Signs of a diseased liver: 8 symptoms that cannot be ignored

0

Liver disease can be caused by a number of factors – from excessive alcohol consumption, to excess weight and even genetics. This vital organ performs more than 500 functions in the human body. It breaks down food, turning it into energy, fights infections, especially those that occur in the intestines, gets rid of toxins.

The liver has an incredible ability to replace damaged tissue with new cells. It is the only organ in the body capable of regeneration. However, if it is not taken care of, serious diseases can occur. These include:

• alcohol-related fatty liver disease;
• non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, when fat accumulates in liver cells;
• inflammation of the liver caused by viral hepatitis;
• autoimmune (chronic hepatitis) is a severe form of hepatitis in which the body's own immune system attacks and destroys liver cells, Britishlivertrust reports.

Problems with liver develop imperceptibly, without obvious symptoms in the early stages. However, serious damage to this organ can be prevented if the problem is detected in time, treatment is started and lifestyle changes are started.

Early symptoms of liver damage include:

• a constant feeling of fatigue and a feeling of not being healthy state;
• loss of appetite;
• weight loss and muscle atrophy;
• feeling unwell (nausea) and vomiting;
• pain in the liver area;
• small capillaries on the skin above waist level (spider angiomas);
• spotted red palms;
• disturbed sleep;