Do you have a healthy relationship with alcohol? How does alcohol affect your health and how can you find out what your values look like?
Sometimes it can be difficult to know if you are drinking moderately, moderately or too much. With our "alcohol" health check, we can obtain valuable data regarding the body's liver functions and PEth value, which can demonstrate whether you overconsume alcohol and are in the risk zone for alcohol abuse. The test gives you some insights into how you feel on the inside and if anything needs to be fixed.
Signs that may indicate alcohol abuse:
- You crave alcohol more than usual and look forward to the next time you get to drink.
- You drink more than you planned
- You get better at tolerating alcohol and need more to get drunk
- You drink alcohol to feel better and numb feelings of, for example, anxiety, worry or anger
What do we analyze and why?
- Peth - Measures your alcohol consumption over time
- Bilirubin - bilirubin a breakdown product of hemoglobin, found in red blood cells. The test is suitable for those who want to get a more detailed picture of the metabolism of bilirubin and possible problems in the liver or bile ducts.
- ALT - Alanine aminotransferase, is an enzyme that is found, among other things, inside the cells of the liver. The ALT value is therefore often analyzed together with other blood tests to diagnose and monitor liver diseases.
- ALP - is a liver marker that is tested in the investigation of liver cell damage and follow-up of liver disease.
- ASAT - Aspartate aminotransferase , is an enzyme that is found, among other things, inside the cells of the liver.
- GT, or Glutamyltransferase, which is mainly analyzed when liver or biliary tract diseases are suspected. Increased GT values can also be found when the liver is affected by alcohol.
