Posts by Dennis Alvarez4

Susan Williams10 said:Creatinine is an enzyme that acts as a marker for kidney function; if levels are high, it suggests the kidneys aren't filtering properly.

Spot on.

It’s frequently elevated in athletes. Also correct. Look it up.

Lisa Scott42 said:I forgot to mention that his ultrasound back in the 12th week showed a slightly enlarged liver, though it was barely noticeable. This whole thing started in late October and still isn't sorted out. I suspect that being an athlete, you're consuming a lot of protein, which isn't exactly easy on the liver—much like intense physical training.

My liver and kidney ultrasounds came back perfectly fine...

Protein intake hits the kidneys way harder than the liver. As for the physical strain—athletes often deal with elevated creatinine levels.

Do you happen to know what the levels were when they spiked?

Yeah—I’m an athlete, so I'm on certain medications, and my body deals with a fair amount of stress...

If I were a 25-year-old guy,

I'm currently on a strict diet, training hard, and taking various supplements, which led to these results. Given how minor these increases are, should I be worried, or is there a logical explanation here?

These values are slightly outside the standard range!

- creatinine 131 umol/L (normal range 79-125)

- bilirubin 21.0 umol/L (normal range 3.0-20.0)

- alkaline phosphatase 59 U/L (normal range 60-142)

- ALT - 67 U/L (normal range 10-48)