Liver disease is any illness caused by liver dysfunction. The liver is responsible for many vital bodily functions that if lost due to disease or injury can cause significant harm. Hepatitis is another name for liver disease.
The term “liver disease” covers a wide range of issues that can cause the liver to malfunction. A decrease in liver function usually requires more than 75 percent or 34 of the liver tissue to be affected.
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Consuming alcohol in excess or being extremely overweight can cause liver cell damage and scarring. This can progress to cirrhosis, a stage of advanced scarring within the liver. Paracetamol toxicity is a lesser-known risk factor for the disease.
You should never exceed the maximum dose within a 24-hour period.
Paracetamol overdose may lead to acute liver failure.
Scientists have known for decades that large doses of paracetamol are harmful to the liver, but the mechanism of poisoning has eluded them.
According to Dr Leonard Nelson, of Edinburgh University:
Paracetamol and its effect on the liver were investigated in a study published in Science Direct.
The paper discovered how the drug can harm the liver by interfering with vital structural connections between adjacent cells.
When these cell wall connections – referred to as tight junctions – are disrupted, the liver tissue is damaged, impairing the cells’ ability to function normally.
This damage occurs in a variety of liver conditions, including hepatitis, cirrhosis, and cancer, but was previously unrelated to paracetamol toxicity.
According to the British Liver Trust, serious paracetamol overdoses occur twice as frequently in the UK as the rest of Europe.
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You may be at risk of developing liver disease if you exhibit the following symptoms:
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- Skin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice)
- Abdominal pain and swelling
- Swelling in the legs and ankles
- Itchy skin
- Dark urine colour
- Pale stool colour
- Chronic fatigue
- Nausea or vomiting.