HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

What Does Fatty Liver Condition Mean ?

My husband has type 2 diabetes and has been told he has a fatty liver. His pc has been keeping an eye on his blood work for a few years now. He had to have his gall bladder out and since the surgeon read his history he read about the liver. When he was taking the gall bladder out he did a liver biopsy because his liver had nodules on it. What does that mean?
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
Report Abuse
General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hello.Fatty liver is a chronic pathology by excess fat in liver.The main causes related to fatty liver are overweight-obesity, chronic alcohol consumption and high blood cholesterol levels. A person with fatty liver must control your weight, avoid alcohol and decrease the consumption of fatty foods.Also it is important practice physical exercise. If your husband follow the referred recommendations and your doctor checks your cholesterol, GOT and GPT levels in blood every 6 months,probably he will avoid complications of Fatty Liver(in a small percentage of cases, fatty liver may progress to cirrhosis).I wish you good health.
(If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)
I find this answer helpful
Note: For further follow up on digestive issues share your reports here and Click here.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Recent questions on Cholecystitis


Loading Online Doctors....
What Does Fatty Liver Condition Mean ?

Hello.Fatty liver is a chronic pathology by excess fat in liver.The main causes related to fatty liver are overweight-obesity, chronic alcohol consumption and high blood cholesterol levels. A person with fatty liver must control your weight, avoid alcohol and decrease the consumption of fatty foods.Also it is important practice physical exercise. If your husband follow the referred recommendations and your doctor checks your cholesterol, GOT and GPT levels in blood every 6 months,probably he will avoid complications of Fatty Liver(in a small percentage of cases, fatty liver may progress to cirrhosis).I wish you good health. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)