what is " Fatty Liver "?what are the symptoms? How about the treatment?
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HEPATIOC STEATOSIS (fATTY LIVER) following even moderate intake of alcohol, small (microvesicular) lipid droplets accumulate in hepatocytes. with chronic intake of alcohol. lipid accumulates to the point of creating large, clear "macrovesicular" globules, compressing and displacing the nucleus to the periphery of the hepatocyte. this transformation is initially centrilobular, but in severe cases may involve the entire lobule. Macroscopically the fatty liver of chronic alcoholism is large (upto 4-6kg), soft organ that is yellow and greasy. the fatty change is completely reversible if there is abstentation from further intake of alcohol.\nNON ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE.\nIs a condition that resembles alcohol induced liver disease, but occurs in patients who are not heavy drinkers. men and women are equally affected, there are strong associations with obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia.\npatients are largely asymptomatic, with abnormalities only in biochemical laboratory tests.
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If you go to your local health food store you may find a product called milk thistle (either as a tablet or in liquid form) and that is supposed to help improve liver conditions.
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Good general webpage.\nhttp://www.pahealthsystems.com/\nAnd another\nhttp://www.ability.org.uk/support_groups_liver_disease.html
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Symptoms of liver failure are usually vague initially, and can include nausea or fatigue. The progression to jaundice (yellow skin) and confusion or coma can be very rapid. When a patient has the first signs of confusion and disorientation (hepatic encephalopathy), when liver enzymes increase dramatically, or when coagulation factors begin to change - a quick referral to a liver transplant center is highly recommended.\n\nHepatic encephalopathy always accompanies fulminant liver failure. It can manifest as irritability, drowsiness, sluggishness, insomnia, confusion, and coma. With hepatic encephalopathy, the patient is suffering an impairment of proper brain function, which is related to the inability of the liver to metabolize toxic products such ammonia. These toxic products are normally broken down or eliminated by the healthy liver. Treatment is directed at preventing ammonia production in the intestine. This is done with the use of a liquid sugar (lactulose) and neomycin (antibiotic). The neomycin is poorly absorbed and kills the bacteria that promote ammonia production.
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Nausea, Jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and/or skin), fatigue, weakness. These are just some of the symptoms. A liver function test is generally necessary to confirm liver damage or disfunction.
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The article in the Journal Medicine Today encouraged a gradual reduction in weight which has been shown to improve liver function and reverse liver damage. However the authors warn against very rapid weight loss from fad diets or radical surgery which may have a negative impact upon the progression of liver injury. Also, dont go Veg, when your body is healing it is crucial to get complete protiens (most of which come from animal sources). Just remember to keep animal products at a minimum and cholesterol low (that wont help the liver). As far as the kidneys....you can get cranberry extract at any drug store (pill or tincter form) pop one of those a day with plenty of water.
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my grandma used to use cod liver oil for gall bladder issues, not to lose weight. I'd drink lots of water, eat fruits, veggies, whole grain, low fat cereal and milk and walk, walk, walk.  Good Luck, you can do it!
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I think you mean Cirrhosis.  \n\nRight now, the only cure is a new liver transplant.\n\nThere are some things you can do to maintain a healtly liver.\n\nEat beets, make tea from Milk Thistle, Dandelions\n\n\nDid you know that the liver is the only human organ that regenerates itself?  But you have to take care of it, and not do any more damage so it can heal.
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that should be jaundice and diabetes.....\n\nWhat are the symptoms of jaundice?\nThe following are the most common symptoms of jaundice. However, each baby may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include: \n\n*yellow coloring of the baby's skin - usually beginning on \nthe face and moving down the body\n\n*poor feeding or lethargy \n\nSymptoms of jaundice may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your baby's physician for a diagnosis.\nhttp://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_newborn/ncomjaun.cfm\n\nJaundice can turn the skin and sclerae yellow. In addition, stool can become light in color, even clay-colored because of the absence of bilirubin that normally gives stool its brown color. The urine may turn dark or brownish in color. This occurs when the bilirubin that is building up in the blood begins to be excreted from the body in the urine. Just as in feces, the bilirubin turns the urine brown.\n\nBesides the cosmetic issues of looking yellow and having dark urine and light stools, the symptom that is associated most frequently associated with jaundice or cholestasis is itching, medically known as pruritus. The itching associated with jaundice and cholestasis can sometimes be so severe that it causes patients to scratch their skin “raw,” have trouble sleeping, and, rarely, even to commit suicide.\n\nIt is the disease causing the jaundice that causes most problems associated with jaundice. Specifically, if the jaundice is due to liver disease, the patient may have symptoms or signs of liver disease or cirrhosis. (Cirrhosis represents advanced liver disease.) The symptoms and signs of liver disease and cirrhosis include fatigue, swelling of the ankles, muscle wasting, ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity), mental confusion or coma, and bleeding into the intestines.