The signs of a damaged liver include.
Jaundice which is yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Abdominal pain and swelling.
Swelling in the ankles and legs.
Itchy Skin.
Other warning signs of a damaged liver are nausea or vomiting, chronic fatigue, pale stool color and dark colored urine.
The signs that your liver are failing include fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, discomfort in your right side just below the ribs and diarrhea.
Acute liver failure is when the liver suddenly starts to not work and an overdose of medicine such as acetaminophen is the most common cause of acute liver failure.
You can have liver problems after gallbladder removal as gallbladder removal can increase the risk of you developing liver problems such as NALFD.
Doctors recommend that people undergoing gallbladder removal modify their diet in the weeks following surgery.
Changes include avoiding fatty, greasy, or spicy foods and eating lean meat, low fat dairy, and leafy green vegetables.
You would see a gastroenterologist for liver problems and you may also see a hepatologist as both doctors can help diagnose and treat liver problems and live disease.
A liver biopsy is one of the most accurate ways the gastroenterologist can diagnose NAFLD.
This procedure involves extracting a sample of liver tissue via a needle inserted into the liver.
A very simple tool known as a FibroScan helps your gastroenterologist diagnose NAFLD.
With liver problems you will itch on the palms of your hands, soles of the feet, and other limbs.
The part of the body that itches with liver problems are the palms of your hands, soles of your feet and your limbs.
Itching that is associated with liver disease tends to be worse in the late evening and during the night.
Some people with liver disease may itch in one area, such as a limb, the soles of their feet, or the palms of their hands, while others experience an all-over itch.
What kind of liver disease causes itchy skin?
Itching is rare in alcohol-related liver diseases and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, but is most common with other types of liver diseases, including primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
The symptoms of end stage liver failure are swelling due to fluid buildup in your abdomen and legs, easy bleeding, easy bruising, Nausea, Intense Itching, problems with concentration and memory, Jaundice which is persistent or recurring yellowing of the skin.
Jaundice is one of the most common signs of liver failure so if you have yellowing of the skin you should get checked out.
The stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver is a bad stage of liver failure.
When you have stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver you will die within a few weeks to a few months or so without a liver transplant.
If you don't get a liver transplant soon when you have stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver then the liver can completely fail and you'll have end stage liver failure.
Once that happens then you have a shorter time to live.
So you must get a liver transplant soon if possible.
Not everyone can get a liver transplant though so you have to be prepared to die as there's no cure for stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver.
Some stages of liver failure can be reversed but once it progresses too far then there's no cure.
As liver function deteriorates, one or more complications may develop, often the first signs of the disease.
When liver damage progresses to an advanced stage, fluid collects in the legs, called edema, and in the abdomen, called ascites.
Ascites can lead to bacterial peritonitis, a serious infection.