Patient's question:
Doctor, hello. Due to work reasons, I often drink beer outside and have few dinners at home. This isn't good lately, and I often feel nauseous. My weight has been rising straight up without needing to diet. After a thorough check-up at the hospital, it turned out to be moderate fatty liver disease.Doctor's answer:
Symptoms of Moderate Fatty Liver Disease Moderate fatty liver disease may present with symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, fatigue and weakness, fever, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, right upper abdominal tenderness or pain upon tapping. Mild liver enlargement may be accompanied by tenderness, and in very few cases, splenomegaly and palmar erythema may occur. When excessive fat deposits accumulate in the liver, the liver capsule can expand, stretching the liver ligaments, leading to severe right upper abdominal pain or tenderness, tapping pain, fever, and leukocytosis. These symptoms are easily misdiagnosed as acute abdomen, so it is important to differentiate them from diseases of the liver, gallbladder, and stomach systems, such as acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, acute and chronic gastritis, etc., to confirm the diagnosis and implement timely symptomatic treatment.The harm caused by fatty liver disease to patients is very significant. Once symptoms are noticed, it is essential to seek medical attention promptly while also paying close attention to self-care.