• May 1, 2024

The liver is the organ that occupies the most volume inside the human body. The Mexican Foundation for Hepatic Health (FundHepa ) has called it "the chemical factory of the organism", and that is in the liver are carried out the necessary processes for the growth and repair of the organism.

But how to know that something is not right with him?

To discover it, the University of Chicago It reveals the following warning signs that indicate that your liver is failing:

1. Cholestasis

It is the decrease or interruption of bile flow that can occur inside or outside the liver and that generates dark urine, bleeding and clear stools.

2. Jaundice

It is a yellow coloration on the skin and on the "white" part of the eye due to abnormal levels of bilirubin.

3. Insufficiency of the liver

It refers to severe or severe impairment of liver function in which a majority portion of the liver is damaged.

4. Portal hypertension

It is the abnormal increase in the blood pressure of the portal vein. The portal vein gives the liver the blood that comes from the intestine.

5. Esophageal varices.

Blood vessels that are located in the lower segment of the esophagus tend to bleed as a result of portal hypertension.

6. Ascitis

It is the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen that is caused by the leakage of fluids from the liver surface to the intestinal surface.

7. Liver encephalopathy

It is the deterioration of brain function as a result of the accumulation of toxic substances in the blood that would normally eliminate the liver.

The FundHepa it also reveals that in adults the liver weighs approximately 500 grams, which constitutes 2% of body weight. The liver contains 10% of the total amount of blood in the body.

Remember to assist your doctor for a timely and accurate diagnosis especially if you have bleeding, jaundice or change in stool or urine.

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