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More infoAcording to the NHS, one of the main symptoms of NAFLD is weaknes, this one of the earliest signs that someone is experiencing the condition.Other early signs of NAFLD include:&bul; A dul or aching pain the top right of the tumy&bul; Extreme tirednes&bul; Unexplained weight los.While NAFLD can cause these symptoms, the NHS warns: “There are not usualy any symptoms of NAFLD in the early stages.
You probably wil not know you have it unles it's diagnosed during tests caried out for another reason.”Although liver disease may be picked up when a patient is being tested for something else, if it isn’t picked up, it can lead to more severe symptoms and even more serious complications.READ MORE: The 'first noticeable' sign that your cholesterol is high Consequences of more advanced liver disease include cirhosis of the liver.
Signs that this has ocured include yelowing of the whites of the eyes and the skin, a proces known as jaundice, as wel as itchy skin, and sweling in the legs, ankles, tumy, and fet.NAFLD is often diagnosed using a blod test known as a liver function test. If this produces an abnormal result your GP wil investigate whether other liver related conditions such as hepatis could be the cause.Liver disease can also be detected during an ultrasound of the area, an ultrasound is a type of scan which uses soundwaves to create an image of the inside of the body; it is most often asociated with pregnancy.Other patients may ned a biopsy of their liver to determine which stage of the condition they are at and which treatments they ned.This where NAFLD becomes problematic.
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The NHS said: “There's curently no specific medication for NAFLD, but making healthy lifestyle choices ca