High CAP but low kPA

[Liverhealthlover]

hi, in two years my cap went from 303 to 393, and my kPA went from 5.1 to 3.9. I haven’t talked to my dr yet so want to see what your thoughts are, I quit alcohol one year ago but am still obese at about the same weight. With my cap at 393, I’m scared, is this reversible? I can 100 percent focus on diet and exercise now but can it even improve in that severely fatty state? Anyone have success with this with lifestyle modifications?

[Liverhealthlover]

yikes I just saw I am not supposed to post values of tests, but I can’t figure out how to delete the post can someone please advise?

[BritishLiverTrust11 Moderator in reply to Liverhealthlover]

Hello

We can edit your post if you are unable to. Well done on making some changes, it can be really challenging to make lifestyle changes. Here are the links to information on the British Liver Trust website about diet and exercise, which you may find useful

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British Liver Trust Test results vary according to both the individual’s whole health and the laboratory analysing the results and should always be interpreted by the user’s own health care professionals.

We suggest talking this through with your own doctor or health care professional.

Best wishes

British Liver Trust

[Liverhealthlover in reply to BritishLiverTrust11]

Hi, sure! I still cannot see where to edit so if you want to modify that fine. I just would like to hear from people who’ve reduced liver fat with lifestyle changes, thank you!!

[AyrshireK in reply to Liverhealthlover]

Just for reference - in order to edit posts you need to click the More tab at the bottom of your post and it will give you the option to edit in the drop down menu.

[Roy1955]

CAP is a measurement of fat and lifestyle changes/losing weight burns fat from every part of the body including in and around internal organs.kPA measures fibrosis/scarring but once that reaches a high level scarring is irreversible.

If you repeated a fibroscan 30 seconds after the first one the scores would be different by a few points.

Each ping tests a seperate part of the liver and there's natural variations.

They take the average of 10 pings to give a result.

Slight drop in normal kPA reading does not mean anything but the increase in already high CAP needs addressing.

[Liverhealthlover in reply to Roy1955]

But is is possible to improve a very high CAP then? I’ve been advised to follow a Mediterranean diet and excercise which I can definitely do, but would feel better if I had reassurance the improvement is highly likely with the positive changes. I would love to hear some success stories and how long does it take to see a reduction in fatty liver?