What Could be Causing Fatty Liver?

What Causes Fatty Liver?

To successfully treat and prevent recurrence of fatty liver we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow fatty liver to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind fatty liver consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to fatty liver. Here are two possibilities:

Nutritional Deficiency
Ulcerative Colitis

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

slight abdominal distension

joint pain/swelling/stiffness

edema of the feet

meal-induced pain for 1-4 weeks

frequent episodes of diarrhea

excessive flatulence

having loose stools

craving specific foods

acute abdominal pain

meal-related bloating

colitis in family members

mild meal-induced pain

... and more than 20 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of fatty liver:

Cause	Probability	Status
Ulcerative Colitis	90%	Confirm
Nutritional Deficiency	72%	Possible

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate liver problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Have you been diagnosed with fatty liver?

Possible responses:

→ I've never been tested / don't know
→ No, my liver was confirmed to be normal
→ Yes, I have mild fatty liver
→ Yes, I have moderate fatty liver
→ Yes, I have severe fatty liver

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate confirmed absence of fatty liver, mild fatty liver, moderate fatty liver or severe fatty liver, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Nutritional Deficiency

Malnutrition can result in an enlarged fatty liver, which can result in ascites.

Ulcerative Colitis

Scientists believe a fatty liver can occur when the immune system triggers inflammation in other parts of the body. These problems are usually mild and go away when the colitis is treated.

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