April 19 means today is World Liver Day. The main purpose of celebrating this day is to spread awareness about liver health and diseases related to it. Liver is an important part of our body which removes the toxins present in the blood from the body through urine. The liver, the power house of the body, separates all the nutrients present in the food like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and transports them to different organs according to the need of the body. Liver does more than 500 functions of our body.
Talking about the functions of the liver, it breaks down fat and produces energy for the body. It manufactures proteins. Poor diet and poor lifestyle is affecting this vital part of the body. According to the World Health Organization, liver diseases are on the 10th position in India.
People can get various types of liver diseases such as fatty liver, hepatitis, jaundice or alcoholic liver disease, liver cancer and liver disease. Let us know how to detect the malfunction in this important part of the body.
Abdominal enlargement: People who start having liver problems, their stomach starts increasing in size. Often people consider obesity to be the direct reason for increasing the stomach, but apart from obesity, even if there is a malfunction in the liver, the stomach starts increasing. If your stomach is increasing in size as well as there are complaints of pain in that place, then you should immediately see the doctor.
Effect visible on skin and hair: Due to liver damage, its clear effect is also visible on the skin and hair. Due to liver problem, the dryness in the skin increases and the skin looks lifeless. If there is a defect in the liver, its effect is also visible on the hair. Hair becomes weak and starts falling.
Symptoms of jaundice look like: When there is a problem in the liver, yellowness starts appearing in the body. The white part of the nails and eyes starts to look yellow. The color of urine is yellow.
Gas and indigestion can be caused by: In case of liver failure, there may be loss of appetite, as well as gas and indigestion problems. There is also a complaint of burning in the chest due to liver problem.
Always having bad taste in the mouth: The taste of the mouth is often bad due to liver problems. Bitterness is felt in the mouth as well as bad breath from the mouth.