How bad a disease is non alcoholic fatty liver disease?

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I am 21 and weigh 325 pounds. I have just been diagnosed with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. From what the doc has told me, my liver is about 12% heavier than it should be. He also said that it is obviously much larger than it should be but luckily, I don't have any liver scarring yet.
If you've been diagnosed with NAFLD it is a little different than the previous answer given who suggested NASH. NAFLD is when you have just a fatty liver, NASH is when the fatty liver has inflammation. Which you still may have. NAFLD can progress to NASH.
NAFLD is the most common cause of elevated liver tests. Fatty liver is the accumulation of triglycerides and other fats in the liver cells. In some patients, this may be accompanied by hepatic inflammation.
NAFLD is found in over 80% of patients who are obese. Fortunately, NAFLD is not normally life threatening and is reversible unless it progresses to a more severe stage of liver disease. So losing weight and keeping it off will improve your condition.
I wish you well and hope this helped.  (+ info)

What is the recommended diet for fatty liver(non alcoholic) and stones?

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After being diagnosed with CT scan & Ultra Sound,result found was fatty liver & stones( chronic cholecystisis +cholelithiasis).
what is recommended diet plus any good health guide website you know?
your help please
merci.
avoid all dairy
Avoid ALL margarines and similar type spreads
• Avoid deep fried and fatty foods.
• Avoid sugary processed foods and drinks
• Limit chicken and turkey that is not free range as this contains artificial growth hormones, antibiotics and steroids that increase the livers workload.
• Drink 2 liters of water each day.
• Avoid artificial sweeteners see www.dorway.com  (+ info)

question about fatty liver inflammation (non-alcoholic) and its treatment?

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I was told that fatty liver inflammation (non-alcoholic type) is usually prevalent in obese people. However I was recently diagnose with it but I'm actually overweight, not obese. I think the reason I had inflammation was due to the fact that I have high bad cholesterol and triglycerides. I was told fatty liver inflammation is reversible. My question is, would this disease be easier to treat and reverse on an overweight person rather than an obese person?
The treatment the same wehether your overweight or obese. You need to lose weight. It takes a shorter time frame if your not obese.  (+ info)

Once you have Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, is it for life or is there a cure or reversal?

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Does it continue to progress over time eventually causing liver failure?
There are different stages of Non Alcoholic
Fatty Liver disease. Some times people can
have fat around the outside of the liver and
it does not affect the function of the liver at
all. Others have fat that builds up in between
and in the cells of the liver and this causes a
problem. Some people are placed on a diet,
and this decreases the fat inside the liver and
it can reverse and the liver can heal.
Let me explain this clearer: The extra fat pushes
on the insides of the cells and places them
under stress. It is like going into a small room.
You have plenty of room while you are in their
yourself. Then others start to come in and as
they continue to come it...you are backed up
against the corner of it. Soon you are not able
to move around, your cannot get nourishment,
oxygen you need, and you will die unless you
can get through...which is now almost
impossible. That is what happens in the
liver cell. The fat blocks the things the cell
itself needs to exist and it also pushes the
nucleus of the cell out of position. The cell
becomes stressed, it can no longer function
the way it once did and it can die. What makes
it even worse on the cell...is when the cells
are damaged, it signals the immune system
to respond and that causes inflammation to
develop in the liver also and even more, faster
damage can happen then.

Follow closely anything the doctor may tell
you to do for your condition. Whether it
be losing weight or taking medication for
any inflammation that may develop or whatever
causes the liver to be this way.
If the condition can be reversed, he will see
this on future blood work you may have done.
Once the liver reaches the point that inflammation has progressed to the point that
the cells of the liver die off...this can lead
to an incurable disease known as cirrhosis
of the liver. It is best to catch this early on
so it can be reversed before getting to this
point. Cirrhosis is scar tissue that forms in
the liver because the cells start to die off.
This scar tissue can block nourishment and
oxygen from getting to the healthy cells and
they can die also.

So the answer to your question is that sometimes it can be completely reversed and
other times it may progress onward depending
on whether it is treated in time.

Here is a very good link to learn more about
this disease
http://www.medicinenet.com/fatty_liver/article.htm
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Can someone please tell me about fatty infiltrate of the liver. I do not have hepatitis nor am an alcoholic.?

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long story short. Ihave taken alot of different meds in my life. am about 50 lbs over weight. and am 35. went to the dr for my thyroid meds just moved in town new dr. reg blood test and up comes abnormal liver. so got an ultrasound this week just got a letter in mail stating ultrasound showed a fatty infiltrate. so i go on webmd look it up nothing so i do the web results and i go to a cancer site. is this cancerous? of course i get this letter in the mail today 430 office already closed. dont wanna call and sound dumb and dont wanna freak out till then if you know please any info would be great.
Look up under fatty liver. Fatty infiltrate means that there is an accumulation of fat in the liver cells. It is not cancer. You can look up on Web MD or MedicineNet.com. I just read that if you are overweight that losing weight can help with this disease. Hope this helps you.  (+ info)

Any special diet for non alcoholic fatty liver, grade 1?

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I am a 46 year old lady.One month ago I felt discomfort on my right side above the abdomen(heaviness) and fullness on my stomach.In ultra sound scanning they found Grade 1 fatty liver.Is this curable,any special diet for this? Doctor prescribed Livomyn and Forliv capsules for three months.Still I have discomfort on my right side.
I am waiting for precious answers.
Thank you
Beena
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I have Fatty Liver and i'm not an alcoholic?

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What foods would you suggest me eating for my liver to be healthy?
I also have high cholesterol.

Should I start eating Vegan?
I hope this link is of some help to you.

http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/the-livers-main-function-is-to-act-as-a-filter-705438.html#axzz0m4ceDypa  (+ info)

Fatty Liver?

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I recently found out I have something called "fatty liver"

Does anyone know anything about this? Should I be worried?

The doc asked me if I was an alcoholic or did I have high blood pressure. Which I guess, are reasons to get fatty liver. However, I'm not an alcoholic and I actually have low blood pressure.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
A fatty liver is the body's way to repair it.That is why your doctor asked if you were an alcoholic.When alcohol goes through the liver,it is metabolized by it.That is let the body use it.That damages the liver and it self-repairs as best it can.
Sad to say,it does not repair well.

However,there are other causes and here is a good article to read about them.It could just be a metabolic disorder and fat is left in your liver.
Keep looking for the cause as best you can.You may have to see someone in internal medicine.  (+ info)

Is obesity really the leading cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

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yes and no, hepatic steatosis ( or fatty liver ) without cirrhosis, is normally seen on fat people, but also on skinny people the problem is not the weight, the problem is the amount of triglycerides they have, and since normally overweight people do have high levels of triglycerides, they do get the fatty liver, but a skinny person with high levels of TRGs could have a fatty liver also  (+ info)

could binge drinking with non alcoholic fatty liver be harmfull?

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I would remove the fat off the liver before you drank it.  (+ info)

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