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How can I control my SGPT level?
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.
Does SGPT and SGOT increase in fatty liver?
This mostly happen if there is any other infective pathology already present in the body. SGPT/ SGOT also raised in Alcoholic / non Alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).
What does it mean when your SGPT and SGOT are normal?
Normal Range of SGPT and SGOT Levels. An elevated level of both SGOT and SGPT indicates a problem with the liver itself and can be potentially dangerous not just for the liver, but for the overall health of a person. SGOT levels may be normal or low. Low levels are not an issue for concern though.
Are sgsgot and SGPT a good marker of liver damage?
SGOT and SGPT are highly sensitive markers of liver damage due to various diseases or injury. However, the fact is that higher than normal levels should not be automatically considered as indicative of liver damage.
How does hepatitis C affect SGOT and SGPT levels?
Conversely, individuals developing chronic hepatitis C infection have minor elevations in their SGOT and SGPT levels, whereas, their liver is injured or damaged substantially by the infection even leading to scarring (cirrhosis) from ongoing liver infection and inflammation.
What is the difference between SGPT and AST levels?
For instance, blood AST level is increased in conditions of muscle injury and heart attacks. Hence, it is not highly specific liver tissue damage indicator as it can be elevated in conditions other than liver damage. By contrast, SGPT is normally present in large concentrations in the liver.