Patient's question:
I often drink beer and smoke at banquets. Recently, due to physical discomfort, I was hospitalized for treatment. During my hospital stay, the doctor also discovered that I have fatty liver and said it is closely related to my long-term drinking of beer and smoking. He advised me to drink less beer and smoke less in the future.Doctor's answer:
The causes of fatty liver include high blood lipids, drug abuse, diabetes, obesity, and excessive nutrition, among which high blood lipids and drug abuse are the main reasons. Fatty liver is divided into five stages: mild, moderate, severe, hepatic fibrosis, and cirrhosis. If fatty liver reappears, liver cell damage can lead to symptoms such as dry mouth, bitter taste, and in the liver area, as well as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases like high blood lipids, hypertension, and obesity. Patients with fatty liver should pay attention to dietary control, and appropriately reducing daily caloric intake is the primary principle of treating fatty liver.