How to treat fatty liver

I believe that most people do not have a real understanding of fatty liver in their lives. Everyone thinks that fatty liver occurs because they have eaten too well or too much recently. In fact, the factors that cause fatty liver are not only obesity. Some people’s bodies cannot consume nutrients normally or have irregular diets. These are all causes of fatty liver.

First understand fatty liver

Fatty liver refers to a disease caused by excessive accumulation of fat in liver cells due to various reasons. Fatty liver disease is seriously threatening the health of the Chinese people and has become the second largest liver disease after viral hepatitis. It has been recognized as a common cause of latent cirrhosis. Fatty liver is a common clinical phenomenon rather than an independent disease. The clinical manifestations are asymptomatic in mild cases and severe in severe cases. Generally speaking, fatty liver is a reversible disease, and early diagnosis and timely treatment can often restore to normal.

Symptoms of fatty liver

The clinical manifestations of fatty liver are diverse, and mild fatty liver often has no clinical symptoms. There is only a feeling of fatigue, and most patients with fatty liver are obese. Most patients with fatty liver are discovered accidentally during physical examinations. Moderate to severe fatty liver has symptoms similar to those of chronic hepatitis, including loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, dull pain in the liver area or right upper abdomen, etc. A mildly enlarged liver may be tender, with a slightly tough texture, blunt edges and a smooth surface. A few patients may have an enlarged spleen and palmar erythema.

What are the factors that cause fatty liver?

1. Obesity. The degree of fat accumulation in the liver is proportional to body weight. 30% to 50% of obesity is complicated by fatty liver

2. Alcohol. In liver biopsy of long-term alcoholics, 75% to 95% have fatty infiltration, which is called alcoholic fatty liver.

3. Lose weight quickly. Fasting, excessive dieting or other rapid weight loss measures can cause a large increase in fat decomposition in a short period of time, resulting in a large increase in malondialdehyde and lipid peroxides in the liver, damaging liver cells and leading to fatty liver.

4. Malnutrition. Malnutrition leading to protein deficiency is an important cause of fatty liver, which is often seen in insufficient food intake or digestive disorders, which prevent the synthesis of apolipoproteins, resulting in the accumulation of triglycerides in the liver and the formation of fatty liver.

5. Diabetes. About 50% of diabetic patients may develop fatty liver, most of whom are adults.

6. Others. Fatty liver can also occur during infections such as tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, and sepsis. If patients with viral hepatitis restrict their activities excessively and consume a high-sugar, high-calorie diet, fat is likely to accumulate in their liver cells.

Complications of fatty liver

Fatty liver itself has no direct relationship with the occurrence of primary liver cancer, but if it is not actively and regularly treated and allowed to develop, it will lead to hepatitis, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer.

Treatment of fatty liver

1. Cultivate healthy behaviors. Studies have shown that at the same age, the more basic health behaviors a person has, the better their health status.

2. Balanced diet and reasonable nutrition. Eat three meals a day on time and in limited amounts. Eat a full breakfast, a good lunch, and half-full dinner. Avoid bad habits such as overeating, snacking (especially sweets), and late-night snacks, so as not to disrupt metabolic function and induce obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver.

3. Keep fit and increase exercise. You should participate in moderate physical exercise according to your own situation and persevere.

4. There is no specific medicine to treat fatty liver, but you can choose Chinese medicine for treatment. Fatty liver can cause a decrease in the antioxidant capacity of liver cells, which in turn causes a decrease in the liver's detoxification ability. Therefore, conditioning requires antioxidant and lipid-lowering efforts, and selenium supplementation is very important.