Fatty Liver – Advice Please?
Sep 06, 2010 in
Health FAQs
After feeling sick and throwing up for a number of weeks my Dr finally did some blood tests. He tested a load of different things and one was my liver. The results came back that I had a fatty liver which maybe why i’m being sick. My Dr said to come back down in 2 or 4 weeks time to have another blood test done. In the mean time i’ve been put on some tablets to reduce excess stomach acid. He hasn’t told me to do any thing in the mean time other than go back in 2 or 4 weeks time for another blood test. I know I’m over weight. Should I be worried and what should i do in the mean time?
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One comment
abijann on September 6, 2010 at 4:26 am
There is different causes of fatty liver disease
and it depends where the fat is located.
If the fat is located outside the liver around it’s
capsule, it doesn’t cause much of a problem.
However, most is found inside the liver cells.
The cause of this can be:
alcohol consumption, weight problem, or
even hereditary.
All liver patients are told not to consume
alcohol.
You need to tell the doctor all medications you
are on; this includes over the counter, herbs
herbal teas, vitamins, mineral, and prescriptions
prescribed by other doctors. The reason for
this is that sometime certain medications can
cause liver problems and also because all
medications go through the liver first to be
broken down before going to the rest of the body.
If the doctor tells you to lose weight, then follow
his instructions and maybe asked to see
a nutritionist.
It is good that the doctor is taking more blood
test, cause no one test is 100% accurate, and
he may be doing this to be certain of what the
blood tests show before going on further.
If he suspects a problem, he may order an
ultrasound to be sure about this.
Usually a problem of the liver starts out
as inflammation developing in the liver cells.
If the inflammation can be reduced with
treatment from the doctor and the cause is
removed…the liver cells have a very good
chance of healing. However, if not treated,
it can turn into a disease where the liver
cells die off and then it is progressive.
I know it is hard to wait for the results of these
tests. The best thing to do now is to stop
any alcohol consumption and try to stay as
well as possible. Wash your hands often
especially when touching things others have
touched: money, door knobs, shopping cart
handles, foods in buffet, etc. If you cannot
wash your hands, then try using purell or
another bacteria wipe. You don’t want to
contact anything to make you sicker now and
force you to take more medications which
may be hard on your liver or make it difficult
for your body to heal your liver by giving
it more to recover from.
If the fat is inside the liver cells, it is pushing
on other things normally inside the cell and
can put the cell under alot of extra stress.
Fat accumulating there has been known to
push the nucleus of the cell out of position.
This fat can also block oxygen and nourishment
to the cell also, which can cause it damage.
Sorry, I can’t be more of help than this.
Best wishes to you.
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