Liver

[Amyleclaire]

I had cancer when I was seven and I have severe anxiety. I got my annual check up yesterday and my ultra sound showed weird liver texture. Does anybody know what that could mean?

[Hidden]

Hi, It can mean you have a fatty liver, where too much fat in the Liver causes it to start to swell. scarring of the liver can also cause this change. Can I ask if you have had a "liver function test" and why you are having an ultrasound? Also if there was Liver cancer it would show on the ultrasound, ultrasound is a good method of detecting it, so try to relax about cancer.

[Amyleclaire in reply to Hidden]

I was having an ultrasound for my monthly check up. I know I shouldn't worry about cancer but my anxiety always gets the best of me.

[Hidden in reply to Amyleclaire]

Whilst its obviously not a "good" finding, it maybe something pretty simple to fix like changing diet. If you drink alcohol, you will need to stop, if your over weight you will need to exercise to lose it. But only a doctor and further testing can confirm anything more and what action to take.

[Hidden]

Hi there! I'm certainly not an expert, but I do know from my own experience with epilepsy medication that certain drugs can cause some damage to the liver. Can I ask what you're taking? Are you being referred on to a specialist now, as you should be, or have you been left (quite unfairly!) to try and figure this out for yourself? If so, you really need to push your GP to get you referred to a liver specialist.

All the best xxx

[Haywarduk]

I totally understand your fear - I had the same result from my liver scan - I had severe gallstone attacks ( now had surgery to remove GB ) - they said my liver was very badly scared and had a lot of fatty deposits - the doctor who took the scan told me that she thought that the consultant would not operate as it was in the same condition as an alcoholic . Sometimes these people say things without any empathy ... I left scared to death ...... I had my meeting with my consultant who reassured me surgery would be fine .... and that a change of diet would be needed to improve the condition of my liver ....hope you get sorted soon

[Bolly]

Hi Amy How many years ago did you have cancer - was it liver cancer or something else? If you had liver cancer aged 7 and they have picked up something on this ultrasound, I would have expected you to be given a CT or MRI to clarify the 'weird' texture. Have you been on medication since the cancer - if so this could by now be causing a change to your liver texture. Do you have a longterm medical condition that either caused the cancer or is as a result of the cancer.

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Hi fatty acid build up can be a side effect of sugar, the body can't use fructose so it turns it into fatty acids in your liver, basically sugar is toxic to us and we really don't need it in the processed form we buy , take an infusion of organic parsley every other day as well as juice one organic lemon and lime every day the parsley cleans your blood and the lemon & lime (with the skins on you must have the skins as it cleans out lots of toxins due to the limonene in it), cleans your liver.

take it for 5 days and see how you feel never eat a vegetable more than three times a week, cut out dairy and meat both of these are toxic for us and when your liver is damaged you do not want to be putting anything bad in you, stop putting toxins in you and you will heal there's a book called the pure cure by sharyn wynters its a bit over the top but she is one of the closest i've seen to coming any where near to how many toxins are in our products.

your anxiety can sometimes be related to fluoride if you want to know the ins and outs of it read some of my other posts. buy distilled water and add some organic sea salt into it to get the right electrolyte balance and use this for as much as you can stop using toothpaste it has an excessive amount of fluoride in it as well as other things that can cause cancer replace with medical grade Sodium Bicarbonate the normal Bicarb has mercury and lead in it, most make ups contain lead you can use the Bicarb as deodorant as deodorant has parabens in which cause breast cancer.

Most people do not understand that there are virtually no controls or even tests done on products in fact the fda even lets the pharmaceutical companies test its own medicines and just accepts their results, the microwave wasn't tested for 20 years then they found it can give you cancer if you use plastic with it, it also kills all the nutrients in the food as does most cooking over 55 Celsius most people just trust a doctor and do not do their own research.

Iodine & Boron will remove most of the heavy metals out of you and the fluorides and chlorines, Do your own research on the halogen elements and you will wonder why they put them in our water. selenium (brown rice) can be taken to enhance the Iodine and Boron can be enhanced by tyrosine (poached eggs cooked at 50 Celsius)

Fluoride is being used in a lot of medicines now and is JUST one of a few reasons that it has the poison sign on the packet, food and stopping the toxins going into you will fix almost everything this is why the pharmaceutical companies try and show naturopathy in a bad light when it should be the first thing people go for but there's no money for the doctors and directors.

[BLTHollyDawson Volunteer]

Good afternoon,

Do you have an appointment with your consultant to discuss the results of your ultrasound scan? Your consultant will use the scan results along with any other results and your medical history to diagnoses if there is something not right with your liver.

An ultra sound scan can only show limited information and further scans such as a CT or MRI maybe needed. Try not to worry too much until you have discussed the scan with your consultant as there may not be a problem.

I would advise you to eat a healthy balanced diet and take regular exercise if you are able as this will help you liver health. Please do not take any supplements or tablets that claim to detox your liver as these are not licenced, rarely work and can cause damage to your liver. Fad diets can also be toxic to the liver and cause rapid weight loss which is not sustainable and can lead to health problems such as gallstones.

Kind regards

Sandy Forsyth

Patient Support and Information Manager