Anyone been diagnosed with NAFLD, following a brief spell on statins. I had a mitral valve replacement 15 months ago.

[Art-99]

High cholesterol but healthy BMI

[RufusScamp]

Please could you translate NAFLD? It isn't on the pinned list.

[Nettekin in reply to RufusScamp]

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

[RufusScamp in reply to Nettekin]

That would explain why it isn't on the list of heart conditions. I hope you can find some helpful advice.

[Nettekin in reply to RufusScamp]

Think you meant this for Art-99 !I just jumped in as I came across this when researching liver problems and statins.x

[Pitt12345]

I was diagnosed with it over 20 years ago some statins can cause counts to rise which can leads to a diagnosis.

[Annemarietheknitter]

Yes I was also diagnosed with this was only on statins for 3 months my blood tests also were sky high for my liver as well as elevated vit b12 . Was taken off them and has taken a year but finally my blood tests have come back in normal range. I also have a normal BMI . Had ct scans to check everything was ok and thankfully all is well.

[Art-99 in reply to Annemarietheknitter]

Thank you, that's encouraging. My GP has told me that it can take several months for readings to return to normal (it was my cardiologist who had prescribed the statins) Most dietary advice on lowering cholesterol seems to be targeted at people who are overweight !

[Schora1]

Hi, I have been diagnosed with NAFLD due to medication. A combination of 60mg lansoprazole, colchicine for recurrent peri, rosuvastatin and naproxen. I have it monitored with ultrasound scans. I find it quite concerning but my Gastrologist doesn't seem to. I also have regular bloods to monitor the liver function. My liver function once was raised to almost 500 so they stopped all medication for a month.I'd say if you have concerns speak to you GP or consultant about monitoring with bloods and ultrasound.

Hope this helps.

[Art-99 in reply to Schora1]

Thank you, despite having undergone heart surgery and having high cholesterol I was reluctant to take statins, having researched their side effects. I had another blood test after six weeks of taking statins and told to stop taking them. A subsequent ultra sound revealed NAFLD