If transaminases remain elevated for more than one year in someone with celiac disease who is on a strict gluten-free diet, a liver biopsy should be performed to look for other causes.
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How long will it take my liver enzymes to normalize once on a gluten-free diet?
This varies. It may take as little as one month or as long as a year.
(Updated .)I know I have celiac disease, should I be screened for liver enzymes in my blood?
Not if you are on a strict gluten-free diet.
(Updated .)What tests pick up liver enzymes in the blood stream?
AST and ALT.
(Updated .)What autoimmune diseases in the liver are associated with celiac disease?
Mostly Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis are associated with celiac disease.
(Updated .)Do liver enzymes return to normal after going gluten free?
Yes, if the increase was caused by celiac disease. No, if they were elevated for another reason. Elevated liver enzymes are one of the extra-intestinal signs of celiac disease, so patients with elevated liver enzymes should be tested for it.
(Updated .)Should someone with elevated liver enzymes be screened for celiac disease?
Elevated liver enzymes are one of the extra-intestinal signs of celiac disease, so patients with elevated liver enzymes should be tested for it. If the enzyme increase was caused by celiac disease it should return to normal after following a strict gluten-free diet. If not, then you should seek another reason for the elevated enzymes.
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