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What Are The Causes Of Fatty Liver?
I have been a heavy bing drinker and get consistant twinges on left and right side under ribs. Recently I stopped drinking but it is worse not having drank anything. Had liver tested a couple of months ago and there was a bit of hepatic liver but normal everything else. what could it be? My father passed away from pancreatic cancer just 5 months ago after a 4 month fight. Needless to say my drinking increased during this time.
Mon, 8 Jul 2019
Hello,
Your liver problem especially fatty liver is related to excess drinking. The alcohol can damage the hepatocytes and so fat is getting accumulated, so fatty liver develops.
I suggest you investigate with sgpt and serum protein estimation as well for further work up. Kindly revert back with reports once done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician
Your liver problem especially fatty liver is related to excess drinking. The alcohol can damage the hepatocytes and so fat is getting accumulated, so fatty liver develops.
I suggest you investigate with sgpt and serum protein estimation as well for further work up. Kindly revert back with reports once done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician
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