I submitted myself for a routine medical exam last Wednesday. Blood tests, x-rays, physical, eye and dental exams were done. I knew I was completely healthy, except that I was worried about my x-rays – that they might see something there because I have been having on and off cough and colds, due to weather changes. I also did not get my annual dose of flu vaccine last year.
I got the results today (after two days), and surprisingly, they found something else, instead of abnormal x-ray findings. They found that my serum SGPT is elevated. How much, that I have to clear tomorrow to the doctor. I was informed on the phone that I have to see the doctor so she can prescribe something for this problem.
As a medical professional, I know I should not get worried about it because I know it is something that can be treated. But to be honest, I got really worried. First, something is wrong with my body. Second, I might be rejected from the job I am applying.
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT also known as Alanine Aminotransferase or ALT) is an enzyme that is normally found in the liver, but not exclusively. It is released into the blood during liver damage, so it is more or less a very good indicator of liver status.
The first thing that comes into my mind when SGPT is elevated is Hepatitis, especially viral. But then my blood tests included hepatitis screening, and I scored negative there. So I erase hepatitis from the list of possible culprits.
One cause of liver damage is alcoholism. But then I really don’t drink a lot. The last time I had alcohol was about middle of last month when my barkada fetched me from the airport, after my trip in Bacolod and Iloilo. We headed straight to a bar in Bulacan with some other friends before I went home. And I only had about three to four bottles of Lights. So I don’t think that I am that alcoholic for my SGPT to go up.
There are two possible causes of elevated SGPT which I believe could be related in my case. One is obesity, which can cause a fatty liver. The other one is chronic medication use.
I don’t think that I am that obese to make my SGPT shoot up, but I think I have been eating a lot of fatty foods lately which could have caused my liver to become fatty. A 24-hour recall of my dietary intake would really suggest a very poor dietary intake. Last night, I had fried chicken for dinner. I had longganisa with fried rice for breakfast this morning. And I had pork barbeque with java rice for lunch a while ago. It is just now I am realizing that I have been eating the wrong stuff!
Add to that, I have stopped going to the gym since late last year. A combination of lack of exercise and poor food choices could lead to a fatty liver.
Another factor that could have caused my elevated SGPT is my chronic medication use for the last few months due to on and off cough and colds. I initially treated myself with a self medication of antibiotics. When that did not work, I went to The Medical City for consultation. I was then subjected for two rounds of antibiotics, plus other cough medications. I have stopped taking those medications though, as I am only having my usual multivitamins and a supplemental dose of vitamin C.
Well, I can only wonder what really caused my present problem, till I see the doctor tomorrow. But starting this very moment, I think I should look after my health in a different perspective.
Maybe you should, too.
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FOOTNOTE:
17 May 08 – I got to speak to the doctor. She also suspects fatty liver. She suggested for me to take Essentiale three times a day, and a low fat diet. I will repeat the blood test in a week. Good luck to me!
A Dose A Day 
Sir Nelson,
Please help, My HBsAg result is reactive and I have a 59 U/L SGPT, SGOT Normal, what does this mean?
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My HBsAg result is reactive and I have a 59 U/L SGPT, SGOT Normal, what does this mean? Please help.
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Hi Folks!
I just want to share my experience with an elevated SGPT levels, 2 weeks ago I got a full blood chemistry sponsored by my sister. My SGPT result is 120 and my sgot is 44…I got worried so I decided to consult a physician the next day…so my doctor advised me to eat on a low fat diet and get some exercise plus a medication for 1 month by taking Hepamin OD (Silymarin) herbal supplement (btw i was diagnosed 2014 with fatty liver but no medication was introduced to me at that time)…so now, Im so happy that my diet and exercise (im still trying to improve this on my lifestyle despite of busy sched) got paid off because my sgpt lowers to 91, well its still not a normal result though Im happy that my liver condition is improving…
Also..i want to share some healthy tips which I searched also…try lemon water first in the morning…eat cruciferous veggies such as lettuve, spinach, mustard, cabbage, parsley,the very expensive brocolli, etc…go green guys and dont forget fruits…and limit your red meat diet…well i also tried apple cider with water few days ago, they say its a natural remedy to improve fatty liver…
Lastly, thanks to my sister for the free full blood chemistry, perks of having a Medtech sister…
Dont lose hope guys….
