2023-06-21 04:31:35
Liver index is a medical term that is often heard but not well understood. Liver index is the value of GOT and GPT. It is used to detect two major indicators of liver function. If the value is too high, it may indicate signs of liver inflammation! People often say that this is “explosive liver”, thinking that it has something to do with staying up late, and some people think it may be a precursor to liver cancer. Is it true?
How much liver index is considered high in the following treatment days? What are the symptoms of high liver index? Help everyone to be alert as soon as possible, seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and teach everyone how to prevent liver inflammation and other problems.
How much liver index is high? What is the normal value of liver index?
Liver index GOT and GPT are common enzymes in the body. They are abundant in liver cells. When liver cells are damaged, they will flow into the blood. Therefore, their rise usually indicates liver inflammation. The normal range of GOT and GPT is below 40U/L.
Further reading:What do you think of the health check report if the liver index is too high or too low? Doctor: Normal GOT and GPT does not mean that the liver is fine!
6 What are the symptoms of high liver index?
In fact, when the liver index is so high, there may not be symptoms, but if it reaches 100-1000 U/L, obvious symptoms may appear. Symptoms of excessive liver index include:
Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, stomach pain, bloating, ascites, jaundice
What are the reasons for high liver index?
1. Fatty liver
Severe fatty liver can inflame the liver and increase the liver index. Steatohepatitis may continue to progress to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer! It is important to start losing weight and exercising.
2. Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome refers to 3 out of 5 items including “high blood pressure, high blood sugar before meals, high blood triglycerides, abdominal obesity, and low blood high-density cholesterol”. People with metabolic syndrome often have a fatty liver.
3. Alcohol
Regular drinking or excessive drinking may also cause liver inflammation. The National Health Administration recommends in the principles of national dietary indicators that women should not drink more than 10 grams of alcohol per day, and men should not exceed 20 grams of alcohol.
4. Autoimmune hepatitis
When the immune system is malfunctioning, it may also attack its own liver, most of which have no obvious symptoms.
5. Liver cirrhosis, liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis or liver cancer may cause abnormal liver index, but it is worth noting that the liver index may be normal at the early stage of liver cancer, and the liver index does not soar until the disease progresses.
6. Drugs, health food, Chinese herbal medicine
Some drugs may cause elevated liver index, such as cholesterol-lowering Statins drugs, antibiotics, drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis, acetaminophen for reducing fever, certain chemotherapy drugs, and so on. Other foods including health foods and Chinese herbal medicines may also affect the liver.
source:Good Heart Foundation
Is staying up late the main cause of liver explosion?
Many people refer to a soaring liver index as “explosive liver”. In fact, poor sleep is not directly related to liver function, but sleep is closely related to health. People who do not have enough sleep time should pay special attention to their health.
Is abnormal liver index a precursor to liver cancer?
Liver cancer often has “no symptoms” or “no specific symptoms” in the early stage. Even if the liver function test shows normal, it still does not mean that the liver is healthy. And as mentioned above, the liver index will not be high in the early stage of liver cancer, because when the liver cancer grows, only the liver cells that are oppressed and invaded by the liver cancer will be necrotic, so GOT and GPT may still be normal. There are many reasons for abnormal liver index. If it comes from liver cancer, it may be a serious stage.
How to lower the liver index is too high?
What should be paid attention to when the liver index is too high?
The most important thing is to see a hepatobiliary specialist for diagnosis and treatment to find out the cause, be sure to treat the cause, and do not indiscriminately take over-the-counter medicines, health food or drugs of unknown origin, otherwise it may be self-defeating and cause damage to the liver. If you want to maintain liver health, you must maintain a normal work and rest, do not overwork, do not stay up late, get more rest, quit smoking and drinking, exercise more, and eat less high-calorie foods.
Nutritionist advice: 10 kinds of food to protect the liver
According to Cheng Hanyu nutritionist’s Facebook page, we can eat the following foods toadjusted liver index：
Beans:For example, soybeans and chickpeas contain complex carbohydrates, protein, dietary fiber and minerals. Eating more beans and a low-calorie diet can help reduce GOT. You can drink 1 cup of sugar-free soy milk every day.
Ginger:Lower GOT, GPT, lower blood sugar, anti-oxidation.
Prebiotics:Improve GOT, GPT and insulin resistance. Prebiotic fibers are nondigestible carbohydrates found in garlic, asparagus, leeks, chicory root, and onions.
Some foods also have liver protection and anti-inflammation effects:
Ginseng:Has antioxidant properties that reduce damage from viruses, toxins and alcohol.
turmeric:Reduce fatty liver and liver inflammation
chocolate:Cocoa can help patients with fatty liver to increase antioxidant activity.
If you are afraid of liver cancer, you can also eat the following foods to reduce your risk:
vegetable:Eating 100 g more vegetables a day reduces the risk of liver cancer by 8%.
Raw garlic:Garlic is rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals. Men who ate raw garlic more than seven times per week had an up to 29 percent lower risk of fatty liver, and raw garlic intake was linked to a lower risk of liver cancer.
coffee:Antibacterial, prebiotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antilipidemic, antiobesity, antidiabetic and cardiovascular protective properties. Several studies have also shown that coffee consumption can reduce the incidence of liver disease, including fibrosis, cirrhosis, and cancer.
green tea:Increasing green tea intake for antioxidants may have a preventive effect on liver cancer.
Image Source:Cheng Hanyu nutritionist
Reminder for treatment days: How to prevent excessive liver index? Are there any foods that cannot be eaten?
If you want to protect the liver and prevent the liver index from being too high, you should try to avoid the following foods:
Sugary drinks: Increase risk of fatty liver. Saturated fat: such as fatty meat, butter, red meat, etc., may affect liver health. Processed meat: such as sausage, ham, etc., which are high in sodium and contain preservatives, additives, saturated fat and trans fat, are associated with mortality from fatty liver disease and liver disease. Trans fat: such as biscuits, fat spreads, etc., are related to fatty liver and liver necrosis. Alcohol: 90% of alcohol is metabolized by the liver, long-term drinking may cause hepatitis.
source:Cheng Hanyu nutritionist
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Reference materials: Nutritionist Cheng Hanyu, Good Heart and Liver Foundation
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