Fatty liver - nainahomeo

Fatty Liver (Non-Alcoholic) disease is the accumulation of excess fat in the liver cells, and is a common liver complaint. It affects about 10 percent of people. It is normal for the liver to have some fat, but if fat accumulates more than 10 percent of the liver’s weight, then the liver is termed fatty, and it may give rise to serious complications.

Fatty liver may or may not cause damage, but sometimes the excess fat may lead to inflammation of the liver. This condition is called steatohepatitis and does cause liver damage. When inflammation of fatty liver is linked to alcohol abuse, it is known as alcoholic steatohepatitis or alcoholic fatty liver. Otherwise, the condition is called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, i.e. NASH.

An inflamed liver, if not treated timely becomes scarred and hardened over time. This condition is called cirrhosis and is serious and may lead to liver failure. NASH is one of the top three leading causes of liver cirrhosis.

Homeopathic Treatment for Fatty liver

Causes

Fatty Liver (Non-Alcoholic) develops when body produces too much fat or doesn’t metabolize fat efficiently enough due to some disease. This excess fat is stored in liver cells and causes fatty liver disease. This build-up of fat can be caused due to many reasons.

Drinking too much alcohol may cause alcoholic fatty liver disease. This is the first stage of alcohol-related liver disease.

The cause of Fatty Liver (Non-Alcoholic) disease may be –

Obesity
High blood sugar
Insulin resistance
High levels of fat, especially triglycerides, in blood
Pregnancy
Rapid weight loss
Infections, such as hepatitis C
Side effects or overuse of some medications, such as methotrexate, tamoxifen , amiodorone, and valproic acid .
Exposure to certain toxins
Heredity.

Risk factors

Most Fatty Liver (Non-Alcoholic) patients are middle-aged and overweight. The most common risk factors are:

Overweight (BMI of 25-30 or more)
Obesity (BMI above 30)
Diabetes
Elevated serum triglyceride levels.

Fatty Liver is found in patients suffering from metabolic syndrome – which is a cluster of disorders that increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke and thus often is a precursor to fatty liver.

Metabolic syndrome includes

Abdominal obesity.
Hypertension.
High levels of serum triglycerides, or low levels of serum HDL cholesterol.
Resistance to insulin.

Symptoms

In many cases, fatty liver causes no noticeable and very non-specific symptoms. But one may feel tired or experience discomfort or pain in the upper right side of your abdomen. Some people with fatty liver disease develop complications, including liver scarring leading to liver fibrosis known as cirrhosis. The symptoms when noticed are-

Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Weakness
Fatigue
Nosebleeds
Itchy skin yellow skin and eyes
Web-like appearance of blood vessels under your skin
Abdominal pain
Abdominal swelling
Swelling of your legs
Breast enlargement in men
Confusion

Prevention

Maintaining a healthy weight
Eating a healthy diet
Exercising regularly
Limiting alcohol intake
Taking only prescribed allopathic medications

Lifestyle Changes

Adopting a healthy lifestyle to

Lose weight
Eat a healthy diet –
- Have a diet high in fruits, vegetables, protein, and carbohydrates,
- -Eat diet low in fat, sugar and salt
- -Eating smaller portions of food can help.
Exercise regularly – aim to do at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise, such as walking or cycling, in a week.
Stop smoking – To reduce risk of metabolic syndrome.
Drinking alcohol may make NASH worse. It’s thus advised to cut down or stop drinking alcohol.

Homeopathy Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease

Homeopathy treats the underlying causes of fatty liver. Homeopathy improves liver functions and decreases the symptoms. The Homeopathic treatment for fatty liver disease can recover the damage to the liver. The Homeopathic remedies for fatty liver are able to reverse the condition of the fatty liver and bring it to normal. The medicines are prescribed after studying the unique symptoms by individualization. The homeopathic remedies bring a long-lasting relief without any side effects.