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Video content is professionally consulted by Dr., Doctor Tran Thi Phuong Thuy - Department of General Internal Medicine - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
Fatty liver is the accumulation of too much fat in the liver. Normally, fat in the liver only accounts for 2 to 4% of the weight of the liver. But when the liver is fatty, fat will increase by 5-10%, affecting liver function. Anyone is at risk for this disease.
Grade 1 fatty liver is considered a benign disease. However, if not treated early, grade 1 fatty liver will turn into cirrhosis, even liver cancer.
According to Master, Doctor Tran Thi Phuong Thuy - Vinmec Times City shared, fatty liver is divided into 2 types: alcoholic fatty liver and non-alcoholic fatty liver. Grade 1 fatty liver has almost no specific symptoms, making many people not detect it in time. Most of the time, the disease is only recognized in stage 3 or through periodic health exams, abdominal ultrasound.
Some signs that can recognize grade 1 fatty liver or grade 2 fatty liver are:
Feeling pain in the upper and right abdomen; Fatigue, possibly unexplained weight loss; Loss of appetite when eating; Jaundice; When entering fatty liver stage 3, the patient will appear some symptoms such as:
Liver dysfunction; Jaundice, abdominal bloating, abdominal distention, ascites, abdominal fluid; Edema, bleeding, other complications. Losing weight and exercising, changing a scientific and healthy lifestyle is the best way to treat fatty liver. In addition, you can get vaccinated against Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B to protect your liver from harmful viruses. In case of increasing exercise and dieting, the fatty liver has not been controlled, you need to go to the hospital to be examined by a hepatobiliary specialist and advise on appropriate treatment. Depending on the severity of the disease, your doctor will prescribe medication or develop a suitable diet plan for you.
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