Fatty liver disease symptoms: Two types of pain that can signal the serious condition
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially life-threatening condition characterised by an accumulation of fat in the liver. Unlike fatty liver disease, the cause of the fatty build-up is not attributed to alcohol consumption. Rather, unhealthy lifestyle habits such as obesity have been linked to NAFLD.
NAFLD is regarded as highly pernicious because there are not usually any symptoms of NAFLD in the early stages.
“You probably will not know you have it unless it’s diagnosed during tests carried out for another reason,” explains health body Nevells Road Surgery (NRS).
Occasionally, people with NAFLD go on to develop NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) or fibrosis – more serious forms of NAFLD.
Progressing to these latter stages can present unsettling symptoms, two of which take the form of pain.
READ MORE: Fatty liver disease symptoms: Four ‘distinctive’ warning signs of a damaged organ
