i need your advice urgently one week before my blood test done, test showing ALT 55.4 (testing level 9-50), and ultra sound report showing: fatty Infiltration of LIver. & BP 151/99. Is this going big problem for me. i m very worry and not sleep well after i see my test report results. Is this reversible? Are these symptoms of cirrhosis, HEP A, B or C. Whats should i do now. please advice
if ct scan excludes cirrhosis, then can we say that maximum my liver is at f3? if so, is f3 reversible?
I had non-alcholic fatty liver 3.5 years ago.
At that time my ast and alt were around 200.
Then, I lost weight and then it is last 2 years my liver enzymes are normal.
My ct scan 6 months ago was normal. However, I have bloating, gas, ringing ears and rumbling bowels. Can these be symptoms of advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis?
Have you had your bilirubin tested?
Jaundice, also referred to as icterus, is the yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of the bile pigment, bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids and also may turn the urine dark. Yellowing of only the skin also can be caused by eating too many carrots or drinking too much carrot juice.
Is this jaundice? My eyes are normal color. No.
Can you have jaundice only at feet? No.
Talk with your doctor to learn what stage of fatty liver disease you have so you are not worrying about complications of cirrhosis if you don't have cirrhosis. Some people with liver disease have little damage to their livers others of advanced serious liver disease. Stage 0, 1, 2, 3 ,4 (Cirrhosis)..
Only people with advanced liver disease (cirrhosis) whose livers are failing are no longer able to properly process bilirubin develop jaundice (yellowing of the tissues) as a complication of advanced cirrhosis. These people should be under the care of a liver transplant center so they can manage their liver disease and be listed for a liver transplant..
Bilirubin is the substance that can build up in the blood and cause the skin and sclera (whites of the eye) and deeper tissues like the mucus membrane of the mouth to turn a yellowish brown. It is the substance that makes our feces brown during the digestive process. So people with jaundice can have pale or white colored stools when the bilirubin is not processed correctly.
Of course there are other medical conditions that can also cause high bilirubin levels. For example gallstone blockage.
If you are concerned see your doctor.
Hector