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Fatty Liver - The Facts Explored Part 5
What is the outlook for patients with fatty liver?
If the fatty changes in the liver increase, inflammation and fibrous tissue may build up in the liver and more severe symptoms will start to occur. The liver gradually becomes enlarged and distorted by the fat building up inside it and its ability to function is compromised. If nothing is done to improve the liver function the patient will become more overweight and the quality of life will gradually diminish. Diabetes is a common result of fatty liver which has not received the correct treatment. The type of fatty liver known as Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis or NASH is a much more severe form of fatty liver than “simple fatty liver.” In NASH there is much more liver inflammation, and this can easily progress to severe liver scarring and liver failure known as cirrhosis. Factors which make it more likely that fatty liver will progress to the severe form include –- Lack of motivation to change the diet and lifestyle – this is often associated with stress and depression and treatment for the depression can work wonders in improving motivation.
- Obesity
- Female gender
- Older age group
- Diabetes especially if it is poorly controlled
- The co-existence of other liver diseases such as hepatitis C and B or haemochromatosis (iron overload)
- 28% progressed to severe liver disease
- 59% had only slight progression
- 13% had improvement in their liver
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