Fatty liver

Fatty liver's disease overview

The liver is like a synthetic factory so the substances needed for the body: sugar storage, lipid synthesis, protein, coagulation factors ... liver damage due to any cause can be possible This leads to inflammation and then liver fibrosis. When cirrhosis, the body will be exhausted due to lack of nutrients, coagulation disorders, ascites, esophageal veins ... At this time, treatment measures are often less results. One of the most common causes of liver damage is fatty liver .

Fatty liver is divided into two groups: alcoholic fatty liver and alcoholic. In both groups, people find liver cells filled with grease. Alcoholic fatty liver is a stage in the progression of alcoholic liver disease. If not treated well, it will lead to inflammation and alcoholic cirrhosis. Therefore, this article only refers to the non -alcoholic fatty liver, a disorder with an increasing incidence and related to the current lifestyle.

Causes of Fatty liver's disease

Causes of fatty liver not due to alcohol is often due to metabolic disorders:

  • Obesity, overweight
  • Insulin resistance
  • Hyperglycemia

    • Blood lipid disorders

    Symptoms of Fatty liver's disease

    Most fatty livers have no symptoms, only to go to the clinic to discover. Some signs of fatty liver when the disease progresses into fatty hepatitis:

  • Fatigue

    • Anorexia

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  • When cirrhosis appears, there may be symptoms:
  • Jaundice of yellow eyes

    • Stars appear

  • GOODS

    • ascites (abdominal fluid)

  • Spleen

    • People at risk for Fatty liver's disease

  • Hyper cholesterol, triglycerides in blood
  • Obesity, abdominal fat

    • Diabetes

    Polycystic ovary syndrome

  • Sleep apnea syndrome

    • Hypertman

  • Pituitary failure

    • Prevention of Fatty liver's disease

  • Healthy diet: lots of green vegetables, fruits, low animal fat instead of vegetable oil

    • Exercise regularly: at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days per week

    Weight loss if overweight

  • Do not drink alcohol
  • Vaccination of hepatitis B

    • Diagnostic measures for Fatty liver's disease

  • Blood test: Cholesterol, triglycerides, an increase in alkaline liver enzymes, alk alkaline liver enzymes. Cases of suspicion of cirrhosis need further testing: basic blood clotting, bilirubin, albumin, blood protein

  • Testing for more hepatitis B, C virus to eliminate hepatitis virus

    • Abdominal ultrasound: Simple method to diagnose fatty liver. Will see the image of liver increasing on ultrasound

  • Can measure liver elasticity if suspected of cirrhosis

    • Fatty liver's disease treatments

    What should I do when fatty liver ?

    There are no drugs or measures to do all the fatty liver, but it can gradually improve if the lifestyle changes in time in combination with the treatment of the accompanying diseases

  • Weight loss: Losing weight will reduce liver damage, improve insulin resistance, which is required to be done. The target decreases from 0.5-1kg of weight per week. For those who cannot achieve the weight target for 6 months and have fatty hepatitis, may need a partial surgery to cut the stomach and connect the stomach.

    • Vitamin E: Vitamin E can improve inflammation in fatty liver patients without diabetes through some studies. Because the subjects of these studies do not include diabetic patients and cirrhosis, vitamin E has not shown the benefits of these patients. In addition, Vitamin E should not be used for male patients who have a history or a history of prostate cancer family, as it increases the risk of this cancer in men. Also should not use high doses of vitamin E more than 800UI/ day because it can increase the mortality rate for all causes. Fatty liver with diabetes can use some medication as directed by the doctor to improve inflammation and fibrosis in fatty liver patients

    omega 3: Some studies show that omega 3 fatty acids can improve fatty hepatitis, but still need more studies

  • Control lipid disorders: Use statins without metabolism that extends through the liver like rosuvastatin or pravastatin

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