Best Doctors for Fatty Liver in Baghajatin, Kolkata

Fatty liver, also called steatotic liver disease in medical terms, refers to having excessive fat in the liver. Fatty liver is categorized into several types, namely, alcohol related liver disease, non alcoholic fatty liver, metabolic associated fatty liver, metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and increased alcohol intake. The presenting complaints of fatty liver are extreme fatigue, abdominal pain or a feeling of fullness in the right upper side of the abdomen. Fatty liver becomes severe and progresses to liver cirrhosis, showing symptoms such as nausea, unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite, ascites, edema, yellowish skin and whites of the eyes. The causes of fatty liver include alcohol use disorder, certain medications, type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity, metabolic syndrome, PCOD, obstructive sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, hypopituitarism, and hypogonadism. Fatty liver is treated by avoiding alcohol, taking medications to manage the metabolic conditions, getting vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B and losing weight.