Treatment of severe fatty liver, start with these aspects

Fatty liver is a very common disease, which is why not many people take it seriously. Experts say that if fatty liver is not treated in time and develops into a severe condition, it will cause serious harm, including cirrhosis and even liver cancer. Patients should quit drinking and take medication in time.

1. Stop drinking

Alcohol has a stimulating effect on mucous membranes and glandular secretions, which can cause esophagitis, gastritis, pancreatitis, etc. Alcohol produces free radicals during metabolism in the body, which can cause cell membrane lipid peroxidation and cause liver damage. Therefore, patients should abstain from alcohol to avoid further damage to the liver. It should be noted that during the process of quitting alcohol, attention should be paid to the occurrence and treatment of withdrawal syndrome.

2. Nutritional support

Long-term heavy drinking and eating less can cause obvious nutritional deficiencies, so patients need good nutritional support. On the basis of abstinence from alcohol, they should be provided with a high-protein, low-fat diet and pay attention to supplementing vitamins B, C, K and folic acid.

3. Drug treatment

If the patient's serum ALT, AST or GGT is slightly elevated, drug treatment can be considered. Relevant drugs include: S-adenosylmethionine, polyene phosphatidylcholine, glycyrrhizic acid preparations, silymarin, reduced glutathione and other drugs.

4. Anti-fibrosis therapy

The livers of patients with alcoholic liver disease are often accompanied by pathological changes of liver fibrosis, so attention should be paid to anti-liver fibrosis treatment. Currently, there are many anti-liver fibrosis Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions in clinical practice.