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my non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation...? would like some insight thank you?
so my doctor says because of my elevated ALT and ultrasound showing of fatty liver he says I probably have mild inflmmation due to the extensive fat around my liver and from high triglycerides/cholesterol To treat this, I have lost weight to my ideal as well as eating more healthy and basically avoiding junk food. Exercising 5-6 days a week for 40 minutes. I will get another blood test later on. My question is: by doing this have I improved my liver condition? I hear it can be reversible I wonder if I have done so. Have I helped treat this inflammation by trying to reduce fat around my liver? Can I still have a normal life span? I hope this condition won't shorten my lifespan I'm only 26
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- Fatty liver disease or NAFLD is thought to be because of excessive fat deposition in liver. It is partially genetic and partly from environmental factors including diet. By losing weight and excersing you have certainly helped your condition. By doing these measures, you will have reduced the amount of fat in the liver and likely decreased the associated inflammation. You should have a normal life span. You still need periodic liver function tests to monitor the ALT. If ALT remains consistently elevated, then may need liver biopsy at some point to rule out NASH (non alcoholic steatohepatitis), which can very rarely (<5%)progress to cirrhosis (liver scarring). At this point, I would continue what you are doing, and not worry about it too much.
