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Are Excess Fat On Liver And Increased Liver Size A Cause For Concern?

Hi, I am from bengalluru,India. I am having one queiry regarding Liver . My aunty is having some stomach pain . When we went to local doctor , he took scanning ,he told her liver size had increase ( due to some FAT on it)...rest things are ok.....Can u plz tell us is this very serious ..??

Mon, 26 Sep 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for posting query at HCM.

Usually ALT or AST values higher than "two times the upper normal limit", is considered abnormal ( in some countries, ALT or AST values of more than 100 are considered abnormal).

Value of AST or ALT greater than 85 or above maybe investigated further.
Alcohol ingestion and obesity are common causes of fatty liver disease.

fatty liver disease is reversible.
its better to avoid the complication of this disease.

advice for fatty liver:
- abstinence from "Alcohol"
- LOW fat diet should be followed, AVOID junk food and beverages
- decreased oil consumption (oily food)
- NO red meat
- green vegetables should be ingested daily
- use lemon juice (lemonade) once in a day
- reduce weight if overweight/obese
-"recheck liver enzymes every 3 to 6 months

after consulting physician, she may use Essentiale forte or Legalon.

prevention is better than cure and you should follow strict diet to bring the enzyme values back to normal.

hope to answer your concern.

wish you good health.

regards,
Dr Tayyab Malik
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Are Excess Fat On Liver And Increased Liver Size A Cause For Concern?

Hi. Thanks for posting query at HCM. Usually ALT or AST values higher than two times the upper normal limit , is considered abnormal ( in some countries, ALT or AST values of more than 100 are considered abnormal). Value of AST or ALT greater than 85 or above maybe investigated further. Alcohol ingestion and obesity are common causes of fatty liver disease. fatty liver disease is reversible. its better to avoid the complication of this disease. advice for fatty liver: - abstinence from Alcohol - LOW fat diet should be followed, AVOID junk food and beverages - decreased oil consumption (oily food) - NO red meat - green vegetables should be ingested daily - use lemon juice (lemonade) once in a day - reduce weight if overweight/obese - recheck liver enzymes every 3 to 6 months after consulting physician, she may use Essentiale forte or Legalon. prevention is better than cure and you should follow strict diet to bring the enzyme values back to normal. hope to answer your concern. wish you good health. regards, Dr Tayyab Malik