Fatty liver, what to do?

Fatty liver is the name of the excessive fat accumulation in normal liver cells. For ordinary people, the liver can contain less fat, but if more fat from 5 to 10% of liver weight, liver fat you have been infected and can lead to more serious complications.

Eating foods high in calories easily cause the accumulation of fat in the liver. Almost all patients with fatty liver were in middle-aged and overweight. Alcoholism, rapid weight loss and poor nutrition can lead to fatty liver. Excessive fatty liver can lead to inflammation of the liver. When the results of blood tests have elevated liver enzymes (SGOT, SGPT, GGT), you have hepatitis. This condition called fatty liver inflammation and this is also the cause of liver damage. Sometimes, fatty liver inflammation related to alcoholism, called alcoholic fatty liver inflammation. On the other hand there is an inflammation of the liver caused by fatty but not related to alcohol called nonalcoholic fatty liver inflammation known as NASH. When inflamed, the liver can cause scarring and hardening equipment. This condition called cirrhosis, very dangerous and often leads to liver failure. In general, you can hardly detect steatosis himself with the usual symptoms, can only realize they have the disease when medical tests or accidental tests to check for other diseases discovered himself being a fatty liver. But if the disease gets worse, you'll fatigue, weight loss, weakness and forgetfulness. During periodic health examination, the doctor can detect infected liver fat you via ultrasound. You should do blood tests to measure liver enzymes and cholesterol. Your doctor may tell you to do more tests vary the level of hepatitis heavy or light, such as CT or MRI, test for hepatitis B, C, blood glucose ... Show fatty liver can not be treated with medication or with surgery, when fatty liver, especially nonalcoholic fatty hepatitis (NASH), you should: - Weight Loss - There fat loss diet, fat loss medication or a combination of both methods - Abstinence from alcohol, tobacco - Good blood sugar control if you have diabetes - There are diets balanced and complete - Strengthen the capacity building activities to take part in sports activities - Monitoring and periodic re-examination with a liver specialist