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If you recognise any of the early warning signs of NASH, or if you d like to minimise the risk of liver damage, there are things you can do.
To begin with, it s imperative to lose weight, which can be easier said than done.
The overall rule is that one must consistently burn off more calories than they consume to shift the pounds.
Exercise can be seen as a magic bullet, because it can help you lose weight, lower your cholesterol levels and control diabetes - all things that need to be done to reverse or prevent NASH.
Taking a brisk walk counts as exercise (Image: Getty)
An adjacent crisis: Liver diseases on the rise during pandemic
Doctors have seen a rise in liver disease during the pandemic due to increased alcohol consumption.
and last updated 2021-02-25 14:23:16-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Doctors are sounding the alarm on a concerning crisis happening side-by-side with the pandemic. Iâd say over the last five to 10 years the incidence of alcohol cirrhosis has increased as well as the age we re seeing it at. We listed a 20 something-year-old just a couple of weeks ago for transplant, said Dr. Tim Schmitt, the University of Kansas Health System s transplant director.
Stay-at-home orders arrived in March, and with it, what doctors call an available coping mechanism.
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Fatty liver disease: If you have the disease, a liver biopsy may be performed (Image: Getty Images)
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There are other tests to check for fatty liver disease like ultrasounds. But ultrasounds aren’t very good for overweight or elderly people - the majority of people affected by liver disease, Dr O’Hara added.
“So, they’re also not great, so the definitive way to diagnose liver disease is by biopsy and a biopsy is invasive, expensive and obviously you don’t want to be having a biopsy if you can help it.
“But at the moment for cirrhosis that’s really, you’re really got to end up having a biopsy done.
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A person with fatty liver disease may lose their appetite, or feel weak, or vomit blood.
Bleeding in the gut can occur, or liver cancer, and when cirrhosis occurs - scarring of the liver – cutting out alcohol completely is essential .
By the time cirrhosis occurs, the liver stops working complete and you can die from liver failure.
Those who need a liver transplant will only be considered for the operation if you don t drink alcohol for at least three months .
Fatty liver disease: Abdominal swelling is also a sign to spot (Image: Getty Images)
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