there's something wrong with my liver?

[mu0n]

Just been docs for my sinuses and she said the blood tests I did before showed high liver function? She asked if I drink a lot which o don't. She said I could have had a virus at the time but was gonna send me for more tests (we got on to something else and forgot about the repeated blood test d'oh!).

Now I've read creatine can cause this? Any proof of this? I take a level teaspoon of mono mainly on training days (forget on my off days). Is it time I cycle off it?

Any idea what could happen? She didn't tell me much.

[Juanco20]

Can't help much but I do know that creatine messed my skin up quite badly. Started to get horrible boil type spots on my forearms and as soon as I came off the stuff it cleared up. Could have been coincidence but first time I'd had anything like that on my arms in my life

[Ordinary_Chap]

I very much doubt its creatine given your dosage unless you liver is just slightly out of range which I'd guess it isn't given the need for additional tests.

[Slink]

you should be cycling creatine usage, on for a month off for a month i think (might be a diff 'off' time, but i just do it like that and have had no problems so far)

[mu0n]

Slink said:

you should be cycling creatine usage, on for a month off for a month i think (might be a diff 'off' time, but i just do it like that and have had no problems so far)

I'm sure the general consensus now is that you don't need to cycle off creatine.

However, as the docs said I have elevated liver activity I think it's time to come off it for 2-3 weeks.

[markbe]

Your Liver function can read very high if you eat fatty food before the test [ie, fish and chips]

Eat very plain food before your next test.

Mark

[mu0n]

markbe said:

Your Liver function can read very high if you eat fatty food before the test [ie, fish and chips]

Eat very plain food before your next test.

Mark

It was like 8am in the morning and I skipped breakfast.

[The Beaver King]

Was it just high liver function or did the doctor mention anything else about your blood levels (platelets, white cells etc)?

[Cheib]

The normal liver function tests are AST/ALT. When they are talking about viruses they are probably thinking of Hepatitis which will show elevated levels, but that's obviously/hopefully unlikely.

As for eating fatty foods the morning before.....I think that's bks. A fatty liver can cause elevated AST/ALT levels but they take months to change...not hours.

I had elevated AST/ALT levels after having Pneumonia a couple of years ago.....to cut a very long story short it was suspected at one stage I has auto-immune liver disease following this so saw a liver specialist and had a liver biopsy. I know a fair amount about AST/ALT levels after that little lot

What I would say is that your average GP will really just be speculating about what is the matter, if you are concerned go and see a specialist. If you live in London and have private healthcare Professor David Silk is your man.