Why is steatosis dangerous?
Fatty liver disease is quite insidious. Until a certain point she is virtually asymptomatic.. The person himself does not even notice that his liver is “fat” and works worse. The changes that occur are expressed at most in the form heaviness in the right side. The fact is that the liver belongs to very patient organs, it does not have pain receptors, and until it increases greatly, stretching the capsule, it does not hurt.
The liver tissue always endures to the last, but as soon as patience ends, a person runs the risk of facing extremely unpleasant complications. For example, steatohepatitis is an inflammation of the liver cells once morest the background of fatty disease. Then the functions of the liver begin to suffer significantly, jaundice may occur.
Without proper treatment, the risks of such deadly diseases as cirrhosis and liver failure. Other effects of steatosis also include internal bleeding, diabetes and hypertension – chronic high blood pressure.