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Hi, actually I had my blood chemistry recently. Surprisingly, my SGPT is 119 and the normal is 0-32 based on the lab result. My doctor advised me to have a liver ultrasound right away to check whether is it fatty or other underlying conditions that caused my elevated SGPT. Fortunately, i have normal result in that test. Afterwards the doctor told me everything is okay and I haven’t prescribed any medicine or supplement rather contolling on the food intake and exercise regularly, but still I’m a bit worried because of the value is like 3x to the normal. Should I have another second opinion.
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I had jaundice in nov 2015. My sgpt goes upto 4400.n i was hospitalized for 9 days.but now i m feeling well…but one question is that after that report now my sgpt goes ups n downs like 114 246 79 53 n then now 134 today…my bilirubin is in normal range…0.9 mg total…what is the resaon….
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I had jaundice in nov 2015. My sgpt goes upto 4400.n i was hospitalized for 9 days.but now i m feeling well…but one question is that after that report now my sgpt goes ups n downs like 114 246 79 53 n then now 134 today…my bilirubin is in normal range…0.9 mg total…what is the resaon………
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I had a blood test last week and the result my sgpt is 99 it is dangerous and can this lead to hepatitis what dhould i do?
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my gpt alat 66ui/l and got asat 27ui/l pls help me i did this blood test before iget out from the drug
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My sgpt is 92.50 and my sgot is 71.10.my doctor Advice me to take ursomax 300 but it is to much expensive im only taking liveraide and im eating vegetables and fruits.the liveraide can lower my sgpt and sgot?i need to pass my laboratory in just two weeks for my visa.i need your advice.thank you
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Hello po sir/doc ako po c cecille 44 yrs old mataas po sgpt ko 109.4 normal po dw is 34
Sgot ko nmn po ay 60.8 at normal ay 31
Yung po iba result ay normal po naman..nagpa blood test po ako noong april 9 2016 sa pilipinas po binigyan po ako ng forte once a day 10 capsule po nainom ko …pagdating ko po dito s taiwan nagpacheck uli ako after 10 days pagkaubos ng gamot kasi po yung resita po satin s pinas wala po dito
test result po uli 2016 april sgpt yung dating 109. 4 naging 87 at yung sgot nnna dating 60.8 ay naging 57 bumaba nmn po siya biniyan po ako uli ng doctor dito ng poulican
capsule 2xa day for 3 months
di na nmn po ako inom ng alak at
sigarilyo saan ko po ito nakuha ang pagtaas ng sgpt at sgot saan po pagkain po b ng sobra mamantika ano po b mga dapat iwasan n pagkain at dapat kainin .thank you god bless wait ko po ang reply nyo..salamat po uli
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my sgot is 62 and sgpt is 109
mpv 12.16
eosinophils 9.70
alkline phospahte is 146
uric acid is 9.2
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you increased sgpt could be caused by mutivitamin use, my brother has been using usana muti for a year and resulted to high sgpt. he stopped it and results came back normal
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Hi every one…. i have sgpt (Alt) 66…. can i use multivitamins tablets like ABC
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Hi every one…. i have sgpt (Alt) 66…. can i use multivitamins tablets like ABC
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my sgpt 110 u/l,sgot 57 u/l, alkaline pho 69 u/l,,bilirubin total 0.7mg/dl,,albumin 4.9 gm/dl,,,ggy 30 u/l,,,,suggest me for same
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mataas po yong sgpt ko 283 dapat mag diet ano po dapat enumen for 10 days po kc for vaccine napo ako sana
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hi . ask ko lng if is okay po ung medicine n sylimarine legalon po para mapababa ang Sgpt ko po . within 1 week ? and any suggestion pa pra maachieve ung 40 Sgpt? plss answer me thanks ..
