Patient's question:
I found out during my annual health check-up this year that I have fatty liver. This surprised me greatly. Everyone knows that with the improvement of living standards, the number of people suffering from fatty liver has increased. However, fatty liver is a common disease among those who are prone to obesity. I am a slim person, so how could I also get this disease?Doctor's answer:
It's not only obese people who get fatty liver disease; middle-aged and elderly individuals who are heavy drinkers, drug users, malnourished, overnourished, or lack exercise are also prone to it. So everyone needs to pay attention—those with bad habits must change them.The treatment for fatty liver disease requires abstaining from alcohol, as alcohol is one of the main causes of it. Studies have shown that 20% to 30% of alcoholic fatty liver can progress to cirrhosis, and it may even lead to liver cancer. In the histological changes of alcoholic liver disease, alcoholic fatty liver appears first.
If someone with a long history of drinking frequently experiences general fatigue, exhaustion, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, pain in the upper left abdomen, around the navel, or below the xiphoid process, they may already have fatty liver disease.