“Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was more prevalent in diarrhoea versus normal bowel patterns or constipation in adjusted analyses.”
It concluded: “Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was higher in those with diarrhoea than in those with constipation or normal bowel patterns, and this association was independent of body mass index.
“A potential independent link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and diarrhoea may influence our clinical approach to patients who suffer from these two highly prevalent conditions.”
Symptoms of fatty liver disease can include:
- A dull or aching pain in the top right of the tummy (over the lower right side of the ribs)
- Extreme tiredness
- Unexplained weight loss
- Weakness.
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