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VerifiedYour high ALT and GGT levels may be a clue to a diagnosis and need to be further evaluated. Common causes of these elevated ALT and GGT are:
Since your gallbladder has already been removed that is not the case here. However these other possibilities should be further explored. Your liver definitely needs to be looked at further with the liver biopsy. You also should ask to get a Anti-mitochondrial antibodies test to assess for the primary biliary cirrhosis.
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Celiac disease could be a possible problem too with your elevated lab tests. To diagnose celiac disease, the following antibody tests are required: anti-gliadin, anti-endomysium and anti-tissue transglutaminase.
If these tests come back negative, then the most likely cause of your discomfort is indeed IBS, since everything else has already been ruled out.
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