A query from a faithful subscriber.
I am a male of 33 years of age,recently diagnosed with Grade 1 fatty liver. How can I get rid of this problem? Besides I am gaining weight around the mid section. Kindly advise me the treatment and food I should follow.
My reply:
Fatty liver is a common problem seen in many urban parts of India. Most of the time it goes untreated or doctors fail to advise on this condition. This does not produce any visible symptoms , but can put you at the risk of liver inflammation which ultimately can lead to jaundice( hepatitis), liver failure and liver cancer. Initially it stays as a benign condition and is really harmless. But it can progress to a potential slow killer.
Commonly seen in overweight persons and mostly above the ages of 30 and any liver problems are associated with alcohol. But Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD) is commonly seen rather than the Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. So non alcohol drinkers too can get afflicted.
In this condition, the liver consists of excess of fat and the healthy tissues are replaced by unhealthy fats. This makes the liver larger and heavier. This can possibly lead to gall stones.
What can be the various causes for a person to have fatty liver?
- Being Overweight or obese especially in the abdominal area
- Poor diet- high sugar intake, high fat intake
- Elevated cholesterol levels and triglycerides in the blood
- If suffering from metabolic syndrome
- Diabetic for over a long period of time and taking medications for the same
Now the question arises whether is it possible to reverse it?
Yes, it is definitely possible to reverse the condition of fatty liver if the following tips are followed.
Diet modifications
- Reduce the intake of refined carbohydrates in your diet such as white bread, white rice, pasta, noodles, cakes, biscuits, desserts, soft drinks, sweetened fruit juices and also that of table sugar. Avoid breakfast cereals too.
- Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in the diet.
- Eat whole grains such as brown rice, whole wheat products, oats, ragi, bajra, jowar etc and Pulses and legumes.
- Avoid all kinds of fried food, processed food, high fat foods in general all junk food.
- Avoid red meats such as mutton, beef, pork and opt for fat trimmed meats and white meats such as fish, chicken, turkey. Avoid processed meat or cured meats.
- Switch over to low fat milk products from full cream or full fat milk products.
- Avoid margarine, mayonnaise as much as possible.
- Avoid artificial sweeteners as well. They do not help in the long term.
- Use oils which provided monounsaturated fatty acids.
Other influences
- Control diabetes with diet, medications and exercise.
- Keep your cholesterol levels in check and reduce triglycerides in the blood.
- Avoid alcohol as much as possible.
Exercise daily to reduce weight and to keep weight in check. Reduce the abdominal fat content by eating smaller meals and by exercising daily by walking, jogging and also bu incorporating yoga in your diet.
Just now via sonography reports I have told that I have fatty liver. I used to consume alcohol moderately in the past, but off late I am off alcohol. I love diary products, cant resist butter.
My weigth is 93 kgs, and fat on abdomen, hips, and lower back. My arms/legs are thin.
Shape i can say like a coke bottle. Cholestrol ratio is poor. High Bp tablets taking for past 6 years. Rest of my health is normal.
I have been losing weight and get loose, then gain again. YoYo case I admit.
Confused state of mind. I have all the pathology reports and seeing a doctor tomorow to know on line of treatment.
ICan you throw some light for my future guidance
Can you throw some light to help me how I should go about.
Dear Harish Shani,
I have seen the message about your health. I am not a doctor ,but from what little I have read from books and journals, I am writing to you, not to frighten you at all. .
You have mentioned that you have fatty liver as diagonised from sonography tests.You say you have a liking for dairy products and butter.You have left moderate consumption of alcohol which is a good sign. But, you must note that it is a mistake to think that you have to be a heavy drinker to run into health problems. Alcoholic hepatitis ,cirrhosis of the liver are some of the serious liver diseases. It can take 10 to 15 years drinking over a period of time to harm your liver. Please note that there should be very little or no fat in the liver.
You have not given your height and age except telling that you are 93 kgs in weight which to me looks to be on the high side. Your waist line must be pretty large and you have fat deposits on hips and thighs. It is not good. The waistline of a male should be less than 102 cms or 40 inches. You have described the shape of your body as that of a coke bottle. It sbould be as that of an hour glass, narrow in the middle if I may say so..
Taking tablets for high BP for the last 6 years is not a good at all which means your BP is not responding to medicines..
Personally, I feel you need immediate medical treatment for your multiple health problems and you must without any further loss of time see a Specialist Doctor and start taking treatment. I earnestly request you to do the same immediately. I repeat I am not a Doctor. Wish you all the best.
I am 34.
I am diagnosed with fatty liver.
How to get out of this problem?
