Patient's question:
I am a person in my late forties. I dislike smoking and drinking beer, and I have also started working night shifts. Since two years ago, I have started experiencing problems like chest tightness, liver and stomach discomfort, and abdominal pain again, and I have not taken any medication for them.Doctor's answer:
The best treatment for fatty liver is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Let's take a look at the specific methods of TCM in treating fatty liver.TCM Differentiation and Treatment for Fatty Liver:
1. Pattern of Liver-Gastric Disharmony, Liver Qi Stagnation, Phlegm-Stasis Obstruction:
(1) Clinical Manifestations: Distending pain in the liver region, stuffy chest, fatigue, frequent sighing, nausea, poor appetite, which vary in frequency with emotional fluctuations. Liver enlargement or normal size, dark red tongue with thin white greasy coating, and wiry-thready pulse.
(2) Etiology and Pathogenesis: Fatty liver recurrence is triggered by emotional distress, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and internal retention of damp-phlegm. Additionally, during the treatment of fatty liver, timely treatment is crucial, as well as the patient's dietary condition and psychological state.