10/04/2021
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
🔸Also called: Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,
Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, NAFLD, NASH,
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
🔷 WHAT IS FATTY LIVER DISEASE?
🔸Your liver is the largest organ inside your
body. It helps your body digest food, store
energy, and remove poisons. Fatty liver
disease is a condition in which fat builds up
in your liver. There are two main types:
🔷 NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
(NAFLD)
🔸Alcoholic fatty liver disease, also called
alcoholic steatohepatitis
🔷 WHAT IS NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER
DISEASE (NAFLD)?
🔸NAFLD is a type of fatty liver disease that is
not related to heavy alcohol use. There are
two kinds:
🔹Simple fatty liver, in which you have fat in
your liver but little or no inflammation or
liver cell damage. Simple fatty liver typically
does not get bad enough to cause liver
damage or complications.
🔹Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), in
which you have inflammation and liver cell
damage, as well as fat in your liver.
Inflammation and liver cell damage can
cause fibrosis, or scarring, of the liver.
🔸NASH may lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer.
🔷 WHAT IS ALCOHOL FATTY LIVER DISEASE?
🔸Alcoholic fatty liver disease is due to heavy
alcohol use. Your liver breaks down most of
the alcohol you drink, so it can be removed
from your body. But the process of breaking
it down can generate harmful substances.
These substances can damage liver cells,
promote inflammation, and weaken your
body's natural defenses. The more alcohol
that you drink, the more you damage your
liver. Alcoholic fatty liver disease is the
earliest stage of alcohol-related liver
disease. The next stages are alcoholic
hepatitis and cirrhosis.
🔷 WHO IS AT RISK FOR FATTY LIVER
DISEASE?
🔸Researchers do not know the cause of
nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD). They do
know that it is more common in people who
🔹Have type 2 diabetes and prediabetes
🔹Have obesity
🔹Are middle aged or older (although children
can also get it)
🔹Are Hispanic, followed by non-Hispanic
whites. It is less common in African
Americans.
🔹Have high levels of fats in the blood, such
as cholesterol and triglycerides
🔹Have high blood pressure
🔹Take certain drugs, such as corticosteroids
and some cancer drugs
🔹Have certain metabolic disorders, including
metabolic syndrome
🔹Have rapid weight loss
🔹Have certain infections, such as hepatitis C
🔹Have been exposed to some toxins
🔷NAFLD affects about 25 percent of people in
the world. As the rates of obesity, type 2
diabetes, and high cholesterol are rising in
the United States, so is the rate of NAFLD.
🔷NAFLD is the most common chronic liver
disorder in the United States.
🔷Alcoholic fatty liver disease only happens in
people who are heavy drinkers, especially
those who have been drinking for a long
period of time. The risk is higher for heavy
drinkers who are women, have obesity, or
have certain genetic mutations.
🔷 WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF FATTY
LIVER DISEASE?
🔸Both NAFLD and alcoholic fatty liver disease
are usually silent diseases with few or no
symptoms. If you do have symptoms, you
may feel tired or have discomfort in the
upper right side of your abdomen.
🔷 HOW IS FATTY LIVER DISEASE
DIAGNOSED?
🔸Because there are often no symptoms, it is
not easy to find fatty liver disease. Your
doctor may suspect that you have it if you
get abnormal results on liver tests that you
had for other reasons. To make a diagnosis,
your doctor will use
🔹Your medical history
🔹A physical exam
🔹Various tests, including blood and imaging
tests, and sometimes a biopsy
🔸As part of the medical history, your doctor
will ask about your alcohol use, to find out
whether fat in your liver is a sign of
alcoholic fatty liver disease or nonalcoholic
fatty liver (NAFLD). He or she will also ask
which medicines you take, to try to
determine whether a medicine is causing
your NAFLD.
🔷During the physical exam, your doctor will
examine your body and check your weight
and height. Your doctor will look for signs of
fatty liver disease, such as
🔸An enlarged liver
🔸Signs of cirrhosis, such as jaundice, a
condition that causes your skin and whites
of your eyes to turn yellow
🔹You will likely have blood tests, including
liver function tests and blood count tests. In
some cases you may also have imaging
tests, like those that check for fat in the liver
and the stiffness of your liver. Liver stiffness
can mean fibrosis, which is scarring of the
liver. In some cases you may also need a
liver biopsy to confirm the diagnosis, and to
check how bad the liver damage is.
🔷 WHAT ARE THE TREATMENTS FOR FATTY
LIVERASE?
🔸Doctors recommend weight loss for
nonalcoholic fatty liver. Weight loss can
reduce fat in the liver, inflammation, and
fibrosis. If your doctor thinks that a certain
medicine is the cause of your NAFLD, you
should stop taking that medicine. But check
with your doctor before stopping the
medicine. You may need to get off the
medicine gradually, and you might need to
switch to another medicine instead.
🔷There are no medicines that have been
approved to treat NAFLD. Studies are
investigating whether a certain diabetes
medicine or Vitamin E can help, but more
studies are needed.
🔷The most important part of treating
alcohol-related fatty liver disease is to stop
drinking alcohol. If you need help doing that,
you may want to see a therapist or
participate in an alcohol recovery program.
🔷There are also medicines that can help,
either by reducing your cravings or making
you feel sick if you drink alcohol.
🔷Both alcoholic fatty liver disease and one
type of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) can lead to
cirrhosis. Doctors can treat the health
problems caused by cirrhosis with
medicines, operations, and other medical
procedures. If the cirrhosis leads to liver
failure, you may need a liver transplant.
🔷 WHAT ARE SOME LIFESTYLE CHANGES
THAT CAN HELP WITH FATTY LIVER
DISEASE?
🔸If you have any of the types of fatty liver
disease, there are some lifestyle changes
that can help:
🔸Eat a healthy diet, limiting salt and sugar,
plus eating lots of fruits, vegetables, and
whole grains.
🔸Get regular exercise, which can help you
lose weight and reduce fat in the liver
🔸Talk with your doctor before using dietary
supplements, such as vitamins, or any
complementary or alternative medicines or
medical practices. Some herbal remedies
can damage your liver.
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