Thanks for such detailed responses! I have tried Googling and not come up with as much info as you all have
.
They say I do
NOT have fatty liver disease as if I did it would have shown up on the CT scan. I do know about the meds that cause elevated liver enzymes, but am only on compounded thyroid and compounded hormone cream...nothing else. I did take some SAT (by Thorne) to heal my liver, after the tests, at the suggestion of my Naturopath, and it really helped to bring down the enzymes, along with good eating.
I did see in Janet's MAYO Clinic link that the following can cause elevated liver enzymes:
celiac
hypothyroid
obesity
I have all of those and have also had Epstein Barr virus and Mononucleosis as an adult (20's and 30's)!
At the first sign of elevated liver enzymes I had not had a glass of wine for 3 months so it can't be drinking. The previous tests, 9 months before were fine and I had been drinking wine then (1-2 glasses a day max and not everyday). I had however taken more than normal ibuprophen for excruciating neck pain but the doc (the one I like in Scottsdale) said the amount I took is not enough to create the elevation and I had stopped taking it more than a month before the blood work was done.
One possibility is that when losing weight I often had a glass of kombucha (store bought from the health food store), which I used to replace my wine and I actually liked it better than wine. It only has 2 carbs so I could drink it and still lose nicely. It is fermented, and the homemade stuff can cause liver toxicity (I didn't know that at the time), and one of my docs (the Naturopath) has also seen the store bought one cause problems for his patients too.
I strongly suggest you don't drink this stuff - I though it was good and healthy as it is touted as such.
Thank you for this Kristine: "I can tell you almost for certain that ketosis won't hurt your liver any more than processed gluten-free sugary crap does." I wondered if that could be the original cause of it however when I wasn't on the diet (and was eating sweets) my liver enzymes were fine, and then after being on the diet for three months, they were off the charts but I completely realize it could be and probably is something else!
I hear you Janet that I just have to
DO THIS, not try. I don't know why it's so hard but I do feel like I'm ready. I feel like doing ketosis (Atkins) might be best as I seem to do better with some kind of strict structure, not just me doing it on my own.