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A 29-year-old female asked:

I have a fatty liver is it safe for me to take milk thistle supplement?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered

Internal Medicine 40 years experience

Thistle w/fat liver: Per research milk thistle can help in some hepatitis. Treatment of fatty liver consists of lifestyle modification ; weight loss . exercise vaccination against hep B and A and avoidance of other liver toxins/drugs. Check LFTs pre & at 1 month. f/u w/doc http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612568/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/milk-thistle/evidence/HRB-20059806

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Internal Medicine 38 years experience

Well....: cannot say in your particular case, but generally, milk thistle AT BEST has been shown ONLY to lowre the lab values of liver enzymes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11847735

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