Patient's question:
Due to excessive strain in youth, basically not eating vegetarian food, coupled with heavy drinking, over time, now it has been found that I have fatty liver. It is said that in the early stages of fatty liver, it can be regulated through traditional Chinese medicine.Doctor's answer:
The treatment of fatty liver can be divided into two scenarios based on the patient's transaminase levels. When the patient's transaminase levels are below normal, the condition is prone to progress to fatty hepatitis, which can further develop into liver fibrosis. In severe cases, it may even lead to cirrhosis or liver tumors. If the patient's transaminase levels are normal, it is generally unlikely to progress to cirrhosis, but the patient may frequently experience symptoms such as excessive sweating. Timely treatment is also necessary in this case.Traditional Chinese Medicine theory believes that fatty liver is associated with spleen deficiency. Excessive fat accumulation in the liver leads to phlegm and turbidity stagnating in the liver, disrupting the balance of liver qi and endocrine functions. Fatty liver may present symptoms such as spleen deficiency, blood stasis, damp-heat, and kidney deficiency, with the most prominent being spleen deficiency. The reason why fat accumulates in the liver is because the body becomes weak, leading to poor digestive function and an inability to properly metabolize excessive fat.