- An enlarged liver is one that’s bigger than normal. The medical term is hepatomegaly. It happens when too much fat builds up in the liver.
- When fatty liver develops in someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, it’s known as alcoholic fatty liver disease(AFLD).
How is Enlarged fatty liver diagnosed?
- With a physical examination
- Ultrasound
- CT scan
- MRI
- If hepatomegaly means enlarged liver is confirmed then blood tests becomes necessary
- Complete blood count
- Liver Functioning Test(LFT)
- Livev related antibody identification tests.
Symptoms
An enlarged liver often does not cause any symptoms. Doctors often detect it when treating a patient for another, unrelated condition. It may occur along with other symptoms, especially if the underlying cause is a primary liver disease. These symptoms may include:
- Jaundice (yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin)
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Fatigue
- Pain in the upper middle or upper right side of the abdomen
- Filling up quickly after meals
- Headache
- Laziness and heaviness in body
- Low apatite, etc.
Causes
- Several diseases or conditions can cause the liver to enlarge. For some people, an enlarged liver results from consuming too many toxins, like alcohol.
- One of the main cause of this disease is Laziness and Poor lifestyle.
- Other diseases and medical conditions that can cause the liver to enlarge include:
- Cancers, including liver cancer or cancer from other organs spreading to the liver.
- Blood backflow from the heart as a result of congestive heart failure or other diseases affecting the valves of the heart
- Budd-Chiari syndrome (blood clots in the blood vessels that drain the liver)
- Excess fat in the liver, usually as a result of obesity, alcohol use or diabetes.
- Genetic (inherited) disorders that cause fatty or sugary substances to build up in the liver.
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (abnormal fat accumulation in the liver during pregnancy)
Naturopathy Treament
- Mud pack of stomach
- Full body mud pack
- Enema
- Alternate fomentation of liver , kidney and spine.
- Full body massage
- Dry friction bath
- Wet friction bath
Yoga
- Mudras
- Gyana Mudra
- Vayu Mudra
- Apana Mudra
- Prana Mudra
- Mukul Mudra ( keeping fingers on the liver region)
- Pranayam
- Nadishodhan
- Anulom vilom
- Bhastrika
- Kapalbhati
- Ujyayi
- Bhramari
- Sukshma vyayam of legs, hands griva chalan and eye movement.
- Vajrasana samooh
- Thunderpose(vajrasana)
- Cat pose (marjari asana)
- Tiger pose (vyaghra asana)
- Frog pose (Mandookasana)
- Camel pose (Ushtrasana)
- Rabbit pose(shashank asana)
- Yogasanas laying down on back
- Suptaudrakarshanasan
- Setubandha asana
- Suptatadasana
- Asanas laying down to stomach
- Makrasana
- Bhujangasana
- Tiryakbhujangasana
- Dhanurasana
- Sitting pose
- Nauka chalan
- Chakki chalan
- Pashchimottanasan
- Meru vakrasana
- Padmasana
- Standing pose
- Tadasana
- Triyaktadasana
- Katichakrasana
- Vrikshasana
- Suryanamskar completing with Shithalikaran
Yoga for Enlarged liver disease in severe condition
- (Pranav ka dhyan) that is consciousness on inhale and exhale..
- Chanting of Om mantra internally.
- Yogic mudras – Make the mudras and fix it with paper tape. Do each mudra for 5 minutes
- Gyana mudra
- Vayu mudra
- Apana mudra and
- Prana mudra
- Follow the yoga practices only under the guidance of a trained Yoga and Naturopathy practitioner.
Diet
First three weeks
Since it is a liver disease, the patient should take food which is easily digestible. The patient should be on liquids for atleast 3 weeks if the condition is very serious.
After three weeks
- In morning: 6am to7am
- 10 pieces- Raisins, 2 pieces- Dates, Anjeer (soaked in water and grinded to make a solution).
- At 9am
- One bowl of Daliya ( liquid)
- One bowl of mix vegetables soup.
- One Pulpy fruit
- 12 pm
- One tablespoon of curd mixed with a glass of water
- 1.30 pm to 2 pm
- Boiled Vegetable, soupy brown rice and one bowl of salad chopped minutely into pieces.
- 4pm
- A glass of citrus juice. Sweet lime juice is always the best .
- 7pm to 8pm
- One Pulpy fruit ( mango is best in other season chikoo or papaya or other pulpy fruit can be taken).
- Before bed, take a cup of warm water and a one inch piece of jaggery.
Do’s and Don’ts
Say YES to:
- Wake up before sunrise.
- Take proper rest.
- Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
- Take pure natural satwik food.
- Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
- Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup.
Say NO to:
- Laziness, stress, selfishness.
- Maida, pickles, papad, Mathias, bhujiya, nimki, biscuits.
- All kind of packed food and juice.
- Tea, coffee, white sugar and red chilly.
- Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
- Avoid all sour food including lemon and tamarind.
All the information available on this website is for education and awareness purposes only. Follow these practices only under the guidance of a trained Yoga and Naturopathy practitioner. Punam Agarwal and her Yoga and Naturopathy initiatives are not liable for any injuries caused during the process.