How long can I live with fatty liver at the age of 30?« Back to Questions List

How long you can live with fatty liver at the age of 30 depends on the presence of liver damage, i.e. the biochemical indicators of the liver, the severity of the disease and the treatment. In the case of simple fatty liver, the liver biochemical indices are normal and the disease progresses slowly, which usually does not affect life expectancy.In case of steatohepatitis, the liver biochemical indexes are elevated, and the patient does not pay attention to it and is not treated, the disease may further develop into cirrhosis and liver cancer, and the patient's life expectancy will be affected, and the specific life expectancy varies greatly among individuals, and the life expectancy of patients who are not treated in time or not treated may be less than 5 years.If the patient can be actively treated to maintain liver biochemical indices in the normal range and the disease progresses slowly, life expectancy is usually not affected.Patients with simple fatty liver do not require liver-protective therapy for the time being, but should be monitored regularly. Attention should also be paid to lifestyle interventions that address the cause of the disease. If the condition is not taken seriously and continues to progress, it can develop into steatohepatitis.Patients with steatohepatitis generally require liver-protective therapy, and liver biochemistry can be restored to normal with the general use of liver-protective and enzyme-lowering drugs. Along with hepato-protective therapy, lifestyle interventions must be taken in conjunction with the cause of the disease. For example, people with high blood lipids and obesity need to pay attention to weight loss, adopt a high-protein, low-fat diet, and increase exercise accordingly.Patients with fatty liver due to alcohol consumption must strictly abstain from alcohol. After the etiological treatment, the liver-protective and enzyme-lowering drugs can be safely stopped only when the fatty liver disappears. If the fatty liver is still present, the liver biochemical indexes will rise again several months after stopping the liver protective and enzyme-lowering drugs.

Therefore, once liver damage has occurred, liver-protective medications must be used promptly along with active lifestyle interventions. Preventing steatohepatitis from progressing to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis or even liver cancer, which can ultimately affect a patient's life expectancy.