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An elevated GGT level in the blood is the most widely used marker of heavy alcohol consumption. Although you were not a heavy drinker, a GGT elevation usually suggests a liver damage. It can be due to benign diseases like fatty liver or due to some issues of concern like hepatitis or cirrhosis.
High values of GGT in the blood can be seen in case of bile duct obstruction.
Your GGT level in the blood is a bit high. It is often a consequence of alcohol consumption. 3 out of 4 person who drink too much alcohol has the GGT higher than normal.
If you drink little or no alcohol, it can be due to the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It is a very common disorder caused by a build-up of fat in the liver.
There are many drugs that can interfere in the GGT level in the blood. For this reason, it is advisable to ask your doctor if you are under medication.
Decrease your alcohol and tobacco consumption and prevent overweight. If you follow these tips, take a new blood test in a few months and the GGT level will probably be within the normal range.
A moderate GGT elevation in the blood requires a visit to your doctor. It may be a sign of liver damage due to infectious hepatitis.
The GGT is closely related to alcohol consumption. Please, tell your doctor your alcohol daily consumption to help him about the possible diagnosis.
The GGT level in the blood is very high and it is necessary to know the causes.
It may be due to multiple reasons:
Pancreatitis or mononucleosis are also a possibility.
A severe GGT elevation is a matter of concern and a visit to your doctor is necessary. He can guide you based on your medical history.
If the GGT level in the blood is 8 or 10 times above the normal range it may be due to a liver damage that requires a special attention.
The GGT level in the blood above 500 U/L is usually a consequence of alcohol abuse. The GGT level in the blood above 700 U/L requires medical attention because it can lead to a sharp deterioration of your health.
There are some health circumstances or drugs than can raise your GGT level in the blood:
There are many medical conditions why the GGT level in the blood can be higher than normal:
If your GGT level in the blood is slightly high, you should keep in mind the following tips:
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The following values are considered to be above the normal range:
IMPORTANT: These levels are expressed in U/L. They are an example of a healthy man of about 45 years old with no known disease and not taking any medication. The ranges can be different depending on the laboratory or on your personal circumstances.
GGT Gamma Glutamyltransferase | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild GGT elevation | |||||||
