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Fatty liver is usually silent. Possible symptoms, signs of advanced disease and when to seek urgent help.
Fatty liver usually causes no symptoms in its early stages. Many people learn about it from a routine ultrasound or from abnormal liver tests.
Symptoms that may occur
Signs of more advanced liver disease
These are not typical of simple fatty liver and suggest scarring or cirrhosis:
When to get checked
Ask your doctor about screening if you have diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, PCOS or a family history of liver disease, even if you feel well.
Seek urgent help (call 112 or 102) for
Important
Having no symptoms does not mean no damage. Tests are the only reliable way to know how much fat or scarring is present.
Symptoms in children
Children with fatty liver also usually have no symptoms. It may be found because of excess weight, darker skin patches or an abnormal test, so ask your paediatrician about screening if your child is overweight.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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