Near East University Hospital Yeniboğaziçi Department of Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu emphasized that problems such as fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, confusion and absent-mindedness may indicate liver steatosis.
Liver steatosis disease, which occurs due to the accumulation of fat in liver cells, can lead to serious health problems due to the side effects it causes. Near East University Hospital Yeniboğaziçi Department of Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu made important warnings about liver steatosis, which can be caused by factors such as obesity, insulin resistance, inactivity and malnutrition.
Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu said that the liver controls all the nutrients taken, separates harmful substances, prevents them from mixing with the blood and ensures their excretion. Dr. İkibirlioğlu said, “The liver protects the general health status of the person. A healthy liver improves quality of life. Liver steatosis disease is one of the diseases that poses a risk to liver health.”
Watch out for these symptoms!
Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu said that the main symptoms indicating liver steatosis are problems such as fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, confusion and absent-mindedness. Emphasizing that constant weakness and fatigue are important symptoms. Dr. İkibiroğlu said, “In addition to these main symptoms indicating liver steatosis, symptoms such as bad breath and body odor, bloating, hemorrhoids, increase in body temperature, redness in the eyes and palms, itching and rash on the skin should also bring to mind liver steatosis.”
Dr. İkibiroğlu also emphasized that the treatment of liver steatosis should be planned by a specialist doctor and said that treatment processes may vary from person to person depending on the causes of fat, and these reasons can only be determined after an examination by an internal medicine specialist.
What precautions should be taken?
Near East University Hospital Yeniboğaziçi Department of Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu said that diagnosing fatty liver at an early stage is very important for the healing process and added, “The liver is an organ that can renew itself. Thus, with early diagnosis, the recovery process will be successful and short.”
Mentioning the measures that can be taken to prevent liver steatosis, Near East University Hospital Yeniboğaziçi Department of Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu emphasized that limiting alcohol use and weight control are the most effective measures. Dr. İlksoy İkibiroğlu said that if necessary, changes should be made in the diet and stated that one should eat a nutrient-rich diet that does not contain excessive calories and is low in saturated and trans fats.