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Causes, symptoms, and treatment of fatty liver disease

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Causes, symptoms, and treatment of fatty liver disease

Fatty liver disease forms because of the extra fat stored in the liver.


Chennai Liver foundation is one of the best hospitals in Chennai that treats any kind of liver problem including fatty liver disease.


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Most people who suffer from this health condition have no symptoms and it does not cause serious problems.

For some people with fatty liver disease, it causes liver damage.

The good news for people suffering from this health condition is you can reverse or prevent it by doing lifestyle changes.

The liver does important functions such as helping you resist infections, storing iron, converts nutrients into energy.  It does the main function of producing bile for digestion.

This condition; fatty liver disease is a common condition caused by excess fat in the liver. 

The types of fatty liver disease are alcohol-induced fatty liver disease and non-alcohol-related fatty liver disease.  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs because of obesity or diabetes. In some cases, the exact cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is not known and alcohol-induced fatty disease is caused by drinking. It is said that about five percent of the US population has alcohol-induced fatty liver disease which is a cause of great concern.

 

Risk factors of fatty liver disease

-           If you are of Asian or Hispanic descent.

-          If you completed menopause 

-          Have obstructive sleep apnea

-          Have high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes.

-          Have high belly fat with obesity

 

Causes of fatty liver disease

Being obese puts you at a higher risk of having mild fatty liver disease.

Also, having certain medications such as amiodarone, diltiazem, tamoxifen or steroid can lead to fatty liver disease. Type 2 diabetes can also put you at risk of fatty liver disease.

These are some of the factors that can cause fatty liver disease. 


These are the symptoms of fatty liver disease;

-          Weakness

-          Tiredness

-          Swollen abdomen

-          Swollen legs 

-          Abdominal pain

-          Feeling of fullness at the upper side of the abdomen

-          Nausea

-          No appetite

-          Loss of appetite 

-          Jaundice - yellowing of skin and whites of the eyes.

 

The diagnosis

Fatty liver disease is diagnosed by doctors and diagnosed using tests such as CT scan,  fibro scan, and liver biopsy. 

 

Treatment of fatty liver disease

There is no medication for this health condition. 

Doctors will help you in controlling the factors that cause the condition. 

Doctors will ask you to take medication to control diabetes, cholesterol, and triglycerides. 

You will be asked to make lifestyle changes and you will be asked to lose weight for your recovery. 

 You can prevent this condition by limiting your alcohol consumption, staying at a healthy weight, moving your body and exercising, and taking the medications properly that your doctors prescribed. 

You can contact Chennai liver foundation for any liver problems, including liver failure treatment



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