Fatty liver has no symptoms, so let it go? Remind patients: Beware of developing these serious consequences!

We all know that the liver is the largest and most important organ of detoxification and metabolism in the human body, and there are more than 500 biotransformation functions in the liver.

　　Relevant studies have shown that the liver is not only responsible for the metabolism of most of the toxins in the body, but it is also the central organ of lipid metabolism in the body. Intrahepatic fat comes from food and peripheral adipose tissue.

　　Once the liver lipid metabolism is out of balance, it will lead to the appearance of fatty liver. The so-called fatty liver refers to the pathological changes of excessive accumulation of fat in liver cells , and it is not an independent disease.

　　A survey of relevant data shows that the incidence of fatty liver in China has continued to increase in recent years, and it has become the second most common liver disease after viral hepatitis . Not only that, the incidence of fatty liver is still increasing, and the incidence shows a younger trend.

　　Judging from the current clinical data, people with serious overweight, long-term heavy drinking, long-term excessive dieting and malnutrition, diabetes and other problems are at high risk of fatty liver. Especially those who are overweight and alcoholics will have a greater chance of developing fatty liver in the future . Almost all obese people are combined with different degrees of fatty liver.

　　However, fatty liver has not attracted everyone's attention. The reason for this is because the clinical manifestations of fatty liver are varied, and generally mild to moderate fatty liver does not have any clinical symptoms. The vast majority of patients discovered that they had the disease by accident during a physical examination .

　　Therefore, many patients do not pay attention to it, thinking that as long as the disease has no symptoms, it will not cause harm to the body, let alone treatment and conditioning.

　　So the question is, is fatty liver really no threat to health, and what are the consequences of letting it develop?

　　First, it should be clear that there is no correlation between the symptoms of fatty liver and the severity of histological damage . Usually, if the fatty liver continues to develop and enters the moderate or severe stage, the patient will have symptoms similar to chronic hepatitis. Common symptoms include progressive fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, liver pain , etc. .

　　When there is too much fat in the liver, it will lead to enlargement of the liver and excessive traction of the hepatic ligament , followed by severe pain and tenderness in the right upper quadrant, and some patients may also be accompanied by symptoms such as fever and leukocytosis ;

　　With the continuous development of fatty liver, patients who progress to the severe stage may develop serious complications, such as ascites, lower extremity edema, water and electrolyte disorders, hypokalemia, etc. At this time, the patient may be combined with liver inflammatory reaction, and then develop liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis . A large number of data have confirmed that patients with severe fatty liver can progress to cirrhosis.

　　Once liver cirrhosis occurs, the patient will not only have the possibility of cancer in the future, but after entering the decompensation period, the patient may develop various fatal serious complications, such as hepatic encephalopathy, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, ascites , etc.

　　Therefore, do not underestimate fatty liver, which may be behind more serious and continuous liver damage. Especially for alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis, cirrhosis and cancer will be waiting for patients in the future.

　　Therefore, everyone should increase the attention and vigilance of fatty liver. If you are diagnosed with fatty liver during medical examination, you should actively find the cause from your life and start related adjustments, such as controlling weight gain, maintaining a scientific and balanced diet intake, Exercise regularly, stop drinking, etc. If necessary, various hepatoprotective drugs should be supplemented according to the doctor's recommendation.