Liver diseases are increasing rapidly year after year. Even young people are falling prey to it. Our liver helps in processing blood, breaking down nutrients, and balancing them. However, due to disturbances in lifestyle and diet, there can be a risk of many liver-related problems. Liver cirrhosis is one such serious condition, which if not taken care of in time, can even lead to liver failure.
Liver cirrhosis is a serious stage of liver disease, in which healthy tissues gradually start getting affected. If liver cirrhosis is not treated in time, it can lead to liver failure. This is the reason why doctors advise all people to take special care of liver health and pay serious attention to the symptoms.
Increasing risk of liver cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis is a growing problem globally. In the case of chronic hepatitis infection, the risk of liver cirrhosis has been seen to be high. Its symptoms are similar to many other health problems, which is why people pay less attention to it in the beginning. Let us know based on which symptoms this problem can be diagnosed.
It is important to pay serious attention to the signs of liver cirrhosis.
Do you also often suffer from jaundice?
The problem of frequent jaundice is considered to be a sign of liver-related diseases.
In case of a problem in the liver or it's not functioning properly, the liver is unable to remove an element called bilirubin from the body properly. Due to increased levels of bilirubin, you start seeing yellowness in the eyes and skin, which is called jaundice. If you often have jaundice, then definitely consult a health expert about this. This can be a sign of serious liver diseases.
Skin related problems
Due to liver diseases, the risk of skin-related problems also increases. Due to liver cirrhosis, you often have itching in the skin. Due to liver cirrhosis and other liver diseases, the level of bile increases which starts accumulating under the skin. This can often cause itching in the skin. If you also often have jaundice and skin-related problems, then it is important to pay serious attention to it.
It is also important to know about these symptoms of liver cirrhosis
Due to problems in liver function or serious diseases like cirrhosis, you start having many types of problems apart from jaundice, and pruritus (itching in the skin). It is also important to pay attention to these signs.
The urine color becomes dark.
Digestive difficulties, especially difficulty in digesting fatty foods.
Small yellow spots of fat appear on the skin or eyelids.
Weight loss and loss of muscle mass without effort.
Hepatic encephalopathy (confusion, mood swings).
Motor dysfunction (difficulty in muscle control, cramps)
The problem of irregularity in the menstrual cycle.
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