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Have Mild Diffuse Fatty Changes. AST, ALT AS+bilirubin Level Elevated. What Could Be The Reason?

Past 4 years my AST,ALT AS+bilirubin have been elevated. Lives scan showed mild diffuse fatty changes. Weight, cholesterol, etc otherwise normal. No treatment was suggested. But every time i do an LFT, the Dr ( go to different clinics/Dr each time), the Dr wants to investigate and it's a waste of time because we end up not doing anything at the end of it.
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Hello and welcome to HCM,

Fatty liver is a reversible condition in which liver cells are replaced by adipose tissue.
This fatty change is caused by various causes, some of them are as follows:
1. Alcoholism
2. Starvation
3. Malnutrition
4. Diabetes Mellitus

These are just few causes. If you have any of these risk factor, you can avoid it/ or treat it (in case of Diabetes Mellitus).
There is no treatment for fatty liver disease but only prevention of the risk factors.

Thanks and take care.
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Have Mild Diffuse Fatty Changes. AST, ALT AS+bilirubin Level Elevated. What Could Be The Reason?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Fatty liver is a reversible condition in which liver cells are replaced by adipose tissue. This fatty change is caused by various causes, some of them are as follows: 1. Alcoholism 2. Starvation 3. Malnutrition 4. Diabetes Mellitus These are just few causes. If you have any of these risk factor, you can avoid it/ or treat it (in case of Diabetes Mellitus). There is no treatment for fatty liver disease but only prevention of the risk factors. Thanks and take care. Dr Shailja P Wahal