Patient's question:
Since my job usually involves banquets almost every day, I've always disliked drinking beer and eating rich, heavy meals. I also often neglect my health by staying up late playing mahjong. Recently, I've been feeling a sour, bloated sensation in my lower right abdomen. After a thorough check-up at the hospital, they said I have moderate fatty liver and advised me to change my lifestyle.Doctor's answer:
So far, Western medicine has no effective comprehensive prevention and treatment drugs for fatty liver disease, and the best approach is to treat fatty liver disease with traditional Chinese medicine. Let's take a look at the methods of traditional Chinese medicine in treating fatty liver disease.Traditional Chinese Medicine Differentiation and Treatment for Fatty Liver Disease:
1. Pattern of Liver-Gastric Disharmony, Liver Qi Stagnation, and Phlegm-Stasis Obstruction:
(1) Clinical Manifestations: Distending pain in the liver region, stuffy chest, fatigue and weakness, frequent sighing, nausea, poor appetite, which vary in frequency with emotional changes. Liver enlargement or no enlargement, dark tongue quality.
(2) Etiology and Pathogenesis: Due to emotional distress, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and internal retention of damp-phlegm, leading to the recurrence of fatty liver disease. In addition to timely treatment of fatty liver disease, friends should maintain a positive attitude to face the disease.