Listen to your body: signs of a sick liver

The liver is one of the main organs in our body, and therefore the signs of a sick liver need to be known to every person who cares about his health. After all, it is she who is responsible for the separation of useful and harmful substances consumed by man, takes part in the processing of fatty acids and even to some extent influences the mental state of the individual. Unbalanced nutrition and bad habits, in particular alcohol abuse, can soon cause the disease of this body.

The first signs of a sick liver are hard to notice. However, if you find yourself getting tired too quickly, constantly experiencing weakness, feeling heaviness under the ribs on the right, you lose your appetite or have a feeling of nausea after each meal - these may be the first alarming signals that your body gives. Of course, there are other signs of a sick liver: sometimes painful sensations arise in the muscles, a sweetish smell appears from the mouth, after eating fat or spicy food, the right side hurts.

A separate topic is the psychological symptoms of liver disease. These include the appearance of memory problems, not related to age, the state of constant tension, emotional instability (mood swings). Women and girls suffering from liver diseases, often failures of the menstrual cycle.

Important signs of a sick liver are swelling. They arise due to the fact that the normal processes of blood circulation are disrupted. Often, edema appears under the eyes, but often they can be seen on the limbs, and especially on the fingers. However, the most significant hepatic edema is considered to be ascites - an increase and bloating of the patient due to accumulated fluid in it.

With the progression of the disease begins to affect the metabolism, the hormonal background and immunity. Quite often patients face symptoms of avitaminosis - dryness and pallor of the skin, hair loss, slow growth of nails. Even small wounds heal long enough, sometimes there is bleeding gums. Increasingly, "visiting" people viral and colds.

Of course, everyone had to hear about the signs of a sick liver on his face. The most revealing of them, of course, is jaundice. The skin and mucous membranes of the patient acquire an unpleasant yellowish shade. Over time, yellowness affects the whites of the eyes.

If bile acids have penetrated into the blood, it is likely that in the near future a strong itch will spread over the skin of a person. As a rule, the palms and feet are scratched, become red. Other inflammations and eruptions can also occur in other parts of the body.

Considering the signs of a diseased liver, it is important to note such unpleasant phenomena as psoriasis and eczema, which quite often occur precisely in such cases. On the skin (as a rule, near the upper part of the trunk and head), there are peeling spots, in some people these processes are also accompanied by itching. Treatment of them can take quite a long time even after solving all the primary problems with the liver.

The causes of the disease can be different: it is the defeat of parasites, and poisoning, and unbalanced nutrition, and the consequences of the diseases and operations transferred to other organs. The most important thing is to listen in time to your body and go to a doctor who can make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe the best treatment.