What would cause someones liver function to be elevated??

Question

My husband had his annual physical exam and had his blood drawn. The results came back with an "elevated liver function" and was told to avoid tylenol and alchohol. He does not take tylenol or drink alchohol.
He does take advil usually a few times a week, due to headaches.

Answer 1

This is something you need to talk with your physician about. Ask your doc what this means...Tell him that he is not taking Tyenolbut Advil for headaches (which if he is having this a few times a week, that would also concern me.
Gastroenterologists also are specialists dealing with the liver and other related organs. In brief, if you can, stop any drugs that are known to have the potential to damage the liver (e.g., ketoconazole). There can also be interactions between drugs that might lead to elevated liver enzymes -- so you might have to stop several drugs. Also 'natural' food products/supplements/herbal preparations might cause liver problems.

It would also be wise to eliminate any possibility of him having hepatitis A, B or C. There are standard lab tests for this.

The liver, if not too damaged, will in time most likely repair itself if the drug causing the damage is stopped. The use of an extract of milk thistle may help speed up the process. Silibinin and silymarin are two of these extracts.
Also
Bilirubin is elevated in the case of liver disease or with the use of drugs that are toxic to the liver (hepatotoxic).

Answer 2

stress, other possible underlying issues, such as gallstones, tumors, viruses (many more). they usually test again at a later date to see if the numbers have changed concerning the liver enzymes. list some medical history. so others may answer. if he was ill, this could affect his levels. meanwhile, he wants to stay away from consuming any medications that aren't absolutely necessary.