Can Fatty Liver cause pain?

[youngandworried]

Hello,

I've recently been diagnosed with fatty liver - probably non alcoholic. Very high triglycerides. (Raised ALT 300ish), much higher than AST, which is apparently a good sign in terms of it not being cirrhosis/fibrosis? Liver ultrasound shows a bright liver, report says along the lines of "changes consistent with widespread fatty infiltration". Waiting for a fibroscan to be sure - still slightly worried it may be more than fatty liver.

That's the first part.

The second part is that I get pain in my upper right abdomen intermittently (had my gallbladder checked, no stones). The pain is sometimes dull, its sometimes a shooting stabbing pain - it wraps around to the side of my ribs.

Can a fatty liver cause pain? All I've read online is that you only get pain when it becomes fibrosis/cirrhosis. I don't have other symptoms, no jaundice, normal coloured stools, normal energy, no spider lavi etc.

any comments would be appreciated

[Laura009]

Yes fatty liver can cause that sort of pain. Thats why we advised on your last post that you ditch the drink , eat healthily and exercise daily in order for your liver to recover. Otherwise you will continue to be worried about the condition of it.

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Hi

Yes I get pain because my liver is so enlarged it stretches the capsule around it which causes the pain. My fatty liver was caused by meds from my drs over the years,it then progressed to Nash and now compensated cirrhosis. I had pain before being diagnosed with fatty liver, the pain was the reason I went to the drs I'm the first place!!

Keep doing as Laura009 has advised you to do

Take care Lynne