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Does High GGT Value While Testing In An Alcoholic Indicate Liver Damage?

My husband s gamma get test result is 300 and he has drunk very heavily for many years. Does this mean irreversible damage has been done to his liver? Does he need to give up completely to make a difference as he is talking about cutting down a bit ?
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Hi & Welcome to HCM.
Incomplete data like his age, other liver function tests or abdominal ultrasound scan report not included.
I can understand your concern for your beloved husband.
In addition to heave intake of alcohol over several years, the high gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) may be due to gall bladder disease, liver diseases, such as hepatitis or cirrhosis.
High GGT is not due to irreversible damage of the liver caused by chronic alcoholism. The liver injury is usually reversible as the liver has a capacity to regenerate but he SHOULD QUIT alcohol ONCE FOR ALL for his good health.
He needs to be examined by a psychiatrist for the alcohol de-addiction program for which he needs to be admitted in the hospital and to take certain medications.
Hope this advice will work for him.
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Does High GGT Value While Testing In An Alcoholic Indicate Liver Damage?

Hi & Welcome to HCM. Incomplete data like his age, other liver function tests or abdominal ultrasound scan report not included. I can understand your concern for your beloved husband. In addition to heave intake of alcohol over several years, the high gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) may be due to gall bladder disease, liver diseases, such as hepatitis or cirrhosis. High GGT is not due to irreversible damage of the liver caused by chronic alcoholism. The liver injury is usually reversible as the liver has a capacity to regenerate but he SHOULD QUIT alcohol ONCE FOR ALL for his good health. He needs to be examined by a psychiatrist for the alcohol de-addiction program for which he needs to be admitted in the hospital and to take certain medications. Hope this advice will work for him.