Suggest Treatment For Fatty Liver

Posted on Sat, 19 Mar 2016

Question: I have be diagnosed with fatty liver by my family doctor in November. he wants me to go to a gastroentorligist, but I could not get an appointment until March. so, what is fatty liver and how serious is it? (pardon my spelling)

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
There is no need to be worried

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking on HCM!
I am Klerida Shehu gastroenterologist and I am glad to assist you further.
I read carefully all your concerns and I can say as follows:

1. You are reporting to have been diagnosed with fatty liver on November.
Fatty liver is a condition where there is too much fatty tissue on the liver more than 10% of the organ weight.

2.The main causes of fatty liver are:
- alcohol use
- diabetes as in your case
- High level of cholesterol and triglyceride
- obesity

3. With regards to the fact how serious it is , I can say that it depends on it's stage and if you have high level of transaminases like AST and ALT.
Don't worry there is no need for a immediate consult with a gastroenterologist.

4.Meantime I suggest to :
- use sylimarine
- use vit E as an excellent liver antioxidant
- try to control blood sugar level
- increase physical activity
- avoid fatty foods
- use only fish and chicken meat ( twice per week)
- try to loose weight if you are overweight
- stop alcohol use

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar