol lowering drugs), analgesics, Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), antibiotics, anti-epileptics, and immune-suppressant drugs. NSAIDs are available over the counter and will soon require a warning that they can be liver toxic and prolonged use is not advised. Also it is good to remember that acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) can be very liver toxic.
If liver disease is picked up early, and before end stage cirrhosis sets in, it is usually possible to reverse it and restore a healthy liver.
Of all the organs in the body, the liver is most able to regenerate itself
Reference BMJ 2001; 322:276-78 The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.Know someone who might benefit from this article? Share it!
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I imagine this is to check on your progress and see if your health has improved.
Kind regards,
Jessah Shaw
Nutritionist
Type Two Diabetes is a very reversible health condition and it may have contributed to your husband's stroke.
The rise in liver enzymes is likely to be due to fatty deposits in his liver.
Along with the dietary guidelines in Dr Cabot's Diabetes book your husband may also benefit from Berberine (rather than Metformin), and Glicemic Balance to make blood sugar regulation far easier.
To hasten liver healing Dr Cabot prescribes Livatone Plus and NAC.
Kind regards
Victoria
Naturopath for Dr Sandra Cabot MD
Fatty Liver is the most likely explanation, so I recommend you follow the diet in our book: 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It'.
I also recommend you take Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily to lower the enzymes, and take it with NAC 2 caps twice daily to produce faster results.
Then get the tests repeated in 6 months time.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Sales & Nutrition Consultant
No the medication for high blood pressure is not associated with elevated liver enzymes.
The most likely explanation is fatty liver. This occurs in people with insulin resistance (syndrome X) and that is a common cause of high blood pressure too. I have attached a link to some info on Syndrome X:https://www.liverdoctor.com/syndrome-x/
Kind Regards,
Jessah
It may indicate a fatty liver, ask your practitioner for an abdominal ultrasound to determine if this is the case.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
The red blotches are a sign of inflammation.
I recommend you take 4 Livatone Plus capsules daily, plus 1 Selenomune capsule and 2 capsules twice daily of n-acetyl cysteine (NAC).
Making your own raw vegetable juices should help your liver and kidney function.
Best wishes
Sandra Cabot MD
I tatally agree with this post. My father died of liver failure. My results came back elevated and my doctor somewhat dismissed them. In a totally unrelated test for BMI, the woman was shocked at how high my BMI was and said I may have an issue- fatty liver. When I lost the weight (incidentally using a lot of dr. Cabot's tips) my results returned to normal.
But I am wondering what the signifiganc e is of elevated Bilirubin as it is never covered as a liver function indicator.
Sometimes elevated bilirubin can be caused by a gallbladder problem, so please make sure that is ruled out.