Patient's question:
My uncle suffers from fatty liver disease. This condition is absolutely incompatible with drinking beer, as beer is the most damaging to the liver. However, he is a leader in the company and has different banquets every day. Without drinking beer, it's impossible to close deals. Now, he feels that his fatty liver has become severe.Doctor's answer:
Symptoms of severe fatty liver:1. Similar to chronic hepatitis, it may include loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and dull pain in the liver region or upper right abdomen. Mild liver swelling may be present with tenderness, slightly firm texture, blunt edges, and a smooth surface. In very few cases, splenomegaly and palmar erythema may occur.
2. It may lead to ascites and lower limb edema, as well as electrolyte disorders such as hyponatremia and hypokalemia.
3. When excessive fat deposits in the liver, the liver capsule may expand, stretching the liver ligaments, which can cause severe pain or tenderness in the upper right abdomen, fever, and leukocytosis. This may be misdiagnosed as acute abdomen and result in exploratory surgery. When fat droplets rupture, fat particles entering the bloodstream can also cause sudden fatal cerebral or pulmonary fat embolism.