Know about the Functioning of Liver and Causes and Potential Diseases

What Are the Main Functions of Liver?

Liver is responsible for over 100 complex functions like:

• Cholesterol level management and thickness of the blood
• Detoxification and break down fat
• Helps in Digestion and various others
• Produce essential proteins for blood Plasma and special protein and cholesterol to carry out fats through the body
• Storing glucose and releasing it is the time of need
• Converting ammonia to urea and removing harmful things from blood

In addition to this, it provides resistance from infections by enhancing immune factors, removal of bacteria from flowing blood, clears Bilirubin and various other works.

Symptoms of Liver Disease

According to doctors, this main and second largest organ in human body may cause various diseases – over 100 in numbers caused by a number of factors in everyone from infants to adults and old. According to them, liver diseases usually cause no sign or symptoms of illness until it goes advance; while the symptoms in advance stage can be loss in weight, jaundice, imbalanced appetite and various others.

Different Types of Liver Disease – Essential to Know

There are different types of diseases that may cause by excessive consumption of alcohol, fatty liver, hepatitis (Viral), Haemochromatosis, primary Biliary Cirrhosis and different others. They have different symptoms and may cause serious problem, even may result in death – of not take care properly.

• Fatty Liver takes place due to increased fat in liver cells, generally seen in overweight or obese people
• Hepatitis (Viral) is a condition in which swelling, inflammation or both are the outcome of viral infection or excess of harmful substances.
• Haemochromatosis is an inherited disease in which excess of iron is found in the body and sometimes called iron overloaded disorder. It often surrounds the liver.
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis is very rare disease – counted as long-term disease and may damage bile duct in the liver.

The main and important point to note is that any type of live disease can lead to cirrhosis that is not good for your health. If you found any of common symptoms of liver disease, it is important to schedule an appointment to your doctor and consult for the right treatment and care.  A health care professional and your doctor will recommend you the right treatment and care so that you can stay healthy and fit and keep your liver away from the potential disease.

Scheduling an appointment to doctors depend on your choice and location.