Question:
I am 2 years post op and just had blood work done. My LFT are elevted and I needed to

have more blood work done to rule out hep A,B,C. Is this a common occurance in RNY patients to have elevated results and what can be done to lower the results? Why does this happen?    — Mary B. (posted on July 11, 2004)

July 11, 2004
Milk Thistle is great for you liver...youll notice an improvment in less then a week. im sure your docotr will will recheck this in s few weeks.All the Best! Tracey
   — traceybubbles

July 11, 2004
Several things can cause elevated liver function tests. The big ones are hepatitis and medicines. What meds are you on? Do you work where you could be exposed to toxic chemicals? Do you take a lot of Tylenol? Look at plain Tylenol AND combination products like Vicodin, Lortab, Darvocet and cold meds.Look for acetaminophen=Tylenol.Start looking at all the possibilities. Many of these things can be changed or treated. Sometimes the tests will return to normal and sometimes the goal is to keep them from going any higher. How do you feel? Any loss of energy etc. Keep looking at your daily routine for a cause. I don't think this is something that is common to RNY patients.
   — dianne E.

July 11, 2004
It is VERY common. HOW elevated is the issue? Still in double digits? If it runs up into triple digits, it may not be related to your WLS at all. Many of us have levels just a little higher than normal and for many of us, milk thistle has cleaned up the liver and brought those numbers down to where it doesn't make the docs twitch.
   — vitalady