Enlarged Fatty Liver

• 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

1. Mudras
   • Gyana Mudra
   • Vayu Mudra
   • Apana Mudra
   • Prana Mudra
   • Mukul Mudra ( keeping fingers on the liver region)
2. Pranayam
   • Nadishodhan
   • Anulom vilom
   • Bhastrika
   • Kapalbhati
   • Ujyayi
   • Bhramari
3. Sukshma vyayam of legs, hands griva chalan and eye movement.
4. Vajrasana samooh
   • Thunderpose(vajrasana)
   • Cat pose (marjari asana)
   • Tiger pose (vyaghra asana)
   • Frog pose (Mandookasana)
   • Camel pose (Ushtrasana)
   • Rabbit pose(shashank asana)
5. Yogasanas laying down on back
   • Suptaudrakarshanasan
   • Setubandha asana
   • Suptatadasana
6. Asanas laying down to stomach
   • Makrasana
   • Bhujangasana
   • Tiryakbhujangasana
   • Dhanurasana
7. Sitting pose
   • Nauka chalan
   • Chakki chalan
   •  Pashchimottanasan
   • Meru vakrasana
   • Padmasana
8. Standing pose
   • Tadasana
   •  Triyaktadasana
   • Katichakrasana
   • Vrikshasana
9. 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:

1. Wake up before sunrise.
2. Take proper rest.
3. Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
4. Take pure natural satwik food.
5. Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
6. Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup.

Say NO to:

1. Laziness, stress, selfishness.
2. Maida, pickles, papad, Mathias, bhujiya, nimki, biscuits.
3. All kind of packed food and juice.
4. Tea, coffee, white sugar and red chilly.
5. Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
6. 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.