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I Had My Liver Function Test Taken On 08.04.2011, As Per The Doctors Advice I Took Licerin Capsule For One Month. Though The Test Report Are Negative On Hepatitis .Why Hasn't Hepatitis Cured Still After Two Months ?

DEAR DOCTOR I am 43years(Male),height 5 feet 10 inches.Mine is a case of infective Hepatitis.My Liver Function Test (LFT) taken on 8.4.2011 was SGOT{AST) 41,SGPT(ALT) 25,GGTP 35, Bilirubin Total 2.83, Bilirubin Direct 0.99, Bilirubin Indirect 1.84. As per the advice of Doctor I took LICERIN Capsule for One month and thereafter my second LFT done on 10.5.2011 gave the following result----- SGOT(AST) 58 SGPT(ALT) 72 GGTP 63 Bilirubin Total 2.26 Bilirubin Direct 0.70 Bilirubin Indirect 1.56 After my above report I was advised to take UDILIV 300 TWICE DAILY.Thereafter my third LFT done after 20 days on 3.6.2011 gave the following result: SGOT(AST)38 SGPT(ALT) 49( Serum Bilirubin 1.91 Conjugated Bilirubin 0.61 Unconjugated 1.30 gamma gt 47 Kindly advice why hepatitis is not gong away even after 2 months.Whether UDILIV 300 SHOULD CONTNUE.. Hepatitis B & C has been ruled out i.e negative as per test report. (ASHOK PRASAD)
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sometimes hepatitis takes long time to fully recover.In your case s.bilirubin is coming down gradually that means you are improving but at a slower pace.You can take udiliv tablet.
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I Had My Liver Function Test Taken On 08.04.2011, As Per The Doctors Advice I Took Licerin Capsule For One Month. Though The Test Report Are Negative On Hepatitis .Why Hasn't Hepatitis Cured Still After Two Months ?

sometimes hepatitis takes long time to fully recover.In your case s.bilirubin is coming down gradually that means you are improving but at a slower pace.You can take udiliv tablet.