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Is There Pain Associated With Fatty Liver?
Question: Will fatty liver pain? ultrasound show that my liver is enlarged with diffuse increased echogenicity Will effect dull pain. I My blood test done is normal, my ESR 62mg/L, Hs-CRP 13mg/L both is high. This few year my weight is keep increase, as im obese now. After the liver inflammation i have reduce 10kg in one month. I loss appetite, nausea, vomiting. Sharp pain happen at night and long term dull pain in my upper right abdomen. As doctor prescribe me the hyoscine butylbromide 10mg, no reduce my pain. I can't understand why my upper abdomen will keep dull pain. Is it abnormal?
Brief Answer:
Fatty & enlarged liver may cause dull pain in upper abdomen.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Hepatomegaly(enlarged liver)with fatty changes in liver may cause dull pain in upper abdomen in some patients.
Fatty liver and hepatomegaly may be due to many reasons like hepatitis,obesity,alcoholism,metabolic disorder,drug toxicity etc.
Hepatomegaly and fatty changes in liver may be due to obesity in your case.
It is good that blood tests are normal.
Mildly enlarged liver and fatty liver often get reverse with treatment of underlying cause.
You should avoid saturated fat and go for brisk walk regularly.
Take lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Hyoscine butylbromide is an anti-spasmodic and it is not expected to relieve pain in such condition.
It is important to exclude gastritis in such case.I suggest tablet pantoprazole 40 mg once daily half hour before food in the morning for one month.
Increased ESR and CRP need proper evaluation.It need detail clinical check-up.
I presume investigations like LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,RBS etc are normal.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Fatty & enlarged liver may cause dull pain in upper abdomen.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Hepatomegaly(enlarged liver)with fatty changes in liver may cause dull pain in upper abdomen in some patients.
Fatty liver and hepatomegaly may be due to many reasons like hepatitis,obesity,alcoholism,metabolic disorder,drug toxicity etc.
Hepatomegaly and fatty changes in liver may be due to obesity in your case.
It is good that blood tests are normal.
Mildly enlarged liver and fatty liver often get reverse with treatment of underlying cause.
You should avoid saturated fat and go for brisk walk regularly.
Take lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Hyoscine butylbromide is an anti-spasmodic and it is not expected to relieve pain in such condition.
It is important to exclude gastritis in such case.I suggest tablet pantoprazole 40 mg once daily half hour before food in the morning for one month.
Increased ESR and CRP need proper evaluation.It need detail clinical check-up.
I presume investigations like LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,RBS etc are normal.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Dear Dr.
Thank you. I hope the pain will get less soon.
Can I have a question, actually I not done any vaccine hepatitis A and B.Can I inject vaccine now or later? Because I always nausea and vomiting until now. The pain is still continue. So is it the right time to inject?
Thank you
Thank you. I hope the pain will get less soon.
Can I have a question, actually I not done any vaccine hepatitis A and B.Can I inject vaccine now or later? Because I always nausea and vomiting until now. The pain is still continue. So is it the right time to inject?
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Pain is a temporary stage and you can have vaccination after pain subsides.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Pain is a temporary stage and you can have vaccination after pain subsides.
It is important to know about back and joint pain as it may be related to elevated CRP level.Your condition need detail history taking and clinical examination.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Pain is a temporary stage and you can have vaccination after pain subsides.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Pain is a temporary stage and you can have vaccination after pain subsides.
It is important to know about back and joint pain as it may be related to elevated CRP level.Your condition need detail history taking and clinical examination.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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