What to do if you have fatty liver during breastfeeding

Fatty liver is mainly caused by excessive fat accumulation in the liver due to some bad living habits. When patients develop fatty liver, they are often prone to symptoms such as cirrhosis, obesity and diabetes. When a mother is breastfeeding, if she feels unwell, the discomfort will be transmitted to the child's body through the milk, affecting the child's health. So what should we do when fatty liver appears during the lactation period?

Fatty liver is not hereditary or contagious, so you can rest assured. Because you are in a period of high estrogen secretion, you are prone to fatty liver. However, if you are taking medication to adjust, it is best not to breastfeed. You can consider using better quality milk powder for your child. You can adjust your eating habits, eat less greasy and spicy food, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and pay attention to proper exercise. Many cases of fatty liver can be reversed.

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1. General treatment

(1) Find out the cause and take targeted measures. Those who drink heavily for a long time should quit drinking. People with overnutrition and obesity should strictly control their diet to restore their weight to normal. Diabetic patients with fatty liver should actively and effectively control blood sugar. Patients with malnutrition-induced fatty liver should increase their nutrition appropriately, especially their intake of protein and vitamins. In short, removing the cause is helpful to cure fatty liver.

(2) Adjust the dietary structure and advocate a high-protein, high-vitamin, low-sugar, and low-fat diet. Do not eat or eat less animal fat and sweets (including sugary drinks). Eat more green vegetables, fruits and foods rich in fiber, as well as high-protein lean meat, river fish, soy products, etc. Do not eat snacks or have extra meals before going to bed.

(3) Appropriately increase exercise to promote the consumption of body fat. Aerobic exercises should be mainly chosen, such as jogging, brisk walking, cycling, going up and down stairs, playing badminton, skipping rope and swimming, etc. The pulse rate during exercise should be 100 to 160 beats per minute, lasting for 20 to 30 minutes, and the feeling of fatigue after exercise should disappear within 20 minutes.

(4) Appropriate selenium supplementation can make the activity of glutathione peroxidase in the liver reach normal levels, which plays a good role in nourishing and protecting the liver.

2. Medication

So far, there is no specific drug to prevent and treat fatty liver. Western medicine often uses drugs that protect liver cells, lipid-lowering drugs and antioxidants, such as vitamins B, C, E, lecithin, ursodeoxycholic acid, silymarin, inosine, coenzyme A, reduced glutathione, taurine, botulinum toxin orotate, and certain lipid-lowering drugs. It can also be treated with traditional Chinese medicine such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, Crataegus pinnatifida, Cassia seed, Alisma orientalis, Chaihu decoction, and Wuling powder.