“What are the most common types of liver diseases?”
Liver issues run in my family, but I don't know the specifics of which relative had what or what I'm at risk for. What are the most common types of liver diseases that you encounter?
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By far, the most common type of liver disease I encounter is fatty liver. Fatty liver is inflammation of the liver due to buildup of fat deposits in the liver due to overweight conditions like obesity. Cirrhosis is the other type of liver disease I encounter frequently: cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver that impairs the function of the liver and gets worse over time. A lot of different causes lead to cirrhosis, such as fatty liver, alcoholism, or chronic hepatitis B or C infection. The most common types of cirrhosis I see are actually the end result of fatty liver or due to alcoholism.
