Posts by Richard Parker3

Honestly, all those diet gurus and their nonsense don't mean a thing, much less "healthy eating." I just laugh when I hear about it because who can actually afford that lifestyle without going broke? Those intolerance tests are just a total waste of money, too. They basically just tell you to stop eating flour, and then you're left wondering what's actually left on the menu...
I used to deal with allergies to certain foods, an additive (benzoic acid), and even some herbs, but four months later, I'm feeling completely healthy. If I had actually listened to the doctors and those wellness influencers, I'd be in a much worse place. So, here's the answer you're all looking for...
An allergy is really just a glitch in the immune system triggered by liver toxicity. Fix your liver, and the allergies disappear...

There are quite a few ways to handle this, though it really all comes down to what's triggering it. For me, focusing on liver detox was a game changer... http://www.reddit.com

Jamie Howard3 said:During my routine checkups, they found elevated levels for AST and ALT—about double the normal range. They mentioned it might be related to my liver, 🤷...but I don't smoke, I only have a glass of wine once in a while, I don't eat heavy meals, and I'm in great shape and generally healthy. My blood pressure is 140/80. What could these results mean??😕 I just had blood work done and am waiting on the full report 👍☕

Oh man, it feels like I’m reading my own story from three years ago! It was a total carbon copy of this situation. I actually stumbled upon the cause by accident when I went to see a dermatologist for some skin issues. She told me I needed to get my AST and ALT checked—basically my liver enzymes. So, I went in for a massive battery of tests: hepatitis panels, HIV, all sorts of STIs, basically everything you can test for. Everything came back perfectly fine except for those two markers.
Then my primary care doctor (she was really young) suggested it could just be a bacterial infection, specifically mentioning strep, and said I needed antibiotics.
I started on Augmentin for two weeks, but nothing changed. Then she switched me back to Augmentin for another two weeks, but it actually had the opposite effect—my AST and ALT levels shot up even higher. After that, the same day I brought her the results, she told me I needed injections instead. If I remember correctly, it was Extencillin. I had to take one injection every three weeks for five doses. That was the only thing that finally started bringing my ALT and AST down. Eventually, my last labs were totally normal. I'm not sure about my status right now, but I assume things are fine since it turned out to be a strep skin infection that was leaving scars all over my body. As soon as I got that first shot, the scarring stopped and I haven't had any issues since.
fadedmarlin402 made a great point that you shouldn't immediately assume it's hepatitis, and that's my advice too...

I'm feeling the exact same way as Laura Lee29 and feralbadger102. I keep scrolling through these forums, but I just can't make up my mind—it feels like I've been putting this off month after month... Even though the costs are high, Glumičić is still my top choice, though Mayo Clinic definitely has some solid surgeons worth considering. Does anyone know how the process works if I go through a major hospital system? Can I just book directly with a specific doctor and then get a referral from my primary care physician, or do I need to see an ENT specialist in my own city first to get a recommendation🙂? If you've already gone through this, I'd love to hear about your experience... I really don't want to end up under the knife with someone I'm not comfortable with when I could have chosen someone else.

Just wanted to jump back in here. Last year, I ran into some trouble with my IBM levels—my first test showed 320, even though my ALT was perfectly fine at 42. I actually found out because I went to a dermatologist for a skin issue, and she started ordering every test under the sun. When I showed the results to my primary care doctor, she thought it might be a strep infection, so they put me on antibiotics. A month later, I went back for more blood work and, lo and behold, my IBM had jumped up to 450, while my ALT stayed totally normal. Seeing that was such a 😲 moment. My doctor told me I needed penicillin injections, so I went in once a month for the next five months. We monitored my levels every month, and eventually, everything settled back down to normal. Everything is fine now, but man, I was pretty freaked out when I started looking up what IBM actually meant. As soon as you Google it, you're hit with all these links about hepatitis, and you immediately start panicking, thinking, "Wait, why me?" I already eat pretty healthy, but this definitely made me pay closer attention to my wellness. Following what Mad Max mentioned about cutting out alcohol, soda, and sugar, I completely stopped eating those things and haven't touched them since.
Here is an interesting link if you want to check it out
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/labs/lft.html

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