what are the treatments for liver diseases? are there specific medicine brand for curing liver disease.?

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coz i feel heavy in my right abdomen. and sometimes i feel pain just below my rib cage especially when im playing basketball, or something hard in my right side of the abdomen when im just sitting.
lol, these are not symptoms or signs of liver disease, if your symptoms persist see a doctor, good luck  (+ info)

Is it dangerous to become pregnant if you have fatty liver disease?

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I have been told that I have fatty liver disease. Is it ok for me to try to get pregnant or would it be dangerous for me? If you have any experience with this, please let me know. I would love some advice. Thank you so much!
Since you don't know if people on here are knowledgeable or credible on here I highly suggest you talk to a doctor. That is the only person that would be qualified to tell you for sure. It may not be a black or white issue either. There may be degrees of this disease and it may depend more on your specific circumstances.  (+ info)

what are diseases besides cirrhosis that you can get from abusing alcohol or using drugs?

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i was wondering what diseases you can get from alcoholism and drugs, besides having to do with the liver [cirrchosis]
Being addicted to alcohol or drugs lowers inhibitions making people do things that they would not ordinarily do.Some diseases addicts have to face are Hepatitis,AIDS, any and all STD's,strokes,liver cancer, heart attacks,diabetes, kidney failure and fianally heart failure.I am sure that there are many other diseases that addicts can suffer from like depression,paranoyia,malnutrition.Did I forget that it can destroy your pancreas too.  (+ info)

Is it possible to have a diseased liver but not be a alcohol drinker?

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Doctor has told me I have a diseased liver which is usually found in alcoholics. The thing is, I DO NOT drink more than a half pint of lager when ever I go out which is not very often. I do not drink alcohol at home at all nor do I go elsewhere to drink alcohol.
Could the doctors diagnosis be wrong?
Please advise if you can, but please only sensible answers. Try not to use too much medical jargon
Thanks for any help you can give in this matter.
yes, the liver doesn't just deal with alcohol but everything else u put in your body whether that is ketamine. carrot juice or whatever. Everything u put into ur body is a potential toxin and your liver will help purify it, u may also have a weak liver anyway  (+ info)

What can be done to help a patient with liver disease?

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My step-dad is in Stage 4 liver disease.

I am wondering what we can do to improve his quality of life to keep him strong enough and healthy enough to be put on the transplant list.

Whats foods are good?? Not good???

What can help with the swelling in his legs and stomach????

ANY help is GREATLY appreciated!!!

Thanks!!!
Thumbs down not from me!
Taking the herb Milk Thistle is good for a diseased liver.  (+ info)

What are SOME diseases of the liver?

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thx to ppl who ACTUALLY answer :D
hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer  (+ info)

Can a abnormal liver blood test result be an indication of celiac disease?

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Does anyone have any info on this? Also, is it common to get a ''one off' abnormal liver test? The doctor is ordering me to go again just incase this result was false.
www.celiac.com

i found some info there and it looks like the two can be related.  (+ info)

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)

How bad is it to drink if you have a liver disease?

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My friend has a liver disease, and she binge drinks like crazy. The liver disease isn't from drinking, but this can't be making it any better. Could anybody give me some USEFUL information I could share with her? Not just the obvious "she shouldn't drink, it's bad.".
She's only 24, that's why I'm pretty confident it's not from drinking, but I'm just afraid it's only going to get worse.
All patients that have any liver problems are told NO Alcohol.
The alcohol and medications go through the liver first to be broken
down before going to the rest of the body.
The liver takes alcohol, and using liver enzymes, converts it first into
acetaldehyde and then into acetate and then into carbon dioxide and
water. In other words, the liver takes a potential toxin and makes it into
a non toxic substance that the body can easily dispose of.

The liver cells are what does the 500 plus functions that the liver needs
to keep the body well. If the liver cells become damaged, from any
number of different causes, the immune system of the body will
respond to this and cause inflammation to develop inside the liver
which causes the liver to enlarge in size. The liver is surrounded
by a membrance capsule...so you can imagine the pressure in side
of it. If the cause isn't stopped and the inflammation not treated..
it can lead to the liver cells dying off and scar tissue forming
inside the liver that blocks the flow of blood through the liver on
its way back to the heart and also blocks the flow of blood to the
other liver cells and they die also. This is known as Cirrhosis of
the liver and there is no cure for it...it is a progressive disease.

Any liver disease causes damage to the liver cells. Adding
alcohol to this, will only cause more damage to the cells.
The liver may not be able to complete all the necessary
steps to change the alcohol to the carbon dioxide/water
stage. It may only get to the second stage and both the alcohol
and the acetaldehyde is very toxic to the liver cells and can
damage them further.

A liver transplant costs $300,000 and up...not kidding.
Many patients are trying to raise the money to have a
transplant because they don't have good insurance to cover
it. Anyone who drinks alcohol has to be free and detoxed
from it for a period of six months in order to be considered
for transplantation evaluation.

You are doing the right thing by wanting to inform your friend.
However, she has a right to continue drinking, refuse medical
care, refuse someone donating an organ.
I hope this information is of some help to you and her. You
are a very caring friend...she is fortunate to have you.

Best wishes  (+ info)

How much alcohol does it take to cause fatty liver disease?

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I'm wondering how long you have to use/abuse alcohol before putting yourself at risk for fatty liver. Would college binge drinking be enough to cause it?

By college binge drinking, i mean 5-7 drinks each night, 2-3 nights per week, totaling around 15-20 drinks per week during the last 2 years and around half that amount during the first 2.

I have been out of college for about 6 months now, and cut down my drinking to what it was during my first 2 years of college.
Fatty liver from alcohol consumption is called steatohepatitis, and involves an inflammatory process along with fat infiltration of the cells. It is not common to see it in one with your limited history of consumption, but can happen. It typically occurs after years of malnourishment and excessive alcohol consumption. It also occurs in some metabolic syndromes. Simple steatosis just involves fat accumulation in cells without inflammatory changes and can be present in anyone who is obese, and in most who drink heavily. It is completely reversible. It is not the same condition, but may preceed steatohepatitis. Fatty liver hepatitis (steatohepatitis) is considered serious and preceeds cirrhosis, which involves irreversible fibrosis of liver tissue.
You would still be considered a moderate to heavy drinker at your current rate of consumption.  (+ info)

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