VIDEO: Lowering elevated liver values
Job of the liver
The liver is able to remove nutrients in the blood from the body just not needed to convert to a storage form. If there is a lack of nutrients, it gives them back to the body. So it plays a key role in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The liver also plays an important role in detoxifying the blood.
This task is very important for the body. If the detoxification function is disturbed by harmful influences, the entire safety system slowly collapses. A doctor will discover this when checking the liver values or you will find the beginning or existing damage yourself based on specific symptoms.
Symptoms with elevated liver values
If the liver values are increased, he plays metabolism crazy. The bile pigment bilirubin, a poorly water-soluble waste product, takes on an important role here Role: The bilirubin, which is linked to a protein in the portal vein, is converted to glucuronic acid in the liver offset. This causes it to go through the intestines and the
urine better degraded. However, if the liver function is impaired, the substance remains in the body and not only causes the liver to turn yellow skin.At first, you will likely feel pressure in your right upper abdomen. This is the case when the liver becomes fatty as a result of inflammation of the tissue, as is common with hepatitis. The liver diseases are caused by obesity, lipid metabolism disorders, diabetes mellitus, and inflammation of the liver bile and above all excessive alcohol consumption as well as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, Parasites or autoimmune diseases.
Symptoms of increased liver values
The blood lipid values are a decisive factor for the development of ...
- Permanent fatigue
- Difficulty concentrating
- Sensation of pressure in the right upper abdomen
- itching
- clay colored chair
- dark brown urine
- Loss of appetite
- Weight changes
- Bloated stomach
- Nosebleeds
- Bruising
- Yellowing of the skin or eyes
- Muscle and Joint pain
- Decrease in body hair
Which liver values are increased
Liver values are generally considered to be a reflection of the health of the liver. Elevated values indicate existing or beginning liver damage. Incidentally, a fatty liver can completely regress with a correspondingly healthy lifestyle. One Cirrhosis of the liver (Liver disintegration), the second and last stage is irreversible. The organ dissolves and can no longer rid the body of toxins.
These values are always determined by taking a blood sample.
Table of liver values
| Liver value | Female | masculine |
| Gamma -GT | up to 39 U / l | up to 66 U / l |
| GPT - transaminases (ALAT) | up to 19 U / l | 10-50 U / l |
| GOT - transaminases (ASAT) | 10-35 U / l | 10-35 U / l |
| GLDL | up to 5.0 U / l | up to 7.0 U / l |
| alkaline phosphatase | 35-104 U / l | 40 - 129 U / l |
| Billirubin | <1.1 mg / dl | <1.1 mg / dl |
How to lower the values
Eat a healthy and balanced diet. In theory, you can eat whatever you can tolerate. Nevertheless, be sure to severely limit your fat consumption. Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. Drink at least two to three liters a day. Just no alcoholic beverages, especially no beer. Avoid fast food.
If you are very overweight, it is not only important to have a balanced diet, but also plenty of exercise. Diets usually only result in short-term weight loss and are particularly harmful to the bile. They ensure that the bile thickens and does not drain off properly. This also increases liver values. The consequences are inflammation of the gallbladder, colic and blockages of the bile ducts, triggered by gallstones that have formed over time.
The ingestion of artichoke hearts, milk thistle and fennel (TCM medicine - heating of the liver meridian) proven. You take these three components either in the form of tablets and juice or eat them as vegetables. Which shape you choose is up to you. Either fresh as a vegetable side dish or as a dietary supplement. In any case, daily and, above all, long-term use makes sense. If you suffer from gallstones, please consult your doctor first before using artichoke. Artichoke can do that complaints aggravate.
If your doctor determines that your liver values are elevated, he will give you a whole range of measures, including appropriate measures Medication to give to the hand. Please remember that this text is not a substitute for medical advice, but only serves as preliminary information.
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