FATTY LIVER : A SILENT EPIDEMIC!!

When anyone go for the ultrasound of abdomen - mostly common finding seen is fatty liver.

1) So what is fatty liver?

Currently it is named as MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease.

Excess fat accumulates in your liver, which causes inflammation in the liver and slowly damages the liver.

Initial stages are fatty liver, eventually which converts into Liver fibrosis, last stages is liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

2) who can have fatty liver?

• Person consuming alcohol

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• Bloop pressure

• Obesity

• Dyslipidemia

• Sedentary lifestyle and lack of excercise.

• Genetic predisposition.

• Hepatitis virus infections

  
  

3) How can we diagnose the fatty liver?

• Blood test

• USG abdomen

• Fibroscan

• Liver biopsy (if necessary)

4) Is fatty liver reversible?

• Yes, in earlier stages - it is completely reversible.

  
  

• Not only fatty liver cancer reverse but it also reduce the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

5) Do every patient need medicine for fatty liver?

• No - primary treatment for fatty liver is weight loss and excercise.

• People who have started developing fibrosis - need to start medicines with careful monitoring.