How long does it take for fatty liver to turn to fibrosis? I�'�ve had fatty liver for about three years and curious if you can do permanent damage in that time.

Question

Patient with alcoholic fatty liver disease who continue to consume large amount of alcohol daily have been found to have arisk of 8_30% developing fibrosis or cirrhosis after 10 years .fibrosis is term used to describe mild scarring in the liver is repeatedly or continuously damage or inflamed if damage repeated or continuous chronic hepatitis liver cells will attempt to repair themselves that attempt may result in scar formation ,sign of liver fibrosis include skin and eyes that appear yellowish ,abdominal pain and swelling ,swelling in leg and ankle ,itching skin ,dark colour urine ,pale stool colour or bloody or tar coloured stool ,chronic fatigue ,nausea and vomiting.

Shweta Badghare · Accepted Answer

Patient with alcoholic fatty liver disease who continue to consume large amount of alcohol daily have been found to have arisk of 8_30% developing fibrosis or cirrhosis after 10 years .fibrosis is term used to describe mild scarring in the liver is repeatedly or continuously damage or inflamed if damage repeated or continuous chronic hepatitis liver cells will attempt to repair themselves that attempt may result in scar formation ,sign of liver fibrosis include skin and eyes that appear yellowish ,abdominal pain and swelling ,swelling in leg and ankle ,itching skin ,dark colour urine ,pale stool colour or bloody or tar coloured stool ,chronic fatigue ,nausea and vomiting.