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I have fatty liver from being obese and i am losing wt. i have this ache in right kidney area is this my fatty liver?

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Fatty Liver is gener: Ally not painful. It is likely your ache is musculoskeletal in nature but would require an examination to be more certain.

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/24/2015

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