How bad a disease is non alcoholic fatty liver disease?

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I am 21 and weigh 325 pounds. I have just been diagnosed with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. From what the doc has told me, my liver is about 12% heavier than it should be. He also said that it is obviously much larger than it should be but luckily, I don't have any liver scarring yet.
If you've been diagnosed with NAFLD it is a little different than the previous answer given who suggested NASH. NAFLD is when you have just a fatty liver, NASH is when the fatty liver has inflammation. Which you still may have. NAFLD can progress to NASH.
NAFLD is the most common cause of elevated liver tests. Fatty liver is the accumulation of triglycerides and other fats in the liver cells. In some patients, this may be accompanied by hepatic inflammation.
NAFLD is found in over 80% of patients who are obese. Fortunately, NAFLD is not normally life threatening and is reversible unless it progresses to a more severe stage of liver disease. So losing weight and keeping it off will improve your condition.
I wish you well and hope this helped.  (+ info)

Is it possible to treat or cure a fatty liver?

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In the past I drank a little too much and now have completely given it up because I am afraid for my health. I recently was told that I have a fatty liver. I wonder what kinds of things I can do in addition to abstaining from alchohol and excercising more in order to make myself more healthy.
The liver is the organ of the human body with the best regenerative capacity.

If you stop injuring it (with alcohol and other drugs) it is likely to fix itself.

The rest of your health should be all encompassing, if possible.

Stop smoking.

Stay in the healthy weight range

Lower cholesterol and control other risk factors for your heart - blood pressure, diabetes ...

Choose an exercise and diet strategy that you can stick to long term, rather than one that gives you your result and then you give it up straight away.  (+ info)

How do you heal fatty liver cells?

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An iridology test revealed that i have a fatty liver which is causing body odour and excessive tiredness.
First of all I would want a proper diagnosis.
Blood tests of liver function may show some abnormalities. Other tests such as ultrasound scan or CT scan may suggest a fatty liver disease. I certainly would not trust a diagnosis made by iridology.
Read the link.

There is no specific treatment for NAFLD (non alcoholic fatty liver disease) that all doctors agree on.
However, there is good evidence that gradual weight loss coupled with increased exercise can reduce the amount of fat in your liver.
In mild cases of fatty liver, most doctors will concentrate on treating conditions such as obesity and diabetes that can cause fat to build up. They will also treat disorders such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol that often go along with fatty liver.
Most people with simple fatty liver who do not drink excess alcohol are obese. The factors that determine who will develop fatty liver are not known. Some mildly overweight people develop fatty liver while some who are severely obese do not.
Simple fatty liver usually causes no problems and rarely progresses. However, as mentioned, it can be a 'marker' for heavy alcohol drinking, which if continued, can cause more serious problems. Simple fatty liver may reverse and go away by stopping alcohol (if alcohol is the cause), with weight loss (if obese), or with good control of diabetes (if diabetes is the cause).

Body odour
Such problems as low blood sugar liver disease diabetes parasites metabolic dysfunction menopause or emotional stress may also trigger excessive sweating and body odor. Patients with liver disorders may smell of ammonia,
Factors that can make body odour worse include:
* Being obese. * Eating a diet that is high in spicy foods.
* Having certain medical conditions, such as diabetes.

Please note that overweight and anxiety can be the cause of body odour and fatigue.
Being anaemic can cause fatigue, so can auto immune diseases.

If you are really troubled you should consult a doctor, not believe someone who goes on the colour etc of your iris. That is most unreliable  (+ info)

what is fatty liver and what are the remedies?

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i have been told that i have fatty liver. most of the time my mouth is bitter and dry,i feel tired , angry, impatient,sometimes i feel itching between my toes.i have a bad odor stool.
fatty liver is usually caused by excessive alcohol consumption, or use of other drugs. an extreme unhealthy diet may also cause fatty liver. it can be associated with starvation, obesity, and diabetes. so if you drink a lot, stop. if not, perhaps get tested for diabetes.  (+ info)

can you have cirrhosis of the liver and fatty liver disease at the same time?

