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What should I do if my SGPT is high?
Follow these lifestyle habits to keep your liver and your body in their healthiest state.
- Keep a tab on everything you consume. Increase Vitamin D in your diet: Vitamin D helps in preventing damage to your liver and reducing SGPT levels.
- Exercise regularly.
- Go for regular preventive health checkups.
What is SGPT in liver function test?
SGPT means Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase. This test is done to measure the amount of Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase (GPT) in blood serum. GPT is an enzyme found in heart cells, kidney, muscles and liver. An SGPT test is needed on a regular basis to keep the liver in a healthy state.
Why is SGPT level high?
SGPT is released into blood when the liver or heart are damaged. The blood SGPT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). Some medications can also raise SGPT levels. Also called alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
How to reduce SGPT level?
To reduce the SGPT level, diet modifications are needed. Your daily diet should consist of at least one fruit containing vitamin D. Alternatively, you can simply stand out in the sunlight for at least 20 minutes per day to get vitamin D. Couple it with some exercises that will help you stay healthy.
How do I Know my SGPT/SGOT levels?
Liver dysfunctions and SGPT/SGOT levels do not always show symptoms, so till the time you get to know about any damage to your liver, it’s already too late. It results in high treatment costs and in many cases life-fatalities. You can know your SGPT/SGOT levels with Indus’ Full Body Checkup that includes these tests.
What is SGPT and what is high SGPT?
What is Higher Level of SGPT? SGPT exists predominantly in the liver and leaks into the bloodstream when produced in excess. The SGPT normal range is about 7 to 56 units per liter of blood serum. Thus, very high level of SGPT in the blood can be an indication of damage or problems related to the liver.
What is SGPT and how can vitamin D help?
A damaged liver allows SGPT to seep into the blood. According to a recent study, vitamin D prevents liver damage, which aids in reducing SGPT levels – those with high levels of vitamin D are less vulnerable to liver disease than those with low levels of vitamin D.