Alcoholic Fatty Liver

Question: How bad a disease is non alcoholic fatty liver disease? 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.

Answer: 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.

Question: Once you have Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, is it for life or is there a cure or reversal? Does it continue to progress over time eventually causing liver failure?

Answer: 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/a…

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

Answer: 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

Question: could binge drinking with non alcoholic fatty liver be harmfull?

Answer: I would remove the fat off the liver before you drank it.

Question: can you still get pregnant with non alcoholic fatty liver disease? jus wanted to kno

Answer: the answer is yes!

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

Answer: 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

Question: Non Alcoholic-Fatty Liver diet? Please tell me weight loss diet for Fatty liver? I am non Alcholic person and the diet should be popular and effective?

Answer: http://www.weightcontroldoctor.com.au/in… This link has everything you need to know

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

Answer: The treatment the same wehether your overweight or obese. You need to lose weight. It takes a shorter time frame if your not obese.

Question: can a person die of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

Answer: A fatty liver, is a disease where the liver is infiltrated with fat. In stage one, it is reversible to a degree. In stage two there is some damage to the liver. In stage three the liver has cirrhosis. In cirrhosis the liver does not function well enough to meet the body's needs. Yes. this can be deadly. The doctors can find out how bad the liver is through doing simple blood tests. If is it real bad, they may try a form of chemo therapy called interferon. Sometimes this helps, sometimes in does not.