Treatment of fatty liver has no “magic bullet”
Got fatty liver, it should be how should I do? Proportion of patients not agree, and believe that at best be regarded as a sub-healthy fatty liver disease state, rather than true disease, did not need treatment. The other part of the patient to frequent travels across the major hospitals or pharmacies, consultation seeking treatment of fatty liver cure for pinning his hopes on drugs can cure fatty liver. In fact, both ideas are wrong. Fatty liver: the need comprehensive treatment
The term originated from fatty liver pathology, refers to diffuse fatty infiltration of the liver, depending on whether accompanied by inflammation, necrosis and fibrosis, were divided into simple fatty liver, fatty hepatitis and fatty cirrhosis of the liver. Simple fatty liver, fatty hepatitis and fatty cirrhosis of the liver disease is a gradual process of development. Simple fatty liver is a variety of liver injury in an early manifestation of toxicity, such as the timely removal of the cause and control of primary disease, mild liver fat deposition in a few months may be dissipating. If on the early intervention of simple fatty liver, which can be developed to the people dreaded by cirrhosis of the liver.
Can be seen that fatty liver is in need of treatment. Typically, doctors have an integrated approach to the treatment of fatty liver, which includes the prevention and treatment of the original disease or related risk factors, regulating diet, exercise, drugs and physical treatment. For example, intake of a balanced diet, moderate aerobic exercise, and correct harmful lifestyles and behavior, weight control. Alcoholic fatty liver patients had to quit drinking, but also the need to prevent drug abuse and other factors that may trigger liver deterioration.
Drugs: only play a supporting role in
Once the development of steatohepatitis, or accompanied by blood lipids, blood glucose, liver function and other abnormalities, in addition to the above-mentioned behavior control, still need a certain drug adjuvant therapy. Be explained that so far not found at home and abroad a panacea for the treatment of fatty liver, that is no cure for fatty liver can be removed. Existing drugs mainly for its etiology, pathogenesis, related diseases, have side effects, therefore, must be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
Weight-loss drug: For obese patients with liver disease, elevated liver enzymes weight loss can be improved, the U.S. FDA approved the use of drugs sibutramine and orlistat.
Reminded: Fatty liver in patients lose weight as quickly as possible, but the rapid weight loss but can add to liver inflammation and fibrosis, it is a weekly weight loss should not be more than 1.2 kilograms (children per week does not exceed 0.5 kg).
Insulin-sensitizing agents: Insulin resistance is one of the mechanisms of fatty liver formation, in particular associated with blood glucose abnormalities in patients with insulin-sensitizing agents, such as metformin and thiazolidinediones can improve insulin resistance, some patients receive liver tissue learn better.
Remind: This class of drugs with potential liver toxicity, liver function be monitored during drug use. In addition, metformin need to monitor the serum creatinine values during the period, who underwent surgery and the use of iodine X-ray examination before they can withdrawal.