\n\nIf the jaundice is caused by blockage of the bile ducts, no bile enters the intestine. Bile is necessary for digesting fat in the intestine and releasing vitamins from within it so that the vitamins can be absorbed into the body. Therefore, blockage of the flow of bile can lead to deficiencies of certain vitamins. For example, there may be a deficiency of vitamin K that prevents proteins that are needed for normal clotting of blood to be made by the liver, and, as a result, uncontrolled bleeding may occur.\nhttp://www.medicinenet.com/jaundice/page2.htm\n\nWhat Are the Symptoms of Jaundice?\n\nSymptoms of jaundice include:\n\nYellow discoloring of the skin, whites of the eyes and mucus membranes \nDark urine \nNausea \nItching \nLight-colored stool (white, gray or yellow) \nAbdominal pain or swelling \nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/90/100606.htm\n\nJaundice symptoms\nExtreme weakness, headache, fever\nThe symptoms of jaundice are extreme weakness, headache, fever, loss of appetite, severe constipation, nausea, and yellow discoloration of the eyes, tongue, skin, and urine. \n\nDull pain in the liver region\nThe patient may also feel a dull pain in the liver region. Obstructive jaundice may be associated with intense itching.\nhttp://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Jaundice.html\n\nSome diabetes symptoms include:\n\nFrequent urination \nExcessive thirst \nExtreme hunger \nUnusual weight loss \nIncreased fatigue \nIrritability \nBlurry vision \nhttp://paulspicks.com/sponsors/prds/dia.asp\n\nCommon symptoms of diabetes are increased thirst, frequent urination, increased hunger, unusual weight loss, fatigue, and irritability. These symptoms are caused by the body's response to high blood sugar levels.\n\nOther signs of type 2 diabetes may include:\n\nFrequent infections and cuts and bruises that heal slowly. \nBlurred vision. \nTingling or numbness in the hands or feet. \nSkin, gum, or bladder infections that recur. \nVaginal yeast infections. \nIn type 2 diabetes, the blood sugar level rises so slowly that symptoms often are not present in the early stages of the disease. As a resu
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Hepatitis is an inflamation of the liver.\nIt is contracted in the same way HIV is- contact with infected bidily fluids. ie: sexually, blood to blood.\nShortly after contracting it you may have a mild flu type symptoms- fatigue, body aches etc. The symptoms are generally mild and not serious enough to take you to a doctor. The infection can then be asymptomatic for many years even decades, all the time damaging your liver and you have no idea.\nWhen you are eventually feeling ill enough to go to the doctor the liver is generally so damaged that there is nothing to be done. At this stage you may be jaundised (yellow tint to the skin cause by excess bilirubin) nauseated or vomiting, greatly fatigues.\nhep C will eventually cause your liver to have chirrosis, it will eventually fail and you will die, it is fatal.\nJust for a heads up one of the most common causes of Hep C is body piercing.\nUse precautions when having sex, use a condom, do not get body piercing, if someone elses bodily fluids splash into an area that you have a break in the skin get tested and have the person whos fluid splashed tested also. If the first test is negative, don't stop there keep getting retested for up to a year to be sure the virus isnt in your system.
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rest is more required to the hepatistis patient. coconut water can be taken as many times as possible. only easily digestable vegetables can be taken with out oil. salt in take for quite some time can avoided. ghee or any fat content can be strictly avoided atleast 4to 5 moths until the liver comes to normal staze. laboratory tests can be conducted for every 15 days and the condition can be shown to u r doctor and take his suggestions.and accordingly medicines can be used.wish the speedy recovery.
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fatty changes in liver can be benign, alcohol or medication side effect, stay in touch with your doctor, get frequent liver enzyme tests, good luck
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I would not worry just yet lots of things can cause elevated liver counts.like fat intake,Tylenol and many other minor things. just wait and see what the doc says.Mine gets elevated quite often usually by tylenol and or the foods i eat
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A lot of fatty or greasy foods are bad because they are broken down in the liver before going to the gallbladder. Follow your doctors recommendation's for diet, which is probably NO ALCOHOL, eat balanced proportioned meals. Ask your DR. what he thinks about using Milk Thistle as a supplement to your diet. It is a plant/herb that is a good cleanser for the liver as well as promotes healthy liver funtion. It can make you sick when first taking it tho as it is cleansing your liver of toxins (that are making you sick).Check with your doctor first as it may not be appropriate in your specific situation.
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all statins can cause side affects.it is a sign of liver function problems.check it out on website   webmd.com\nstatins are in cholesterol medications.
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5. Water Intake -- From the standpoint of water intake and fat loss, you want to be in a position where the liver is converting stored fat to energy. The liver has other functions, but this is one of its main jobs. Unfortunately, another of the liver’s duties is to pick up the slack for the kidneys, which need plenty of water to work properly (more than most people realize). \nIf the kidneys are water-deprived, the liver has to do the work of the kidneys along with its own (lowering its total productivity in the process). The liver then can’t metabolize fat as quickly or efficiently. If you allow this to happen, you’re setting yourself up to store fat because you've made the liver less efficient at turning stored body fat to energy. \n\nUsually if you multiply .55 times your weight, that should be enough in ounces of water to suffice. Water is the under rated fat loss tool.
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i had never heard the phrase "white liver," but i looked around and, yeah, it means slutty or sexually insatiable.  check it out:\n\nhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=white+liver\n\n...and "white liver disease" is evidently another name for reye's syndrome:\n\nhttp://www.icongrouponline.com/health/Reye_syndrome.html\n\ngreat question.