What are the symptoms of decreased liver function?

As we all know, the liver is one of the important organs of the human body or animals and belongs to the five internal organs. Its main function is to regulate the body's metabolism and some digestive functions. However, many people have bad living habits, such as long-term smoking, drinking, or eating heavy foods, which cause damage to the liver function. The main symptoms include loss of appetite, fatigue, constipation, etc. Common high-incidence diseases include hepatitis B.

What are the symptoms of abnormal liver function? Patients with poor liver function often have many manifestations outside the body. At this time, it is necessary to discover what the symptoms are in time. If the abnormal liver function is caused by disease, then it must not be ignored. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of abnormal liver function. If you find similar phenomena, I hope you can pay attention to it.

The liver is the largest gland in the human body and can help digestion. Therefore, people with abnormal liver function generally have abnormal digestive function and decreased digestive function, which are manifested externally as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, aversion to oil, etc.

Patients with abnormal liver function have impaired fat metabolism and are prone to developing fatty liver. Patients with fatty liver have further damaged liver function, creating a vicious cycle.

In patients with abnormal liver function, liver cell damage causes an increase in serum enzymes such as transaminases and a decrease in cholesterol esterase, which manifests in vitro as physical fatigue, tiredness, and drowsiness.

Patients with abnormal liver function have impaired vitamin metabolism, which can manifest externally as rough skin, night blindness, inflammation of the lips and tongue, edema, skin bleeding, osteoporosis, etc.

Patients with abnormal liver function have abnormal synthesis of coagulation factors. This is why in daily life, many patients with abnormal liver function are prone to bleeding, which makes it difficult to stop bleeding. They also often bleed when brushing their teeth, have nosebleeds, etc.

Patients with abnormal liver function have decreased liver cell function, which leads to abnormal bilirubin metabolism, which manifests as jaundice in vitro. This is why many patients with poor liver function have skin that is noticeably yellower than normal people.

Patients with abnormal liver function have impaired hormone metabolism, which can be manifested in vitro by: decreased libido, breast development in men, menstrual disorders in women, dilation of skin arterioles, spider nevi, liver palms, dark complexion, etc.

Patients with abnormal liver function may lead to abnormal albumin synthesis, low albumin, decreased colloid concentration in the blood, and water in the blood entering the tissues through blood vessels, leading to ascites, pleural effusion, etc. in severe cases.

Patients with abnormal liver function have abnormal sugar metabolism and are generally prone to diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes.

Precautions

The liver is the largest glandular organ in the human body and has functions such as detoxification, self-recovery, and defense. We must pay attention to protecting the liver in our daily lives.

Don't stay up late, especially for patients with poor liver function, because 11pm to 1am is the time for liver detoxification.