Fatty liver is one of the most issue in these days. This is because of our unhealthy lifestyle and foods. Grade 3 fatty liver disease is the most severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease called NAFLD. It is associated with a large accumulation of fat in the liver in the long period.
Grade 3 fatty liver disease means just a stage before fibrosis a person has a large percentage of fat deposited in their liver. Grade 3 NAFLD occurs when a person’s liver contains a percentage of fat greater than 66% or more and severe inflammation.
How to know I have grade 3 fatty liver disease?
Very simple, grade 3 fatty liver symptoms you can guess through these symptoms listed here including:
- Weight loss
- Mental confusion, low memory power
- Itching in the body
- Pain in upper abdomen
- Fluid buildup that causes swelling in the legs is called Oedema
- Spider-like blood vessels
- Weakness
- Nausea
- Loss of appetite
- Gut problem created like swelling in the stomach, stomach ulcer, IBS problem
- Problem in sleeping
- Jaundice and problem in the metabolism
Why is Fatty Liver Disease Bad?
It is seen in most case, fatty liver disease doesn’t cause any serious problems or prevent your liver from functioning normally. But 7% to 30% of people with the condition, fatty liver disease gets worse over time.
Fatty liver diseases progress through three stages:
- Your liver becomes inflamed swollen, which damages its tissue. This stage is called steatohepatitis.
- After long period, it is converted into scar tissue forms where your liver is damaged. This process is called fibrosis.
- Extensive scar tissue replaces healthy tissue. At this point, you have cirrhosis of the liver.
What causes grade 3 fatty liver disease?
Research said, fatty liver is the cause of several factors of issues in the body that can increase a person’s risk of developing following conditions:
- High cholesterol or high triglycerides formed in the blood.
- Once you have grade 3 fatty liver and going on in the long term it means it will cause the type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance.
- Obesity, having overweight than your BMI.
- People living with fatty liver is the cause of metabolic syndrome or a higher risk of NAFLD.
What is Metabolic Syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that traits linked to overweight and obesity. There are different types of traits include:
- High levels of triglycerides in the body
- Increased waist size day by day
- Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
- High blood glucose levels in the body
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure
We have already published many videos on fatty liver diseases in our channel, please find in our channel. This video is specific for fatty liver diseases and it is very important for Hepatitis B and C Patients. Please watch this video till end.
