Patient's question:
After Dad retired, he felt life was much easier, and with the drop in living standards, he's basically living on rich food now. We allhim to eat a balanced diet, but he doesn't listen. He often goes out with his friends to restaurants, drinking beer. A few days ago, he said he wasn't feeling well, so I took him to the hospital for a thorough check-up. The report said Dad has fatty liver.Doctor's answer:
Hello! Changing your lifestyle, such as drinking less beer, eating a low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, and doing aerobic exercise, can effectively suppress fatty liver. If we don't address fatty liver "in its early stages," waiting until it progresses to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, treatment at that point often requires one year or even several years to fully recover, and in rare cases, it can even progress to irreversible cirrhosis. Once cirrhosis occurs again, it is difficult to heal completely. There are many treatment methods for fatty liver, but since patients have different symptoms, the treatment methods used will also vary. Therefore, it is recommended that patients seek early diagnosis and treatment after detecting symptoms.