Mr. Vijay.
Your mail of 9th July. to tell that you are diagonised as having Fatty Liver.and want to get out of this problem. As a regular reader like you of these columns, i can just advise you that, there are many useful articles on this subject appearing in this site, such as” Ways to cure Fatty liver, What causes fatty Liver, Liver tonic etc. Please go through them , follow what all you can in the best manner possible, also consult a specialist doctor for your liver problem and take the necessary treatment. Please do this as fast as you can so that it does not become a serious problem to you. Again, I repeat, please go through the articles and change your lifestyle as best as you can along with the doctors treatment.
I am a female of 19 years of age, recently diagnosed with Grade III fatty liver.
How can I get rid of this problem?
Besides I am gaining weight these days.
Kindly advise me the treatment and proper diet I should follow..
Hi,
I was told that I have a Fatty Liver disease thru USG, I am a non-alchohalic, also I have some superficial ulcear, doctor did not prescribe any medicine as it will cure naturally. Hence, what natural way to get it cured? could you please guide me?
Hi, myself nagendra shukla, 21 m. .
I have a problem of fatty liver. . In ultra sound i find that there is a n.s. Mild fatty change noted in my liver . Plz. Suggest me something which can help me 2 get gud liver.
Dear ALL, Debjani, Ram and Nagendra.
Your mails to let us know that you are diagonised as having Fatty Liver.and want a cure for this problem. I am not a Doctor, but as a regular reader like you of these columns, i can just advise you that, there are many useful articles giving special and valuable information on this subject appearing in this site, such as” Ways to cure Fatty liver, What causes fatty Liver, Liver tonic etc. Please go through them carefully, follow what all you can in the best manner possible, also consult a specialist doctor — I repeat consult a doctor– for your liver problem and take the necessary treatment. Please do this as fast as you can so that it does not become a serious and difficlt matter for you and the doctor. Again, I repeat, please go through the articles and change your lifestyle. pay particular attention to your diet which is most important and include physical exercise as part of your daily routine. in addition to the doctors treatment. Best wishes to you all.
recently i have been declared having fatty liver and having gilbert syndrome and also i am also diabetic .please suggest me what to do
Is liver problems heriditary.do small changes in skin colours especially on fingers indicate liver problems
Hi
I have been reported of having gross hepatomegaly with fatty diffuse. My HDL levels are 19mg/dl and triglycerides are 395. This was found out from the regular routine check up. I am not alcoholic nor a smoker. I consume non-veg in my diet often.
The doctor consulted instructed me to meet a gastro for checking the liver…
Can you give the details of seriousness of the disease and the cure…
Francis
I am a male of 56 years old.
I am diagnosed with fatty liver,bisides i am geting weight.
Kindly advise me how to get out of this problem.
Ethiopia
OUR BODY._ LIVER INCLUDED.
Many people these days complain of fatty liver, as can be seen from the various mails received in this column. There should be no reason for such complaints when our body is a magnificiently engineered self-healing organ which can do all healing and repair work for virtually any health condition as long as one supplies nutritious diet to the body and engages himself seriously in some form of physical exercise. Has any one seriously thought about the reasons for their falling victim to such serious health problems. ?. A little knowledge about the working of our body will bring in some sort of an awareness in one and help him to take delicate care of his body. When our body is considered as a magnificently engineered self- healing organ, that does all healing and repair work, it is all the more necessary that one knows as to what the great work our body is doing to stay fit and fine all the 24 ><7 hours.
Reproduced below is a very interesting description about the routine things that happen from 9 at night till morning 9 in one's body.Very interesting it is. Just as we have a plan or programme to do work each day and children have a time table for their studies in different periods in the school , our body also has a schedule during which periods it performs its duties without any break unless it is sick. . What is that schedule ?. Please read on and try to remember some of the salient points.
Here is the body schedule:-
a) Night at 9 pm – 11pm:
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This is the time for eliminating unnecessary toxic chemicals (de-toxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time- duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on her health. Please remember this.
b) Night at 11 pm – 1am:
The de-toxification process in the liver goes on , and ideally this should be done in a deep sleep state.
c) Very Early morning at 1am – 3am:
De-toxification process in the gall goes on , Here also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
d) Early morning 3am – 5am :
De-toxification in the lungs. When this goes on , there will be sometimes a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time.Since the de-toxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so that it does not to interfere with toxin removal process.
e) Morning 5am – 7am :
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De-toxification in the colon, You should empty your bowels. One should make it a habit.
f) Morning 7am – 9am:
Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. You should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30 am is very beneficial for those wanting to stay fit.
