Liver Problem Symptoms Possibly Leading to Liver Failure
The liver is an incredible, hard working organ, and luckily we have to put it through a lot of stress before we have liver failure. Unfortunately when it fails, there will be no option other than removal. It is crucial, therefore, to listen to our bodies for the warning signs of liver problem symptoms of strain and perform preventative maintenance before we look for symptoms of liver failure.
An apt analogy of the liver might be to think of it like a road map of a very condensed, congested city. A road map of that city would illustrate large thoroughfares, streets which are main streets, lesser traveled smaller streets, and finally a system of small alleyways and side streets. It wouldn't take a very large vehicle to get stuck in one of the narrower alleys or little streets, and if it did it could cause all traffic to take other routes, placing extra stress on those passageways. What's more, those places shutoff from traffic will be unproductive so long as traffic could not get to them. Obviously the city could get by having a few of these obstructions, but it would hurt the vigor and general productivity of the city in general. Eventually too many of these closures and the city would become gridlocked, forcing things to a standstill. In much the same way, before complete liver failure we'll experience liver problem symptoms that ought to be rectified before it's too late.
Some of the liver problem symptoms we should be looking for are:
1. Fatty liver disease. Caused by fat molecules known as triglycerides, these can accumulate within the liver cells, most commonly in overweight people, as well as from drinking excessive alcohol. A healthy liver contains little or no fat. Although some people exhibit few if any symptoms, most could have liver problem symptoms that may include general low energy or sickness, and at times soreness in the upper abdomen area. Additional symptoms may consist of itchy skin, bruising easily, and confusion and poor memory. Fat gain in the abdominal region is also common.
2. Jaundice. This means problems with the liver and/or gall bladder with the production or transport of bile, and will be evident with the skin turning a pale yellow or orange, nausea, abdominal distention, fatigue and cold hands and feet. When the tubes that deliver bile are closed off by obstructions, jaundice can result.
3. Poor digestion, bloating with abdominal enlargement, and nausea especially after eating fatty foods. The over-taxed liver is not able to deal with the stress of this extra workload.
4. Chronic fatigue syndrome. When liver problem symptoms cause exhaustion, it could be because the blood is loaded with toxins as a result of an inefficient liver, toxins that should have been filtered from the system. The blood cannot carry the oxygen and nutrients necessary for energy production, giving you fatigue. Clean blood is also lighter and therefore flows better, resulting in better circulation.
5. Allergic conditions like hay fever and rashes.
6. Reverse tolerance to alcohol. This is a condition where a person who is near liver failure can no longer metabolized alcohol well, and consequently will get inebriated on very small quantities.
The only real treatment for liver failure is a liver transplant. There are a few promising drugs being tested which have some promise to help regeneration, but they are still some time in the future. A preventive maintenance program to curb liver problem symptoms before they cause liver failure is our best choice to date.
An apt analogy of the liver might be to think of it like a road map of a very condensed, congested city. A road map of that city would illustrate large thoroughfares, streets which are main streets, lesser traveled smaller streets, and finally a system of small alleyways and side streets. It wouldn't take a very large vehicle to get stuck in one of the narrower alleys or little streets, and if it did it could cause all traffic to take other routes, placing extra stress on those passageways. What's more, those places shutoff from traffic will be unproductive so long as traffic could not get to them. Obviously the city could get by having a few of these obstructions, but it would hurt the vigor and general productivity of the city in general. Eventually too many of these closures and the city would become gridlocked, forcing things to a standstill. In much the same way, before complete liver failure we'll experience liver problem symptoms that ought to be rectified before it's too late.
Some of the liver problem symptoms we should be looking for are:
1. Fatty liver disease. Caused by fat molecules known as triglycerides, these can accumulate within the liver cells, most commonly in overweight people, as well as from drinking excessive alcohol. A healthy liver contains little or no fat. Although some people exhibit few if any symptoms, most could have liver problem symptoms that may include general low energy or sickness, and at times soreness in the upper abdomen area. Additional symptoms may consist of itchy skin, bruising easily, and confusion and poor memory. Fat gain in the abdominal region is also common.
2. Jaundice. This means problems with the liver and/or gall bladder with the production or transport of bile, and will be evident with the skin turning a pale yellow or orange, nausea, abdominal distention, fatigue and cold hands and feet. When the tubes that deliver bile are closed off by obstructions, jaundice can result.
3. Poor digestion, bloating with abdominal enlargement, and nausea especially after eating fatty foods. The over-taxed liver is not able to deal with the stress of this extra workload.
4. Chronic fatigue syndrome. When liver problem symptoms cause exhaustion, it could be because the blood is loaded with toxins as a result of an inefficient liver, toxins that should have been filtered from the system. The blood cannot carry the oxygen and nutrients necessary for energy production, giving you fatigue. Clean blood is also lighter and therefore flows better, resulting in better circulation.
5. Allergic conditions like hay fever and rashes.
6. Reverse tolerance to alcohol. This is a condition where a person who is near liver failure can no longer metabolized alcohol well, and consequently will get inebriated on very small quantities.
The only real treatment for liver failure is a liver transplant. There are a few promising drugs being tested which have some promise to help regeneration, but they are still some time in the future. A preventive maintenance program to curb liver problem symptoms before they cause liver failure is our best choice to date.
