Your liver is the largest organ in your body and is right under your rib cage on the right side of your abdomen. Your liver is responsible for hundreds of functions like digesting foods, absorbing nutrients and shedding toxic wastes from your body.
If you develop liver problems it can cause serious complications. While inherited liver problems can't be prevented, you can prevent other liver problems from occurring. You need to learn symptoms of liver problem treatments that are available.
Your liver processes everything that goes into your body or that is absorbed into your body breaking down nutrients into usable byproducts called metabolism. These byproducts get into other areas of your body through your bloodstream. Byproducts that need to be eliminated your body are broken down by your liver.
Symptoms of Liver Problems• Yellow colored skin and/or eyes
• Stomach pain and swelling
• Urine that is dark brown
• Skin that itches and won't go away
• Stool that is pale in color or that is bloody and looks like tar
• Chronic fatigue
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
Some things that you do to help protect your liver include:• Minimize your alcohol consumption, not drinking at all if the best option.
• Don't mix over-the-counter or other medications with alcohol.
• Get vaccinated against the hepatitis virus.
• Use medications only when necessary and don't abuse them or drugs.
• Avoid contact with blood and body fluids from other people.
• Use caution around aerosol sprays - follow product instructions.
• Be careful with what gets on your skin, like insecticides and other toxic chemicals.
• Watch your weight.
