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What Causes Fatty Liver?

I was diagnosed over the weekend with a fatty liver and they also found that my spleen was inflamed. I am a 60 year old male and a diabetic. In 1987 I had a partial pancreas removal leaving only the tail of the pancreas because he damaged the pancreas doing an ERCP procedure, Could the spleen being inflamed lead to surgery? What can be the cause of the fatty liver and it be corrected.
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
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Hello

Fatty liver is due to deposition of fat within liver cells.It is a reversible condition.
Fatty liver may be due to many causes like obesity,sedentary life,hepatitis,altered lipid profile,metabolic disorder etc.
You may need few more investigations like routine hemogram,liver function test,lipid profile,urine RE/ME.
Try to reduce your weight if BMI is high.
Avoid alcohol if you take it.Go for brisk walk regularly and take lot of fibers in your food.
Avoid saturated fat and fried food.

Inflamed spleen may be due to many causes.It is unlikely due to past surgery.

Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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What Causes Fatty Liver?

Hello Fatty liver is due to deposition of fat within liver cells.It is a reversible condition. Fatty liver may be due to many causes like obesity,sedentary life,hepatitis,altered lipid profile,metabolic disorder etc. You may need few more investigations like routine hemogram,liver function test,lipid profile,urine RE/ME. Try to reduce your weight if BMI is high. Avoid alcohol if you take it.Go for brisk walk regularly and take lot of fibers in your food. Avoid saturated fat and fried food. Inflamed spleen may be due to many causes.It is unlikely due to past surgery. Get well soon. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan