What are the physical symptoms of Liver Damage?

[Bud_Fox]

Hey Fellas,

Just wondering if anyone could tell me what are some of the symptoms/signs of Liver Damage from Alcohol.

Thanks

 

[mostwantedbabyfather]

Dont know if this is what you are looking for but i got this response on a google search.


What are the symptoms?

The symptoms of ALD are usually non-specific, and do not necessarily indicate the severity of the underlying liver damage.

Many people will have vague symptoms such as fatigue, nausea and vomiting ( typically in the morning), diarrhoea or abdominal pains.

Many patients, even with advanced ALD will have no symptoms and are detected by the finding of liver blood tests performed as part of routine health screening, or during the investigation of other conditions.

Only in the more advanced stages of decompensated ALD will the sufferer present with more specific liver-related symptoms such as jaundice, ascites (fluid collecting in the abdomen, causing distension), haematemesis (vomiting of blood) or encephalopathy (confusion, reduced level of awareness and altered sleep pattern, eventually progressing to coma). These are signs of severe liver damage and require urgent medical treatment.

 

[Throttle]

Many patients, even with advanced ALD will have no symptoms and are detected by the finding of liver blood tests performed as part of routine health screening, or during the investigation of other conditions.

this is the key sentence. the liver typically puts up with an immense amount of abuse before its degradation starts to affect you in really obvious ways. once you start exhibiting real symptoms, it may be too late.....

 

[Bible_Belt]

With liver damage like alcoholic hepatitis, you lose your ability to digest fats. Read the Olean horror stories, and it is kind of like that. The liver does actually re-grow itself, modern medicine does not offer much in the way of treating liver damage, at least from alcohol abuse, afaik.

 

[Quiksilver]

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/cirrhosisliver.htm