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  • pauletruth
    pauletruth Posts: 1,133 Forumite
    what stage is your fatty liver.

    Non- alcoholic fatty liver disease is caused by a build up of fat in liver cells. It is common in the UK in the growing number of people who are fat or obese. There are four stages of the disease:

    Simple fatty liver
    Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
    Fibrosis
    Cirrhosis
    Stage 1

    The first stage of the disease, known as "simple fatty liver", affects about 1 in 5 people in the UK. Excess fat may build up in the liver but remain harmless and has no evident symptoms unless it develops into inflammation or damage.

    Stage 2

    A few people develop the second stage of the disease - known as non-alcoholic steatohepatisis (NASH). This is similar to alcoholic liver disease, but the people affected drink little or no alcohol. NASH is a more aggressive form of the disease, when the liver becomes inflamed. People affected may have a dull ache or pain in the top right abdomen - just under the lower right ribs.

    Stage 3

    Some people with NAFLD go on to develop fibrosis. This is when ongoing inflammation of the liver results in fibrous scar tissue around the liver’s cells and blood vessels. It may replace some healthy tissue but the liver remains resilient enough to function normally.

    Stage 4

    In the most severe cases, NAFLD may cause cirrhosis, or permanent liver damage. The liver itself may enlarge or shrink, liver cells are replaced by scar tissue and the liver can no longer function properly. It tends to develop between the age of 50 and 60 after many years of liver inflammation. People with cirrhosis caused by NAFLD often also have type 2 diabetes and are also at risk of liver failure or liver cancer. Cirrhosis can also be fatal.
    whats the cause Genetic factors (NAFLD tends to run in families)
    Obesity or being overweight
    Diabetes type 2 or prediabetes
    High blood pressure
    High cholesterol
    Other potential causes of fatty liver disease include:

    Certain medicines
    Autoimmune or inherited liver disease
    Rapid weight loss (eg after weight loss surgery)
    Malnutrition the doctors right without notes they can't help you however you can by the normal lose weight stop smoking lower your blood pressure and cholesterol and don't drink. you should know this if you have been researching it. this treatmeant will of course help your other conditions as well. please try ad not get worked up in your condition its risky.
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