Is Alcohol Consumption A Major Contributing Factor To Grade-1 Fatty Liver?
Lifestyle modification is primary.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic.
I understand that you have been diagnosed with fatty liver. The first thing that I need to ask is whether you are an alcoholic. If yes, it is a warning sign seeking you to stop drinking. If you are not an alcoholic, the next question is whether you are a diabetic. If yes, you need to remain on regular medication to keep the condition in check. If not, there is an entity called non-alcoholic hepatosteatosis (NASH) or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Nothing needs to be done about it. You just need to lead a normal healthy life.
If you have XXXXXXX it will not affect your life expectancy. If you have been drinking, your life expectancy has been lowered but you can make up for it by not drinking further.
Unless you have cholestatic disease (where the bile flow is obstructed) taking ursodiol will not help and I would not recommend its use.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for clarifying. The entity that you have is called non-alcoholic hepatosteatosis (NASH) or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It is different from cirrhosis (although elevated alkaline phosphatase indicates some amount of tissue damage involved in your case). The difference between fatty liver disease and cirrhosis is that the latter is associated with fibrosis. I would insist you to go through the following links:
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tc/nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis-nash-overview#1
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis/Pages/facts.aspx
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/772509
On reading through the links you would understand that liver cancer or liver shutdown are not the main concerns in this case. Thereafter please enumerate the points that you seek me to enlighten you on, and I would guide you accordingly. As of now I might have left some questions unanswered on purpose.
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