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Hypothyroid with fatty liver, will orlistat help?what about silymarin?
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Liver and thyroid: Fatty liver is common with obesity/metabolic syndrome. Best treatment: weight loss, any way you can get it. I am not a fan of orlistat. Have you read about the side effects? Most people don't take more than a few doses. I doubt milk thistle (silymarin) will help, but it is harmless. If you are hypothyroid, you need to be on levothyroxine replacement.
Answered 7/14/2017
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