| 56 U/L | 57 U/L | 58 U/L | 59 U/L | 60 U/L | 61 U/L | 62 U/L | 63 U/L |
| 64 U/L | 65 U/L | 66 U/L | 67 U/L | 68 U/L | 69 U/L | 70 U/L | 71 U/L |
| 72 U/L | 73 U/L | 74 U/L | 75 U/L | 76 U/L | 77 U/L | 78 U/L | 79 U/L |
| 80 U/L | 81 U/L | 82 U/L | 83 U/L | 84 U/L | 85 U/L | 86 U/L | 87 U/L |
| 88 U/L | 89 U/L | 90 U/L | 91 U/L | 92 U/L | 93 U/L | 94 U/L | 95 U/L |
| 96 U/L | 97 U/L | 98 U/L | 99 U/L | 100 U/L | 101 U/L | 102 U/L | 103 U/L |
| 104 U/L | 105 U/L | 106 U/L | 107 U/L | 108 U/L | 109 U/L | 110 U/L | 111 U/L |
| 112 U/L | 113 U/L | 114 U/L | 115 U/L | 116 U/L | 117 U/L | 118 U/L | 119 U/L |
| 120 U/L | 121 U/L | 122 U/L | 123 U/L | 124 U/L | 125 U/L | 126 U/L | 127 U/L |
| 128 U/L | 129 U/L | 130 U/L | 131 U/L | 132 U/L | 133 U/L | 134 U/L | 135 U/L |
| 136 U/L | 137 U/L | 138 U/L | |||||
| Moderate GGT elevation | |||||||
| 139 U/L | 140 U/L | 141 U/L | 142 U/L | 143 U/L | 144 U/L | 145 U/L | 146 U/L |
| 147 U/L | 148 U/L | 149 U/L | 150 U/L | 151 U/L | 152 U/L | 153 U/L | 154 U/L |
| 155 U/L | 156 U/L | 157 U/L | 158 U/L | 159 U/L | 160 U/L | 161 U/L | 162 U/L |
| 163 U/L | 164 U/L | 165 U/L | 166 U/L | 167 U/L | 168 U/L | 169 U/L | 170 U/L |
| 171 U/L | 172 U/L | 173 U/L | 174 U/L | 175 U/L | 176 U/L | 177 U/L | 178 U/L |
| 179 U/L | 180 U/L | 181 U/L | 182 U/L | 183 U/L | 184 U/L | 185 U/L | 186 U/L |
| 187 U/L | 188 U/L | 189 U/L | 190 U/L | 191 U/L | 192 U/L | 193 U/L | 194 U/L |
| 195 U/L | 196 U/L | 197 U/L | 198 U/L | 199 U/L | 200 U/L | 201 U/L | 202 U/L |
| 203 U/L | 204 U/L | 205 U/L | 206 U/L | 207 U/L | 208 U/L | 209 U/L | 210 U/L |
| 211 U/L | 212 U/L | 213 U/L | 214 U/L | 215 U/L | 216 U/L | 217 U/L | 218 U/L |
| 219 U/L | 220 U/L | 221 U/L | 222 U/L | 223 U/L | 224 U/L | 225 U/L | 226 U/L |
| 227 U/L | 228 U/L | 229 U/L | 230 U/L | 231 U/L | 232 U/L | 233 U/L | 234 U/L |
| 235 U/L | 236 U/L | 237 U/L | 238 U/L | 239 U/L | 240 U/L | 241 U/L | 242 U/L |
| 243 U/L | 244 U/L | 245 U/L | 246 U/L | 247 U/L | 248 U/L | 249 U/L | 250 U/L |
| 251 U/L | 252 U/L | 253 U/L | 254 U/L | 255 U/L | 256 U/L | 257 U/L | 258 U/L |
| 259 U/L | 260 U/L | 261 U/L | 262 U/L | 263 U/L | 264 U/L | 265 U/L | 266 U/L |
| 267 U/L | 268 U/L | 269 U/L | 270 U/L | 271 U/L | 272 U/L | 273 U/L | 274 U/L |
| 275 U/L | |||||||
| Marked GGT elevation | |||||||
| 276 U/L | 277 U/L | 278 U/L | 279 U/L | 280 U/L | 281 U/L | 282 U/L | 283 U/L |
| 284 U/L | 285 U/L | 286 U/L | 287 U/L | 288 U/L | 289 U/L | 290 U/L | 291 U/L |
| 292 U/L | 293 U/L | 294 U/L | 295 U/L | 296 U/L | 297 U/L | 298 U/L | 299 U/L |
| 300 U/L | 301 U/L | 302 U/L | 303 U/L | 304 U/L | 305 U/L | 306 U/L | 307 U/L |
| 308 U/L | 309 U/L | 310 U/L | 311 U/L | 312 U/L | 313 U/L | 314 U/L | 315 U/L |
| 316 U/L | 317 U/L | 318 U/L | 319 U/L | 320 U/L | 321 U/L | 322 U/L | 323 U/L |
