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What Causes Fatty Liver And What Is The Treatment?
Question: my husband has had RUQ pain/discomfort. he was diagnosed with "fatty liver / sonar study. He does not drink alcohol. what causes fatty liver and what is the treatment?
Brief Answer:
Exercise
Detailed Answer:
Hi
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Fatty liver disease is a term for conditions where fat builds up in the cells of your liver. It can be caused by drinking too much alcohol or it may be unrelated to alcohol. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is most often a result of being overweight, and is particularly common in men and people with diabetes. Fatty liver disease can sometimes lead to serious liver problems, such as liver cancer and cirrhosis.
There are a number of things that can cause fatty liver disease. The two main ones are drinking too much alcohol and being overweight or obese.
Being overweight or obese makes it more likely that you will develop conditions such as diabetes or high cholesterol, both of which can also cause fatty liver disease
There are other things that can cause fatty liver disease, including some medicines and rapid weight loss, but these are less common.
If you have non-alcoholic liver disease, there is no specific treatment for it. However, making changes to your lifestyle can help to reduce the amount of fat in your liver. Losing excess weight, increasing the amount of activity you do and treating other conditions, such as diabetes and high cholesterol, can all help to reduce the amount of fat in your liver.
You may be able to prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by maintaining a healthy weight for your height ,being active by doing at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week in bouts of 10 minutes or more and by eating healthy foods that are low in saturated fat.
Hope i have answered your query
Regards
DR De
Exercise
Detailed Answer:
Hi
XXXX
Fatty liver disease is a term for conditions where fat builds up in the cells of your liver. It can be caused by drinking too much alcohol or it may be unrelated to alcohol. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is most often a result of being overweight, and is particularly common in men and people with diabetes. Fatty liver disease can sometimes lead to serious liver problems, such as liver cancer and cirrhosis.
There are a number of things that can cause fatty liver disease. The two main ones are drinking too much alcohol and being overweight or obese.
Being overweight or obese makes it more likely that you will develop conditions such as diabetes or high cholesterol, both of which can also cause fatty liver disease
There are other things that can cause fatty liver disease, including some medicines and rapid weight loss, but these are less common.
If you have non-alcoholic liver disease, there is no specific treatment for it. However, making changes to your lifestyle can help to reduce the amount of fat in your liver. Losing excess weight, increasing the amount of activity you do and treating other conditions, such as diabetes and high cholesterol, can all help to reduce the amount of fat in your liver.
You may be able to prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by maintaining a healthy weight for your height ,being active by doing at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week in bouts of 10 minutes or more and by eating healthy foods that are low in saturated fat.
Hope i have answered your query
Regards
DR De
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
thank you for the reply. could any of his meds affect the liver since the liver is a filter of toxins? he has also become more" odor sensitive" and taste sensative
Brief Answer:
Maintain healthy weight
Detailed Answer:
Hi
His current medications would not affect his liver.
He only has to maintain a healthy weight for his height ,be active by doing at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week in bouts of 10 minutes or more and he must eat healthy foods that are low in saturated fat.
Making these simple changes to his lifestyle can help to reduce the amount of fat in his liver.
If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
Maintain healthy weight
Detailed Answer:
Hi
His current medications would not affect his liver.
He only has to maintain a healthy weight for his height ,be active by doing at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week in bouts of 10 minutes or more and he must eat healthy foods that are low in saturated fat.
Making these simple changes to his lifestyle can help to reduce the amount of fat in his liver.
If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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