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hi Doc my liver test results are high what herbal medicine ang peede inumin para mapababa at anu ang pede kainin lang sa meal at d dpat kainin kasi delikdo ako sa work ko baka mapauwi ako pag di bumaba ang liver test ko. medjo mataba ako at alam ko may fatty liver ako pero d sko nakain ng mga meat vegetarian ako at isda lang minsan manok anu po mapapayo nio pls help. sabi nila silantro ba un o parsley ilaga daw a inumin anu po sa tingin nio.
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Hlow sir , ihave a probleme about my sgpt sir its been 3 months from now i carry this probleme my first sgpt lvl is 219 and then after i drink supplements for a weak of essentiale forte and a leveraid for a 1 weak also my sgpt lvl down to 97 i feel happy bcz theres a good development then when i decide to continue take the essential for 1 weak the i get a second opinion the result is getting higher becomes 108 ifeel bad about my situition then i transfer to leveraid for a weak then the result is 112 then i try to discontinue the supplements for two weaks the the resullt is 117 and again two weaks 114 den i decide to go a secondopinion and make and ultrasound then the result is fatty lever NAFLD then the doktor give me a godex d.s for 1 month i chose to go second opinion sir because my medecal center dont want to give supplements only diet and avoid fats but during that i reduce 5 kls thats why then after a month o decide to have blood test sgpt reduce only 4 becomes 110 sir can u give me some advise how can i cure this one my doktor advise me to take another supplements back to essentiale is this effective im not reactive in any hepa only my sgpt is the prob.
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Helo po ano po dapat kong gawin kc
Mataas po sgot ko 118-10 and my sgpt is 92-90 …nalaman ko po yan nung nagpamedica po aq for abroad. Binigay po sa akin na gamot is MITOCORE CAPSULE.
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HI Mr.Nelson
First i will thank to you for your good experience sharing with people .I want to share my SGPT value which is in range of 96 iu/l . The diagnostic center for forign fitness report give time of one week to reduce your SGPT to normal range , I have started salaad cucumber ,tomatoes , raw onion , water millon ,lemon and green tea plus some medicine including silymarin , multivitamin and minerals supplements .So is it possible to work with in one week to make SGPT form 96 to 45 ?
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hi sir i have a concern my sgpt is 74 my shot is 20 one day before my medical im taking medicine one tablet per day for my allergy, but i didnot tell my doctor at that time. then she tell me to take silymarin 300mg 3x a day, i started to take and make some diet after 5days i do a bloodtest may sgpt elevate to 120. i think my sgpt is normal its elevate only because of the medicine right? and why my sgpt elevate when i take the silymarin? thanks for the answer.
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Hello sir. Please advice me. Nagpa check po ako last sept. 12,2017 lipid panel then the result was high cholesrterol and my SGPT is very normal. And last day another medical for my job they found me that i had high SGPT 124. what should i do? Dahil din po ba to sa cholesterol ko?
Thank you po.
God bless!!
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Bert bago ka patest make sure d ka nakainom ng gamot or any paracetamol or herbal may impact kasi eto sa result ng sgpt mo, try to diet yourself also eat healthy foods fruits no meat nahhirapan kasi un liver natin sumala ikaw ba ay medyo may katabaan or normal lang or mahilig sa mga fatty foods, atbkast bago mag test 3 days try mo to raisin water therapy i youtbe mo panu gawin very effective manormalize lahat sa dugo
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hi is this thread still active.
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Can you pls give an update? i also have high sgpt and I was suggested to repeat taking my sgpt levels next week. I wasn’t able to talk to the doctor and my agency just told me to repeat the exam next week. I’m planning to take Essentiale 3x a day also for a week. What is your final result? Thanks!
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Hows the result?
Same for me.. But after a diet and a medicine prescribe by the doctor the result of my sgpt increse 2x from 118 to 150 and now its became 300.. And now i have a big problem of this thing.. Im so depress..
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