Q I was told I have both fatty liver and gallstones. Can both conditions be managed together?
A Fatty liver and gallstones share common causes: obesity, high-fat diet, and insulin resistance. A low-fat, high-fiber diet and weight control are effective for both, and Korean medicine can support liver and gallbladder function together.
Detailed Answer
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cholesterol gallstones often arise from the same metabolic disorder. Losing weight and improving dietary habits positively affect both conditions. However, rapid weight loss can actually worsen gallstones, so gradual loss within 0.5 kg per week is recommended.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
In Korean medicine, prescriptions that address both liver-gallbladder damp-heat and qi stagnation aim to improve fatty liver and promote bile flow simultaneously. Rather than treating the two conditions separately, we take an integrated approach that restores overall liver and gallbladder function.
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