Liver Disease Symptoms

Diagnosing a liver problem can be difficult because symptoms don't often appear until the later stages of most liver conditions. By then the liver may have suffered serious or permanent damage.

Liver function tests are among the most helpful diagnostic tools doctors use to identify problems. Unfortunately, since most people don't often realize they have a problem, they don't talk to their doctor about getting them.

When symptoms do begin to appear, they might include

• Irregular sleep, including a tendency to sleep at odd hours and wake up in the middle of the night.
• Low or fluctuating energy levels. Lows tend to come in mid morning and mid afternoon.
• Losing weight becomes even more difficult than usual, even though you eat smarter and start exercising.
• Your skin and eyes will start to have a yellowish tint. Other skin problems conditions like acne, eczema, psoriasis, and general itchiness may appear.
• You may experience bad reactions to drugs and medications like headache pills, antibiotics and anti-histamines.
• Drinking even small amounts of alcohol even small amounts of alcohol can make you feel inebriated. You'll feel intense hangovers when you drink.
• Caffeine will have a much stronger effect and could keep you awake for hours.
• You may experience digestion problems, especially with creamy, oily and fatty foods. You may even feel nauseous after you eat them.
• You have stomach bloating and gas more often than usual.
• Eating asparagus will cause a strange smell in your urine. This is a classic liver disease symptom.
• You'll occasionally experience a warm, flush feeling will start in your trunk and rise upward toward the head.
• You'll begin to get frequent headaches, heartburn and acid reflux.
• Certain substances may cause a severe reaction, especially cleaning products, gasoline, paint, perfumes, bleaches, and so on.

  
   

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