A 30-year-old member asked:
What is the approximate time to heal a fatty liver?
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Dr. Anne Larsonanswered
Hepatology 36 years experience
It Depends: There are no specific treatments for fatty liver other than diet and exercise (as well as controlling cholesterol and diabetes). If there is just benign fat, this can resolve. However, if the liver has developed steatohepatitis (fatty hepatitis) it may not heal, despite treating the conditions that cause it. In this setting cirrhosis can develop.
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A female asked about a female:
How do you heal a fatty liver?
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Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
Weight loss: Balanced diet avoiding high glycemic index carbonhydrates and fatty foods will help.
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Last updated Mar 12, 2015
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