Fatty liver: not to be taken lightly, there is no need to fear Year-end physical examination, the office of five men two found fatty liver. Director Zhang standard beer belly, usually socializing also more. Wang just became a father, his daughter-in-law pregnant with a child, he also followed the nutritional feast. Get the physical examination report, Zhang swept the results, shaking his head, the report stuffed into the desk; Wang went home and daughter-in-law read about it, the family is like a big enemy, he had to go to the hospital to take medication. What is fatty liver? What are the dangers? Fatty liver is a large accumulation of fat in the liver cells, is a reversible disease. To put it bluntly, before the fatty liver causes qualitative changes, if you pay attention to it, pay attention to adjusting the diet, exercise more, and through changes in lifestyle habits, the liver can be completely restored to normal levels. However, if it is allowed to develop, liver function will be affected and liver fibrosis will occur, even leading to cirrhosis, which will eventually develop into liver cancer in about 5% of every five years. The chance of liver cancer in normal people is only 1 in 100,000. So what factors can lead to fatty liver in life? Obesity and alcoholism are the main causes Currently, obesity fatty liver is the most common type of fatty liver, and the incidence of fatty liver in obese people is over 50%. The second is alcoholic fatty liver. If you drink alcohol excessively all year round, such as more than 50 degrees of white wine more than two taels a day, which is equivalent to a daily intake of alcohol of more than 40 grams, if it lasts for five years, about 75% of people will have fatty liver. This is because alcohol damages and destroys liver cells for a long time, affecting fat metabolism and causing fat to accumulate inside liver cells. All drugs have a certain degree of damage to the liver, but as long as they are within a reasonable range, the chance of damage to liver function is relatively small. However, there are some specific drugs that can cause serious liver damage, disrupting the metabolism of certain enzymes in the liver, leading to abnormal fat metabolism and causing drug-induced fatty liver. The most common ones are lipid-lowering drugs, and some anti-tuberculosis drugs and antibiotics may also cause liver damage. It is worth noting that some people think that Chinese medicine has few side effects, but this is actually not true. So be sure to take it under the guidance of a regular hospital doctor. The fat is easy to get fatty liver, so let’s lose weight? If you lose too much weight too fast in a short period of time by dieting, you will also develop a fatty liver. Because the liver is the main organ of fat metabolism, to transport fat out of the liver cells, an apolipoprotein is needed. When the protein level in the body is too low, the lack of a vehicle to transport fat leads to the accumulation of fat inside the cells, producing a fatty liver. Therefore, weight loss should be moderate, and this cannot be achieved by poor dieting and other bad eating habits for a short period of time. By the same token, a prolonged period of poor nutrition and lack of protein intake can also lead to a fatty liver. Fatty liver in pregnancy can be fatal This condition is relatively rare, but very dangerous. It manifests itself in the 28th to 36th weeks of pregnancy when a pregnant woman develops acute liver function impairment, called acute fatty liver in pregnancy, which can be life-threatening. In the 1970s and 1980s, the mortality rate of this type of fatty liver in pregnancy was between 80% and 90%, but now the mortality rate has decreased significantly and is usually controlled to about 10% in large hospitals. It occurs mainly due to changes in hormone levels in the body during pregnancy, as well as protein deficiency and unbalanced diet. Generally there is not too much chance of pain in the upper abdomen with fatty liver, and there may be occasional bloating. However, acute fatty liver during pregnancy may have severe pain in the upper abdomen, and the patient may have ascites, jaundice, or even hepatic coma. At this point, the pregnancy can be terminated in time, and most adults and children can recover if treated properly and in a timely manner. If you already have fatty liver, how should you treat it? When you have fatty liver, it is obviously not advisable to ignore it like Director Zhang did. Although you can’t just excuse yourself from all social functions and quit drinking right away, you can start by cutting back. In addition, the absorption of alcohol is different between drinking on an empty stomach and after eating a meal. Before drinking alcohol, drink some yogurt or milk, which can reduce part of the absorption of alcohol and mitigate the damage to the liver. At the same time, you should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Of course, it is not necessary to be as nervous as Xiao Wang’s family. Patients with mild to moderate fatty liver only need to control their diet by eating less or even no high oil and sugar, animal offal and other high-fat, high-cholesterol diet, and increase the diet of high protein appropriately. Adhere to daily exercise, including brisk walking, jogging, swimming, etc., for as long as possible 45 minutes each time for one to two months will have good results. In addition to adjusting the diet and lifestyle habits, severe fatty liver needs to be treated with medication under the guidance of a doctor.