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Should Endoscopy Be Done For Pain Due To Fatty Liver?

Hello doctor, my mom has fatty liver problem, we identified this before 6 months.she has takrn few tablets, and tring to reduce weight, still she having lot of pain, before a week she went to check up again, doctor has suggested her to do endoscopy, but she is afraid, can we go with endoscopy? Will there be any problem in doing endoscopy. Please suggest us is there any tablet to reduce her pain. By hema , tamilnadu. India.
posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2014
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I don't see any problem in doing an endoscopy, for your mom, as I don't see a relation between her fatty liver and abdominal pain. Fatty liver tent to be silencious and is only revealed by exams, so be quiet and accept the endoscopy. I totally agree with my colleague.
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Should Endoscopy Be Done For Pain Due To Fatty Liver?

I don t see any problem in doing an endoscopy, for your mom, as I don t see a relation between her fatty liver and abdominal pain. Fatty liver tent to be silencious and is only revealed by exams, so be quiet and accept the endoscopy. I totally agree with my colleague.