Is there another reason for raised Gamma GT than alcohol consumption?

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

I'm seeing my GP to discuss this tomorrow but I'm really stressed out about it.

Both myself and exH are having monthly liver function tests to provide to court (custody battle)

My last one was fine with a level of 6, when normal range is 0-33, but I've just been called with my latest result and it is 223!?

I haven't had so much as a drop to drink for nearly 6 months.

Any ideas?

Anyone?

I'm taking Sertraline, Buspirone (3 x daily) and 50mg Co-codamol but can't find anything that could link them.

get it repeated in case there has been some weird mistake. I had a bizarre off the scale blood test result for triglycerides (lipids related to cholesterol) last year, that came in as very severely raised, then was normal when repeated a week later, and normal when tested again.

Thanks, I will certainly ask my G.P to retest. It's so frustrating!

retest definitely, that sounds wrong, i sort of work in this field in that the Gamma GT helps us make a decision (not your kind of situation tho) and we would completely rely on the GGT reading - so yes it sounds like your reading is completely wrong (we would soooo question that one anyway - unless you have been eating my nan's xmas trifle!!)

Gamma-GT is quite non-specific. It can go up in response to many things including alcohol, obesity, medications (inc. high doses of paracetamol), kidney problems, bone problems, heart disease, diabetes.... I could go on. In short, get it rechecked, if it is still raised (i.e more than say 66) you should expect your GP to arrange further investigations to find out why.
As The PumkinofDoom etc says, it will probably be a spurious result.

All the pother results were in normal range. Is it the codeine in paracetemol that can raise it as I'm taking very strong cocodamol regularly at the moment.

Should have new results by Thursday so I will post and let you know.