| 324 U/L | 325 U/L | 326 U/L | 327 U/L | 328 U/L | 329 U/L | 330 U/L | 331 U/L |
| 332 U/L | 333 U/L | 334 U/L | 335 U/L | 336 U/L | 337 U/L | 338 U/L | 339 U/L |
| 340 U/L | 341 U/L | 342 U/L | 343 U/L | 344 U/L | 345 U/L | 346 U/L | 347 U/L |
| 348 U/L | 349 U/L | 350 U/L | 351 U/L | 352 U/L | 353 U/L | 354 U/L | 355 U/L |
| 356 U/L | 357 U/L | 358 U/L | 359 U/L | 360 U/L | 361 U/L | 362 U/L | 363 U/L |
| 364 U/L | 365 U/L | 366 U/L | 367 U/L | 368 U/L | 369 U/L | 370 U/L | 371 U/L |
| 372 U/L | 373 U/L | 374 U/L | 375 U/L | 376 U/L | 377 U/L | 378 U/L | 379 U/L |
| 380 U/L | 381 U/L | 382 U/L | 383 U/L | 384 U/L | 385 U/L | 386 U/L | 387 U/L |
| 388 U/L | 389 U/L | 390 U/L | 391 U/L | 392 U/L | 393 U/L | 394 U/L | 395 U/L |
| 396 U/L | 397 U/L | 398 U/L | 399 U/L | 400 U/L | 401 U/L | 402 U/L | 403 U/L |
| 404 U/L | 405 U/L | 406 U/L | 407 U/L | 408 U/L | 409 U/L | 410 U/L | 411 U/L |
| 412 U/L | 413 U/L | 414 U/L | 415 U/L | 416 U/L | 417 U/L | 418 U/L | 419 U/L |
| 420 U/L | 421 U/L | 422 U/L | 423 U/L | 424 U/L | 425 U/L | 426 U/L | 427 U/L |
| 428 U/L | 429 U/L | 430 U/L | 431 U/L | 432 U/L | 433 U/L | 434 U/L | 435 U/L |
| 436 U/L | 437 U/L | 438 U/L | 439 U/L | 440 U/L | 441 U/L | 442 U/L | 443 U/L |
| 444 U/L | 445 U/L | 446 U/L | 447 U/L | 448 U/L | 449 U/L | 450 U/L | 451 U/L |
| 452 U/L | 453 U/L | 454 U/L | 455 U/L | 456 U/L | 457 U/L | 458 U/L | 459 U/L |
| 460 U/L | 461 U/L | 462 U/L | 463 U/L | 464 U/L | 465 U/L | 466 U/L | 467 U/L |
| 468 U/L | 469 U/L | 470 U/L | 471 U/L | 472 U/L | 473 U/L | 474 U/L | 475 U/L |
| 476 U/L | 477 U/L | 478 U/L | 479 U/L | 480 U/L | 481 U/L | 482 U/L | 483 U/L |
| 484 U/L | 485 U/L | 486 U/L | 487 U/L | 488 U/L | 489 U/L | 490 U/L | 491 U/L |
| 492 U/L | 493 U/L | 494 U/L | 495 U/L | 496 U/L | 497 U/L | 498 U/L | 499 U/L |
| 500 U/L | 501 U/L | 502 U/L | 503 U/L | 504 U/L | 505 U/L | 506 U/L | 507 U/L |
| 508 U/L | 509 U/L | 510 U/L | 511 U/L | 512 U/L | 513 U/L | 514 U/L | 515 U/L |
| 516 U/L | 517 U/L | 518 U/L | 519 U/L | 520 U/L | 521 U/L | 522 U/L | 523 U/L |
| 524 U/L | 525 U/L | 526 U/L | 527 U/L | 528 U/L | 529 U/L | 530 U/L | 531 U/L |
| 532 U/L | 533 U/L | 534 U/L | 535 U/L | 536 U/L | 537 U/L | 538 U/L | 539 U/L |
| 540 U/L | 541 U/L | 542 U/L | 543 U/L | 544 U/L | 545 U/L | 546 U/L | 547 U/L |
| 548 U/L | 549 U/L | 550 U/L | |||||
| Severe GGT elevation | |||||||
| 551 U/L | 552 U/L | 553 U/L | 554 U/L | 555 U/L | 556 U/L | 557 U/L | 558 U/L |
| 559 U/L | 560 U/L | 561 U/L | 562 U/L | 563 U/L | 564 U/L | 565 U/L | 566 U/L |
| 567 U/L | 568 U/L | 569 U/L | 570 U/L | 571 U/L | 572 U/L | 573 U/L | 574 U/L |
| 575 U/L | 576 U/L | 577 U/L | 578 U/L | 579 U/L | 580 U/L | 581 U/L | 582 U/L |
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