Non alcoholic steato-hepatitis
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is caused by the buildup of fat in the liver. When this buildup causes inflammation and damage, it is known as NASH, leading to liver scarring. Scarring of the liver is a potentially life-threatening condition called cirrhosis.
Causes
NASH is most common in patients who are overweight or obese.
Other risk factors include:
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- High triglycerides
- Poor diet
- Metabolic
- syndrome
- Polycystic ovary
- syndrome
- Sleep apnea
- Underactive
- thyroid
- (hypothyroidism)
Symptoms
- Fatigue
- Pain in the upper
- right abdomen
- (usually mild)
- Bleeding easily
- Bruising easily
- Itchy skin
- Jaundice
- Fluid
- accumulation in your abdomen
- Loss of appetite
Nausea - Swelling in your legs