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What Causes Elevated AST And ATL Levels?

Hi yes I just came back from the doctors and was told that my AST and ATL had increased since April. I had bloodwork done on 10/24 but I just remembered that on 10/18 I went to the ER because I was throwing up. I though I had food poisoning on the 17th but still felt sick in the 18th. After they filled me with saline and gave me anti nausea medicine I felt better so I think I had a stomach virus. Was the proximity of this in the 18th the likely cause for elevated levels when I tested on the 24th?
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Hi. I don't know how much have increased your transaminases but in a moderate increase a good gastrohepatologist is not in a hurry. It could be your gastroenteritis or better the virus that caused it the cause of your changed AST and ALT, but of course I'd suggest to repeat the test again after a month for example and if still increased then the virological test for hepatotropic viruses or simply hepatitis viruses should be a must, I mean for hepatitis A,B,C,D(only if B is positive), and E.
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What Causes Elevated AST And ATL Levels?

Hi. I don t know how much have increased your transaminases but in a moderate increase a good gastrohepatologist is not in a hurry. It could be your gastroenteritis or better the virus that caused it the cause of your changed AST and ALT, but of course I d suggest to repeat the test again after a month for example and if still increased then the virological test for hepatotropic viruses or simply hepatitis viruses should be a must, I mean for hepatitis A,B,C,D(only if B is positive), and E.