Is fatty liver difficult to treat?

Patient's question:

I have been feeling particularly unwell recently, with poor appetite, fatigue, nausea, dry heaving, weight gain, and a dull pain in the upper right abdomen.

Doctor's answer:

Our suggestion is: For fatty liver, proper regulation is needed, including a balanced diet, regular exercise, and a combination of work and rest.
How to treat fatty liver: For patients who also have abnormal lipid metabolism, also known as hyperlipidemia, lipid-lowering drugs should be used cautiously. Existing lipid-lowering drugs not only fail to effectively reduce fat deposition in the liver but may even worsen liver damage. As a result, the efficacy and role of lipid-lowering drugs in the comprehensive prevention and treatment of fatty liver disease remain debated. Additionally, fatty livers are more susceptible to drug-induced liver injury, especially from lipid-lowering drugs. Therefore, when using lipid-lowering drugs for these patients with fatty liver and hyperlipidemia, extreme caution must be exercised.

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