4 small signs on the body warn that the liver is getting weaker and weaker
Nowadays, the number of people with liver disease is increasing and tends to be younger.
Everything we eat and drink every day is first digested by the stomach, then the nutrients will be absorbed, the waste is filtered through the liver. In fact, our liver has the ability to regulate immunity, blood clotting, blood volume regulation... Therefore, once the liver is damaged, the body also weakens quickly.
Therefore, detect liver disease early to have appropriate treatment methods thanks to the following 4 signs:
1. Frequent insomnia
You will be tired after a busy day, so if you can sleep well at night, you will have enough energy to meet the busy day ahead. The time for the liver to rest and refresh is from 1-3 am. But if you do not sleep at that time, it will affect the efficiency of the liver, which will cause damage in the long run.
2. Itchy skin
Primary biliary cholangitis—a chronic disease that destroys the bile ducts in the liver—often has no noticeable symptoms, but a common early sign is itchy skin.
3. Always feel sleepy
The normal sleep time of a person is 8 hours a day. If you sleep well for 8 hours, your body will be full of energy. If you feel that 8 hours is not enough, then your liver may be in trouble.
2. Jaundice
Yellowing of the skin or eyes is a very obvious sign of liver disease. This is due to high levels of bilirubin in the body. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment secreted by the liver and is a symptom of many different liver diseases, from cirrhosis to hepatitis B.
Common actions that unintentionally damage the liver that few people pay attention to:
- Do not eat breakfast or eat too much:
Irregular breakfast habits can be harmful to liver health. If you skip breakfast, you will not have enough nutrients to nourish your liver. In addition, people who skip breakfast often buy processed foods, which contain food additives, making the liver work harder.
Besides, you should not eat too much at once, especially in the morning. Eating too much at once will lead to an increase in free radicals in the body, forcing the liver to increase its working time to clean them.
- Eating too much fat:
Fatty foods provide adequate nutrition for the body, but excess nutrients can lead to excess fat in the body. Accumulation in the liver can lead to fatty liver and seriously impair liver function.
- Drinking a lot of alcohol:
Alcohol not only reduces the liver's ability to metabolize, but also damages liver cells, so doctors recommend that people with weak livers never drink alcohol. Even if the liver is functioning well, drink less alcohol to avoid irreparable damage.
- Staying up late often:
A good night's sleep can not only reduce the body's consumption, give the liver time to rest, but also help the liver detoxify and heal itself. Therefore, we need to adjust our sleep time appropriately to prevent the liver from being overworked.
- Drug abuse:
Many people have the habit of abusing drugs whenever they are sick without a doctor's prescription or consent, which will cause a lot of detoxification pressure on the liver. Experts say that long-term use of drugs can damage liver cells and even cause hepatitis. Therefore, you should limit taking drugs arbitrarily and understand the drug requirements before using to minimize side effects.
