Patient's question:
I am 33 years old this year, and I have been divorced for 3 years. Due to my studies abroad, I stayed in this city after graduation. My wife and I were university classmates, and our life has always been very happy since getting married. Recently, when I came home, I heard my mother say that my father has moderate fatty liver. Now I am a bit worried about my father's health.Doctor's answer:
Fatty liver is often not an independent disease. Fatty liver caused by obesity, alcohol, diabetes, etc., is mostly insidious in onset. Due to the lack of specific symptoms in the early stage, it is often accidentally discovered during health checks. The symptoms of fatty liver often correlate with the degree of hepatic fat infiltration. As the fat infiltration increases, patients may experience liver area pain similar to chronic hepatitis, loss of appetite, fatigue, abdominal pain, and right upper abdominal pressure, which can also lead to mild jaundice. Clinical diagnostic examinations show that 75% of patients have mild liver enlargement, and a very small number of patients may experience splenomegaly, spider angiomas, and palmar erythema.