Patient's question:
You are quite overweight, and you haven't been in your dinner habits recently. You've been experiencing discomfort in your liver area, so the hospital suggested that you undergo a series of antiviral treatments.Doctor's answer:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not caused by the transmission of hepatitis viruses; patients with simple NAFLD do not possess hepatitis viruses in their bodies. Therefore, antiviral treatment is not applicable. NAFLD is merely a condition resulting from excessive fat accumulation within the liver, where fat cells become significantly enlarged and fill the liver cells. It is a metabolic liver dysfunction caused by the accumulation of triglycerides, making it reversible. Once the excessive fat accumulated in the liver is completely eliminated, liver function can mostly return to normal, leaving no lasting sequelae.