Small amounts of fat in the liver (liver) is normal. However, if the amount of fat takes 5% - 10% by weight of the liver × you, then most likely you have a condition × called Fatty Liver (Fatty Liver). Where fatty liver can be caused by alcohol or non-alcoholic. Over time, the disease can lead to some serious conditions until death.
Fatty Liver Disease when seen from the cause can be divided into 2, namely:
1. Alcoholic Liver Disease / Liver disease due to alcohol (ALD)
Over 15 million people in America × alcohol consumption and as much as 90% -100% of ALD disease arise. Fatty liber may arise after consuming alcohol in moderate or severe. This disorder can occur only with the consumption of alcohol in the amount of weight in a short time (acute alcoholic liver disease). Genetic also plays an important role in the development of this disease. Several other conditions that also affect this disease is hepatitis C, high iron intake, obesity and diet.
2. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
NAFLD is a disease that quite often arise, especially in America. This situation is similar with liver disease due to alcohol but people who suffer from this disease do not consume alcohol or consume alcohol only in small amounts. The liver may be enlarged, and with time seiringnya liver tissue can be replaced by connective tissue called cirrhosis. In this disease if left untreated can develop into cancer and cause of death. The cause of this disease remains unclear, but is closely associated with overweight and obesity. In those circumstances it is also common to find high cholesterol or triglycerides and diabetes or pre-diabetes state. There are several factors that can increase the risk of this disease such as some types of drugs, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, drastic weight loss and malnutrition.
Sign and Symptoms Of Fatty Liver
Symptoms that often arises is enervation, decreased appetite or weight loss, weakness, nausea, difficulty concentrating, abdominal pain upper right or middle part of the stomach, liver enlargement, and abnormalities in the skin of the skin become blackish discoloration, especially in the neck or armpit . If this situation continues in the form of symptoms can appear to jaundice, internal bleeding, and liver failure.
Medical Check up Or Treatment
Regular checks are carried out blood tests to check liver enzymes, USG or biopsy of liver cells. There is no specific treatment for the disease in. Treatment is usually tailored to the cause, as if caused by alcohol, then stop the consumption of alcohol is the most appropriate treatment. When caused by being overweight then the best way is to reduce body weight. Try to consume foods with proper nutrition and increase physical activity.
In addition to limiting calories, the other important thing is to avoid foods containing carbohydrates that are easily digested seprto bread, rice, corn, and added sugar found in drinks cans. Avoid drugs that aggravate heart disease. Several studies was to investigate the effect of antioxidants or diabetes medications such as vitamin E, selenium, and metformin for this disease.
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