Learn how to reduce your risk of liver disease with essential health tips, including understanding key health markers, adopting effective lifestyle changes, following dietary recommendations, and recognizing how liver disease can affect individuals differently based on various risk factors.
You can help prevent liver disease by:
- Get vaccinated to prevent viral hepatitis A and B, and get screened for hepatitis C to protect your liver health.
- If you decide to drink alcohol, do so in moderation and use medications only as directed.
- Maintain a healthy weight by eating a healthy diet and being physically active.
Liver disease can be reversed!
Liver disease can be reversed in its early stages. The success of this depends on the cause and its treatability. Once cirrhosis develops, the existing scarring can be resolved, depending on the underlying liver disease. but further damage may be prevented or slowed. Chronic liver failure is not currently reversible, but its progression can still take years. Liver transplant is sometimes the best option for recovery.
