The liver is one of the main organs in our body, and therefore the signs of a diseased liver must be known to every person who cares about their health. After all, it is she who is responsible for the separation of useful and harmful substances consumed by a person, takes part in the processing of fatty acids, and even to some extent affects the mental state of a person. An unbalanced diet and bad habits, in particular alcohol abuse, can soon cause a disease of this organ.
The first
signs of a diseased liver are difficult to notice. However, if you find that you become too tired quickly, constantly feel weak, feel heavy under the ribs on the right, you
lose your appetite or you feel nauseous after each meal - these may be the first alarm signals your body gives. Of course, there are other signs of a sick liver: sometimes painful sensations occur in the muscles, a sweet smell from the mouth appears, after eating fatty or spicy foods, the right side hurts.
A separate topic is the psychological symptoms of liver disease. These include the appearance of memory problems that are not related to age, a state of constant tension, emotional instability (mood swings). In women and girls suffering from liver diseases, malfunctions of the menstrual cycle are quite often observed.
Important signs of a diseased liver are swelling. They arise due to the fact that normal blood circulation processes are disturbed. Most often, swelling appears under the eyes, but they can often be seen on the limbs, and especially on the fingers. However, ascites is usually considered the most indicative hepatic edema - an increase and bloating of the patient's abdomen due to fluid accumulated in it.
With progression, the disease begins to affect metabolism, hormones and immunity. Quite often, patients are faced with symptoms of vitamin deficiency - dryness and pallor of the skin, hair loss, slow nail growth. Even small wounds heal long enough, sometimes bleeding gums. More and more often “visit” a person viral and colds.
Of course, everyone had heard about the signs of a sick liver on the face. The most significant of them, of course, is jaundice. The skin and mucous membranes of the patient acquire an unpleasant yellowish tint. Over time, yellowness affects the whites of the eyes.
If bile acids have penetrated into the blood, most likely, in the near future severe itching will begin to spread on the skin of a person. As a rule, palms and feet itch, turn red. In other parts of the body, various inflammations and rashes can also be observed.
Considering the signs of a diseased liver, it is important to note such unpleasant phenomena as psoriasis and eczema, which quite often arise in such cases. On the skin (usually in the region of the upper body and head), scaly spots appear, in some people these processes are also accompanied by itching. Their treatment can take quite a long time even after solving all the primary problems with the liver.
The causes of the disease can be different: this is parasite damage, and poisoning, and unbalanced nutrition, and the consequences of diseases and operations on other organs. The most important thing is to listen to your body on time and go to a doctor who can make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe the optimal treatment.