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If there are symptoms of liver disease, they may include: Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, called jaundice. Yellowing of the skin might be harder to see on Black or brown skin. Belly pain and swelling. Swelling in the legs and ankles.
What are the first signs and symptoms of liver disease? Chronic liver disease often won’t cause symptoms in the early stages. But sometimes it begins with an episode of acute hepatitis. For example, if you get a viral hepatitis infection, there’s an acute phase before the chronic phase sets in.
A range of conditions, including alcohol or medication overuse, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and chronic infections, can damage your liver. However, the early signs of liver damage are subtle, and the initial stages of liver disease are "silent," or asymptomatic.
Recognizable symptoms of cirrhosis fall into two categories: symptoms related to declining liver function, and symptoms related to portal hypertension. Symptoms of stalled bile flow, like jaundice, are common indicators of declining liver function.
Some common signs of liver failure include yellowing of the eyes or skin, loss of appetite, fluid retention, itchiness, and sleep problems. Acute liver failure happens suddenly, typically due to a virus, medication, or an autoimmune disease. Chronic liver failure happens slowly over time and can be caused by several different conditions.
Liver diseases can cause a range of symptoms. We'll go over how to recognize the symptoms of common liver problems, including as fatty liver disease and hepatitis.
Early signs of liver damage and scarring may include: loss of appetite. fatigue. nausea. discomfort or mild pain in the upper right side of the abdomen. unexplained weight loss. vomiting. A...