Blood tests showed high gamma gt level, taking diclofenac for possible GOUT. Am I likely to damage my liver?
Patient: HelloI recently had a blood test done and had gamma gt levels of 1600 !!!    The first question I was asked is if I drink. And i do 5 or 6 pints ecery Friday maybe 1 or 2 on Saturday but not a drop from Sunday - ThursdayI am trying to find nthe reason behind the raised Gamma GT levels, and I have noticed a trend. I have been using Declofinac for the last 6 or  7 years and noticed that ecery blood test ( 3) that I have had over the last 3 years was done whe nI was taking Dyclofinac for possible gout. The blood tests were done to determine if it was gout or not. Could the Dyclofinac be the reason behind teh high Gamma GT levels ?  Is there another pain reliver that can help with joint pain (it has turned out no to be gout) ? without damaging my liver. Thank You Doctor: Hi and welcome to HCM. Thanks for the query.Dyclofenac may be cause of elevated ggt but not so significankty so you should rule out other possible causes of ggt such as alcohol intake,hepatitis, muscle damage or some metabolic disorders. also it can be elevated in smokers too. You should repeat LFTs in several weeks and see is there any progression or improvement. if this is still high you should do liver biopsy and other tests for further evaluation.Wish you good health. Regards