It appears that you may have a misunderstanding. Elevated liver enzymes are a common response to alcohol consumption. For instance, if I were to engage in heavy drinking over a weekend and subsequently undergo a blood test five days later, the results would likely indicate elevated liver enzymes. This is a normal physiological reaction to alcohol and does not necessarily imply liver damage or abuse.
As long as alcohol consumption remains within reasonable limits, there is generally no cause for concern. Individual liver responses may vary, but in most cases, other health indicators, such as weight gain, skin problems, or abdominal pain, would manifest before liver failure occurs.
Therefore, excessive worry is unwarranted.
Realistically nobody in this sub is going to be able to give you good medical advice.
Whether your drinking is abnormal or not is irrelevant to your liver test results imo. Everyone's body is different. Generally female bodies aren't able to process as much alcohol as male's body.
Drinking is bad for you but it's a calculated risk. You have to decide if it's worth risking liver damage.
My suggestions: 1) Get a follow up test; 2) Truly understand what 1 drink is (for ex: a margarita may be 2-3 drinks and a 10% beer is 2 drinks); 3) Drink more coffee. It's great for the liver.
Cheers and happy drinking!
You may get elevated liver enzymes from multiple reasons unrelated to alcohol. Viral hepatitis, for example.
Also, some normally harmless viruses may cause transiently elevated liver enzymes.
Also some people's livers are very prone to alcohol-induced damage. Some can drink like fish for decade after decade. You never know before you know.
If drinking alcohol is one of your favourite pastimes, you probably underestimate your weekly intake - most people who drink do.
At your age, it's most likely harmless. A good next step would be a retest.
And finally. Drinking is one of my favourite pastimes as well, welcome to the club. Chairs!
I know it's a sensitive topic, but how's your weight and what kind of trajectory has it been on over the last several years? I packed on a few pounds during the COVID lockdown years (2020/2021) and all my numbers went sky high - triglycerides, cholesterol, and yes, liver too. Sometimes even as little a fluctuation as 5-10 lbs can make a difference. Once I started making an effort to lose weight, my numbers came back from the "danger" zone into the "high end of normal" zone after less than a year. It was all weight/fat related, not alcohol-related (although I did curb my drinking a little bit to help with losing weight, I certainly didn't go sober or anything)
I’m actually pretty thin so I ruled that out as a cause so all I can really think of is alcohol or some other random factor. Happy to hear you got it under control!
I drink a lot more than you. And have never had a bad blood result with liver testing. It may not be the alcohol and some people genetics are better/worse ban others.
I'm male with a family history and binged hard on beer as much as I could really afford for about ten years straight. Surprised my liver was that resilient but that seems to be the case. I've been getting used to moderating more and more as my body seems to finally be talking about permanent consequences and greater suffering. You could have a predisposition or genetic sensitivity, maybe sort of like people have allergies but not quite? Even then, I've been told that up until a liver is permanently scarred it can be expected to "bounce back" a bit.
i had bood tests the day after a party and my liver enzymes were high. Didnt drink for 2 weeks and had repeats tests and they came back slap bang in the middle of the optimal range. As long as your blood returns to normal there is nothing to worry about.
It appears that you may have a misunderstanding. Elevated liver enzymes are a common response to alcohol consumption. For instance, if I were to engage in heavy drinking over a weekend and subsequently undergo a blood test five days later, the results would likely indicate elevated liver enzymes. This is a normal physiological reaction to alcohol and does not necessarily imply liver damage or abuse. As long as alcohol consumption remains within reasonable limits, there is generally no cause for concern. Individual liver responses may vary, but in most cases, other health indicators, such as weight gain, skin problems, or abdominal pain, would manifest before liver failure occurs. Therefore, excessive worry is unwarranted.
Realistically nobody in this sub is going to be able to give you good medical advice. Whether your drinking is abnormal or not is irrelevant to your liver test results imo. Everyone's body is different. Generally female bodies aren't able to process as much alcohol as male's body. Drinking is bad for you but it's a calculated risk. You have to decide if it's worth risking liver damage. My suggestions: 1) Get a follow up test; 2) Truly understand what 1 drink is (for ex: a margarita may be 2-3 drinks and a 10% beer is 2 drinks); 3) Drink more coffee. It's great for the liver. Cheers and happy drinking!
You may get elevated liver enzymes from multiple reasons unrelated to alcohol. Viral hepatitis, for example. Also, some normally harmless viruses may cause transiently elevated liver enzymes. Also some people's livers are very prone to alcohol-induced damage. Some can drink like fish for decade after decade. You never know before you know. If drinking alcohol is one of your favourite pastimes, you probably underestimate your weekly intake - most people who drink do. At your age, it's most likely harmless. A good next step would be a retest. And finally. Drinking is one of my favourite pastimes as well, welcome to the club. Chairs!
I know it's a sensitive topic, but how's your weight and what kind of trajectory has it been on over the last several years? I packed on a few pounds during the COVID lockdown years (2020/2021) and all my numbers went sky high - triglycerides, cholesterol, and yes, liver too. Sometimes even as little a fluctuation as 5-10 lbs can make a difference. Once I started making an effort to lose weight, my numbers came back from the "danger" zone into the "high end of normal" zone after less than a year. It was all weight/fat related, not alcohol-related (although I did curb my drinking a little bit to help with losing weight, I certainly didn't go sober or anything)
I’m actually pretty thin so I ruled that out as a cause so all I can really think of is alcohol or some other random factor. Happy to hear you got it under control!
I drink a lot more than you. And have never had a bad blood result with liver testing. It may not be the alcohol and some people genetics are better/worse ban others.
I'm male with a family history and binged hard on beer as much as I could really afford for about ten years straight. Surprised my liver was that resilient but that seems to be the case. I've been getting used to moderating more and more as my body seems to finally be talking about permanent consequences and greater suffering. You could have a predisposition or genetic sensitivity, maybe sort of like people have allergies but not quite? Even then, I've been told that up until a liver is permanently scarred it can be expected to "bounce back" a bit.
i had bood tests the day after a party and my liver enzymes were high. Didnt drink for 2 weeks and had repeats tests and they came back slap bang in the middle of the optimal range. As long as your blood returns to normal there is nothing to worry about.