Here is a word of caution.
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1) Those who always skip breakfast, should change their habits. Rather than having no breakfast at all, it is better that they eat breakfast late until 9 am -10am, without avoiding it.
2) Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary toxic chemicals from the body
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g) Besides the above, from midnight to 4 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood.Therefore, try to have a good sleep on time and don't sleep late.
In order that one cooperates with the various functions of the body which is very important , one has to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. On reading the above details carefully , one will understand that maintaining both good eating habits and time condition are very important for our body to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to the "schedule.
Knowledge of these, and a little care and watchfulness on our part to maintain good health can pave the way in the long run for real health, efficiency and longevity.
Dear sir,
My son is aged 16 years his weight is 70kgs he is having frequently Abdominal pain after sonology report it shows fetty liver.
Sir please give solution what i have to do ? what is the treatment?
Hi Padmaja,
Your son must be having a high intake of junk food. He needs to eat healthy and exercise to maintain weight.
Hi Francis,
you have a cluster of health problems such as dyslipidemia( imbalance of lipid levels and non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease can go to cirrhosis or dealth of liver cells. You can consult me to bring further changes in your health.
Hello sir, my name robindra..from the last 15 year i am a addited drinker i am suffering from high bp know a day i brain also work properly sir plz suggest me a better option to quit alcohol
my husband has been diagnosed with moderate fatty liver he is 37and weighs 68 kgs his ht is 5 ft 4inchs he was complaining of abdominal pain &nausea he is adoctor &stays on empty stomach but is totally non alcoholic he is an eggitarian how shall we fight this condn?
Hello Sanjana
I am 30 years old. Last year, i was diagnosd with little fatty lever & also permannt high value of unconjugated (indirct) billurubin.
My doctor suggsted me to reduce my weight by 10 kgs & told me that this high value of indirect billurubin will liv with me for the whole life.
But even after one year (after losing around 9 kgs) SGOT & SGPT are also marginally up. I am fighting with these OT,PTs & Fatty Lever since last one year, but not getting control over these.
Kindly suggest.
Thanks & Regards
Gobinder Singh Kalon
+919876122074
Today I was astonished to heard during my USG that I fatty lever, where as i am non-alcohlic person, pleae advice me to recover from this stage
Would just like to tell you I am interested in your article about Indian Cooking,originally from India now in Australia 42 years usually cook Indian food, but have also done other western,Chinese cooking.Very glad to hear that Indian cooking is good for NAFLD which I have just been diagnosed,though have had problems since 67 in India having had amebic hepatitis.
Now have had gall bladder inflamation at the same time. My Dr who is Polish but lived in Aus is an alternative therapist using a different method of diagnosing and treating with wholistic medicine. He put me on a no carbs,diary,sugar,coffee, tea etc diet consisting only of fruit,vegetables and meat restricted to fish,lambchicken and beef. No Atlantic salmon or farmed turkey.I have lost 4 kg in 6 weeks, very hard but it worked.Was only allowed olive oil, butter and eggs as exemptions and honey.If you are interested I could email his website. His name is Dr.Zenon Gruba, the only one of his kind in thewhole of Aus.He is also a properly qualified as a conventional doctor or General Practitioner in Aus.
hello sir
i am 18 years old and have grade 1 fatty liver. i have medical examination after 3 weeks. is there any way to reduce the amount of fatty acids. pls reply soon
Thanks for such a wonderful advice, exercise is not possible due to shortage of time but i can follow diet instructions.
My father is dig noised for fatty lever & as per the doctor it is last stage & nothing more can be done , he can continue with medicine but it can not be cured , he used to drink alcohol every day from last 20 yrs , is there any possibility for his cure
I am having fatty liver grade II and I am 33 years old.I have started to reduce my alchol intake and to control food.Now am 90 kgs.How much weight should I reduce and how dangerous is grade 2 fatty liver.
please advice on the following :
Urea: 20
SGOT AST: 83
SGPT ALT: 91
Alkaline Phosphatase: 207
Bilirubin: ,total : 1.40
Bilirubin Indirect : 1.30
Calcium : 8.50
RDW: 15.10
Lymphocytes: 46
Monocyte: 0.18
Eosinophil: 0.06
Glucose(F):102
Cholsestrol: 187.00
TRiglycerides: 151.00
HDL Cholsestrol: 119.80
VLDL Cholsestrol: 30.20
Hi,i have Fatty Liver and Jundise also past 1 year i am facing proble my junsise leaver 3.13 its not gettting down i concncled the docter and they given the tabalt also i taking whar should to solve this problem….