Fatty Liver, NAFLD and NASH
What are the Signs and Symptoms for Fatty Liver, NAFLD and NASH?
Most people with fatty liver or NASH have no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they are not dramatic and typically not specific. Fatigue and weakness are examples of these such symptoms. Sometimes a patient will complain of pain or discomfort over the area of the liver, which could be caused by the stretching of the liver covering due to the increase in fat deposits and inflammation. The pain is usually dull and aching, not intense, sudden or severe. There is also no predictable pattern when the pain occurs.
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WebMD. "Fatty Liver Disease” http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/fatty-liver-disease. Retrieved October 7, 2010.