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Stubbornly elevated ALT and AST

Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 27 1:00pm | Replies (14)

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Have you been tested for hemochrombtosis? This is a hereditary condition where your body absorbs too much iron. The iron eventually stores in your vital organs, including the liver. My husband was diagnosed with this over twenty years ago. There is no medication only periodic phlebotomy.

Many doctors don’t know much about this and you may have to insist on these blood tests:

TIBC (total iron binding content)
ferritin
% Saturation

This is not part of a normal CBC and blood goes to a separate lab (I believe).

If you do have this condition, you should get genetic testing done and if you have relatives, they should too. Knowledge is power.

Best wishes to you, Cindy

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Hi Cindy!
Thank you for the reply!

This is the first time I'm reading about this condition, so it goes without saying haven't been tested for it...
My iron levels have always been in the higher end of normal, I don't know if that is relevant?