If you’re referring to a post about liver disease, here’s the key information behind the headline:
Liver Disease: Symptoms, Causes, Stages & Treatment
Liver disease includes many different conditions, and early disease may cause no noticeable symptoms.
Common symptoms
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Fatigue or weakness
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Loss of appetite or nausea
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Pain or discomfort in the upper-right abdomen
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Itchy skin
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Dark urine or unusually pale stools
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Yellowing of the eyes or skin (jaundice)
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Easy bruising or bleeding
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Swelling of the legs or abdomen
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Confusion or unusual sleepiness in advanced disease
Common causes
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Fatty liver disease associated with metabolic problems
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Hepatitis B or C
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Long-term heavy alcohol use
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Certain medications or toxins
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Autoimmune liver diseases
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Genetic or inherited conditions
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Diseases affecting the bile ducts
Stages
Liver damage can generally progress from fat accumulation/inflammation → fibrosis (scarring) → cirrhosis → liver failure, although the course varies considerably by disease.
The encouraging part is that some early liver problems can improve or even reverse when the underlying cause is treated. Advanced cirrhosis, however, involves permanent scarring.
Treatment
Treatment depends on the cause and may include weight management, controlling diabetes and cholesterol, treating viral hepatitis, avoiding alcohol when appropriate, changing a liver-damaging medication under medical supervision, or treating complications of cirrhosis. Severe liver failure may require liver transplantation.
If you have yellow eyes/skin, vomiting blood, black stools, severe abdominal swelling, confusion, or extreme sleepiness, seek urgent medical care.
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