No: You need to get straight with your physician what is going on. If you drink as little as you say, alcohol is probably not the cause. A major gene for fatty liver / metabolic syndrome was just discovered and published in the NEJM a week ago. Hepatitis C can do this, but most often it's just you and it can be troublesome. Your best friend may be a return to a fitness-focused lifestyle.
Answered 6/1/2014
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Yes and no: Cirrhosis is the irreversible scarring of the liver with many causes including alcohol/drug damage, infections such as hepatitis, fatty liver, etc. however just because u have fatty liver does mean that u have cirrhosis. Usually if u catch fatty liver in the early stages u could reverse the damage by diet, exercise, sups and meds
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Yes and no : Fatty liver means that there is fatty cells have infiltrated the liver . Commonest cause is Obesity . A certain percentage of fatty liver can progress to to cirrhosis , but not all . Treatment is weight loss and decreasing fat and carb intake . Fatty liver is not the same as Hep B . Hep B is a viral infection , if untreated , can progress to Cirrhosis .
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Not really.: Fatty Liver is also called Fatty Liver Disease which can be caused by a variety of reasons from diet, drugs, alcohol,infection or even Insulin resistance and it is reversible.
Answered 6/25/2014
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No: cirrhosis is advanced liver disease, scarring - from any cause. Hep B is a virus. you have fatty liver - make sure you stay at a good weight with a healthy lifestyle and you can avoid the worry of progression to cirrhosis.
Answered 8/1/2014
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