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my father in law just got a "partial" result back on his liver count. they have said for right now all they know is he has fatty deposits in his liver. he has drank for over 45 years and i was wondering if you can have fatty deposits and cirrhosis at the same time?
Cirrhosis and a fatty liver can go hand in hand. A fatty liver is very common in drinkers and can lead to cirrhosis. This is very typical for alcoholics. That's a long time to be a drinker so there very well could be significant damage already done to his liver from scarring which is cirrhosis.

Everything is going to depend on how much damage has already been done. The liver has the ability to regenerate, but it cannot do that once cirrhosis has occurred. Cirrhosis is permanent damage that does not go away. If the damage is severe, only a transplant will save their life. If caught in the early stages where the damage is not so bad, then if they quit drinking and take care of themselves, they can get well again.

I don't know how much damage has been done to your father's liver, but one thing is for certain. If he does not stop drinking forever, it will lead to total liver failure and death. Getting a transplant will be very difficult for him since they don't give transplants to anyone that is an active drinker. He would have to quit and wait at least 6 months before they will even consider him for a transplant. Liver failure is not an easy way to die. I hope someone in your family can talk some sense into him before it kills him. Good luck.  (+ info)

Is fatty liver the same has having cirrhosis?

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My friend has fatty liver from being morbidly obese; he had gastri bypass surgery and lost about 250 pounds, now weighing about 275 pounds. He drank alot of alcohol continually, against doctor orders, before and after his surgery. Now he has severe liver problems and the doctor says it is cirrhosis. Q: Is fatty liver the same as cirrhosis?
Fatty liver disease can lead to cirrhosis. In your friend's case, it has, probably helped along by his drinking against doctor's orders.

Not everyone with fatty liver disease gets cirrhosis, though. Sorry your friend was in the unlucky group, but in a way he did it to himself by drinking.

If you can, help him follow his doctor's orders now, to the letter, or he may need a transplant.  (+ info)

what is diffuse fatty infiltration of the liver?

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and is it serious? the ct findings say that my liver is not enlarged and measures 28.5cm. but at the end of the report it says the impression is hepatomegaly with diffuse fatty infiltration of the liver. doesn't hepatomegaly mean that my liver is enlarged?
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How to Abate Fatty Liver Disease Pain?

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My sister has been diagnosed with Fatty Liver Disease. She cannot eat or she has crippling abdomen pain. She has been living on soda crackers for a week. Are there any home remedies we can do so she can eat again? She has an important dinner coming up.
milk thistle  (+ info)

What is the best diet for a "fatty" liver?

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I have multiple lipomas (benign fatty bumps) that I understand are due to a "sluggish" liver. What diet will help get and keep my liver healthy?
The best (and easiest and cheapest!) thing you can do is to eat a diet of at least 75% raw foods. (Fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fresh juices, lots of filtered water.)

Keep the colon clean to facilitate toxin elimination from the liver: Eating plenty of raw fibrous vegetables, like carrots, celery and cauliflower, will sweep out your colon nicely.

Foods high in Vitamin K (leafy greens, alfalfa sprouts) are especially beneficial.

Eat plenty of raw almonds, Brazil nuts, coconut, walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, or pumpkin seeds. These contain arginine, an amino acid which helps to detoxify ammonia, a by-product of protein digestion.

Best of luck.  (+ info)

What is fatty liver and how it related with the 201 SGPT?

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my 12 year old son has been diagnosed of a 201 SGPT . what is fatty liver?
SGPT normally is 0-45 units. 201 is definitely raised, denoting impaired liver function.
Fatty infiltration of liver impairs liver function, common cause is alcohol.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a wide spectrum of liver disease ranging from simple fatty liver (steatosis), to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), to cirrhosis (irreversible, advanced scarring of the liver). All of the stages of NAFLD have in common the accumulation of fat (fatty infiltration) in the liver cells (hepatocytes). In NASH, the fat accumulation is associated with varying degrees of inflammation (hepatitis) and scarring (fibrosis) of the liver.

The term nonalcoholic is used because NAFLD and NASH occur in individuals who do not consume excessive amounts of alcohol. Yet, in many respects, the histological picture of NAFLD (when we look at a biopsy piece of liver under the microscope) is similar to what can be seen in liver disease that is due to excessive intake of alcohol. However, the clinical circumstances in NAFLD and NASH are very different from those in alcoholic liver disease (ALD).

http://www.medicinenet.com/fatty_liver/article.htm
Good luck!  (+ info)

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