Fatty degeneration of the liver. Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Fatty degeneration of the liver is a chronic pathological condition characterized by the presence of excess fat in the liver. In another way, this condition is called obesity of the liver. The reasons for this obesity are numerous and almost everyone is at risk for this disease.

Causes:

• An abundance of fats in the diet;
• obesity;
• alcohol;
• Elevated cholesterol;
• diabetes;
• Protein deficiency;
• Poisoning with chemical poisons;
• Some medicines;
• hepatitis;
• Unbalanced nutrition, and, as a consequence, a lack or excess of vitamins and trace elements;
• Hereditary liver diseases and autoimmune processes.

This is the main list of causes of pathology, but fatty liver dystrophy can overtake a person and for other less obvious reasons. The difficulty is that before a severe progression of the disease it may not show any symptoms. It depends on the stage of the disease.

Stages of obesity of the liver:

1. Steatosis. There are constant progressive changes in the liver, dystrophy of fat cells.
2. Steatohepatitis. There is inflammation of the liver - hepatitis. Possible liver dysfunction and the occurrence of complications.
3. Cirrhosis of the liver. And as a consequence, oncology.

Symptoms:

As already mentioned, fatty liver dystrophy is difficult to diagnose because of the absence of obvious symptoms. At the initial stages, weakness, nausea, loose stools, flatulence, and minor pain in the right hypochondrium may be present. These symptoms can accompany other diseases, so it is very important not to wait for the more dangerous signals of the body to appear and call the doctor in time to establish an accurate diagnosis. With such a disease as fatty liver disease, the symptoms in the later stages are most pronounced, the pain in the hypochondrium becomes stronger and more frequent, headache, fatigue, itching, and possibly a sharp decrease in weight are added.

Study:

When a person turns to a polyclinic for a preventive examination or when anxiety symptoms are found, the doctor conducts the necessary studies. We take a biochemical blood test, including liver tests, which reveal the presence or possibility of such a pathology as fatty liver dystrophy. To clarify the diagnosis it is necessary to produce ultrasound of the liver.

If, according to studies, the patient is diagnosed with fatty liver disease, treatment should be carried out in a comprehensive and comprehensive manner. Although the word "treatment" is not entirely appropriate for this disease. Rather, prevention and elimination of the causes of the disease. As you know, the liver is a self-healing organ, but to restore and restore health it needs support, support and protection.

The patient needs to make changes in his lifestyle, establish proper and rational nutrition, play sports and monitor his health. It is necessary to eliminate all the negative factors that led to the appearance of the diagnosis.

Elimination of negative factors:

• In the diagnosis of obesity - mandatory weight loss;
• Food, according to the diet established by the attending physician. It is necessary to avoid a lot of fats: fatty varieties of meat, baked goods, chocolate, smoked products, cheeses, fatty cottage cheese, any fried foods, etc .;
• Complete refusal of alcohol-containing beverages;
• physical exercises. For obese people at least 30 minutes a day or walking at least 5000 steps.
• Lowering cholesterol in the blood.
• If possible reducing the use of medicines;
• When working with poisons - change of work or enhanced protection measures.
• In complicated cases and at later stages, medications are prescribed.

With a timely appeal to a specialist and the observance of all recommendations, the prognosis for this disease is quite favorable.