Fibro Scan

[Arulpandi]

Hi I recently had a fibroscan done the result was 3.4 Kpa and LFTs were normal. Is this in Normal range? Or not. And what is your suggestions.

[Hidden]

Fibroscan of 3.4 Kpa is a fantastic result. Normal liver!

Anything under 6 is supposed to be good news, & 3.4 is about as good as it gets.

Congratulation on this wonderful result!

[Arulpandi in reply to Hidden]

Thank you.... Any suggestions is there to follow anything to maintaining the safe liver. Why because am asking I have incurred HBsAg Positive

[Isabelle2 in reply to Arulpandi]

If you want to keep a healthy liver you should eat healthily. Alcohol and an unhealthy diet are two reasons why people develop a fatty liver, which untreated can become fibrosis and cirrhosis. Lots of veg, lean meat and not too much fried food are the way to go with a limited, only occasional, low alcohol intake. It looks like you are already doing well.

Isabelle xx

[Hidden in reply to Arulpandi]

Coffee & tea are both known liver tonics. Sodas and heavily sugared drinks in excess can cause problems. Avoiding obesity is also wise.

Hope you continue to do well!

[Hidden]

Because Arulpandi is HBsAg Positive which means that he has been infected with hepatitis B.

The following is a quote from 'Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide To Hepatitis and Liver Disease' about hepatitis B:

"Approximately 2 billion people worldwide have been infected by hepatitis B, and almost 400 million people worldwide, including 1.25 million people in the United States, are chronic carriers of this virus. Approximately 65 million of those chronically infected will die of the disease. Hepatitis B Virus is the single most common cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer worldwide."

The good news is that most peoples' immune systems completely eliminate the virus from their bodies within 6 to 12 months after the initial infection and they develop antibodies and become immune to the disease and never have to worry about getting hepatitis B again. If Arulpandi falls into this category (he most likely does) then he is fortunate. If he falls into the first category and he is a chronic carrier of hepatitis B his long term outlook is not as rosy!