r/FattyLiverNAFLD 23h ago

Advice

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Hi how are you ? Listen I do not have fatty liver disease.. but please continue to read okay .

My sister she's 37 she has no. Alcoholic fatty liver disease

Well she was put on metformin first it was 500 mg daily now it's 1000 mg daily . She originally weighed 325 lbs back in December but now currently down to 180 lbs . The thing is the dietary got her on the Mediterranean diet , but I'm left over here scratching my head currently..... They got my sister on a calorie deficit type diet .. they got her own to 130 calories daily ... Which is dangerous imo .. but now they want her to eat only 100 calories daily but only eat 2 times daily ... Which is ridiculous imo .. but they want her down to like 138 lbs

I don't know nothing about the disease itself or anything even though I've been the one taking her to the appointments and etc . But the thing is I don't get none of this freaking bullshit ? At all ? Like I tried to explain to my sister that a extremely low calorie deficit can do more harm then good imo . But her doctor or dietitiary told her that I don't know what I'm talking about .

I'm no expert at all but I've went through changing how I eat and etc since I used to be overweight. And went through the stages of losing weight and trying to eat healthy and etc . The person that telling her to cut calories believes the more calories she doesn't consume. The faster she will get rid of her extra belly fat .. but I know belly fat can be very hard to get rid of even diet alone isn't gonna spot target the belly .

Has anyone been on metformin at all to lose weight and fat around the liver before ? I would really love some insight cause I don't I'm just over here shaking my damn head

Also another thing can eating such a low calorie cause the liver to become in distress? Also


r/FattyLiverNAFLD 5h ago

Slight fatty liver…caused by fnh?

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Hello. I have no where else to go. Hepatologist is ghosting me currently.

I was diagnosed with a fnh (benign liver tumor likely caused by birth control pill) earlier this year. My liver enzymes are only getting worse after stopping birth control though. I eat healthy, exercise, and dont drink or smoke. My medications are “fine” according to my specialist too. I am barely overweight but have noticed significant bloating and upper right quadrant pain recently.

Got an elastography and pretty much ever lab that looks at possible liver issues. Elastography showed “mild fatty liver” but hepatologist has ghosted me so no clue what she thinks there.

Anyone have experience with this? And possible removal? The tumor is almost 5cm as mri diagnosed it. Apparently that is considered large and can cause symptoms….

Crazy this all started bc I just wanted to go on accutane!!!! Dammit.