atOptions =
{
'key' : '940787009d9fe1429a195234376ee1e4',
'format' : 'iframe',
'height' : 300,
'width' : 160,
'params' : {}
};
document.write(' |
IF YOU HAVE A LIVER DISEASE. YOUR LIVER DOES A LOT OF THINGS TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS IT ACTS AS YOUR BODY’S FILTER TO CLEAR OUT TOXINS. THIS INCLUDES CLEARING THE BLOOD OF DRUGS AND OTHER POISONOUS SUBSTANCES SUCH AS AMMONIA. THE LIVER PRODUCES BILE, WHICH HELPS TO CARRY AWAY WASTE PRODUCTS AND BREAKS DOWN FATS IN THE GUT DURING DIGESTION. IT ALSO PRODUCES CERTAIN PROTEINS FOR BLOOD PLASMA AND OTHER IMPORTANT MOLECULES SUCH AS CHOLESTEROL WHICH ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE TRANSPORT OF VITAL NUTRIENTS THROUGHOUT THE BODY. THE PROTEINS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY THE LIVER PLAY NUMEROUS IMPORTANT ROLES IN OUR BODY. ADDITIONALLY, BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS ITS ROLE IN MAINTAINING OUR BODY’S ENERGY LEVEL IN THE FORM OF GLUCOSE. IT CONVERTS EXCESS GLUCOSE INTO GLYCOGEN FOR STORAGE - THIS GLYCOGEN CAN LATER BE CONVERTED BACK TO GLUCOSE FOR ENERGY. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR BODY’S SURVIVAL AND HELPS US BEAT HUNGER AND STAY ACTIVE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT BUT – THE LIVER HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN RESISTING INFECTIONS ALSO. THIS IS BECAUSE THE LIVER MAKES NUMEROUS IMMUNE FACTORS TO FIGHT OFF MICROORGANISMS AND ALSO REMOVES BACTERIA FROM THE BLOODSTREAM, KEEPING US HEALTHY. SOME FACTORS LIKE HEAVY CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, CHRONIC VIRAL INFECTIONS, EATING AN UNHEALTHY DIET FOR TOO LONG OR OVERDOSE OF COMMONLY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING LIVER DISEASE INCLUDE: • OBESITY • TYPE 2 DIABETES • TATTOOS OR BODY PIERCINGS • DRUG ABUSE • EXPOSURE TO OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS • UNPROTECTED SEX • EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN CHEMICALS OR TOXINS • & A FAMILY HISTORY OF LIVER DISEASE WHEN SOME OF THESE RISK FACTORS ARE PRESENT – YOUR LIVER MAY GET STRESSED OUT. THIS WILL LEAD TO LIVER INJURY WHICH CAN PRESENT WITH VARIOUS PECULIAR YET VAGUE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. ACCORDING TO EXPERTS – VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN THEIR LIVER IS FAILING, THIS IS BECAUSE MOST OF THE PEOPLE AREN’T EVEN AWARE OF WHAT CAUSES LIVER FAILURE, AND EVEN LESSER PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO LOOK OUT FOR THE SYMPTOMS. SO, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT FOUR COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LIVER INJURY OR LIVER FAILURE. IF YOU SEE ONE OR MORE OF THESE SIGNS – YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONSULT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL TO RULE OUT ANY UNDERLYING DISEASE. 1. LOSS OF APPETITE A DISINTEREST IN FOOD, LOSS OF APPETITE, AND WEIGHT LOSS ARE SOME EARLY SYMPTOMS OF LIVER PROBLEMS. 2. FLUID RETENTION IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST COMMON SIGNS OF LIVER DISEASE. IT APPEARS IN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CIRRHOSIS, A CONDITION IN WHICH SCAR TISSUE REPLACES HEALTHY LIVER TISSUE. ACCUMULATING FLUID MAY CAUSE DISTENSION OF YOUR ABDOMEN ALSO KNOWN AS ASCITES OR MAY LEAD TO SWELLING IN YOUR LEGS ALSO KNOWN AS EDEMA. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE DUE TO LONG-TERM LIVER DISEASE - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN YOUR LIVER VEINS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOUR LIVER IS UNABLE TO MAKE ALBUMIN - A PROTEIN THAT PREVENTS LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM YOUR BLOODSTREAM INTO THE ADJOINING TISSUES. BOTH OF THESE FACTORS LEAD TO EVENTUAL FLUID LEAKAGE FROM YOUR BLOOD VESSELS AND FLUID ACCUMULATION INTO YOUR ABDOMEN OR UNDER YOUR SKIN. TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR FLUID RETENTION INCLUDE A LOW-SODIUM DIET WHICH HELPS TO TREAT MILD
FLUID RETENTION. FOR MODERATE-TO-SEVERE FLUID RETENTION, YOUR
DOCTORS MAY PRESCRIBE CERTAIN MEDICATIONS K/A DIURETICS WHICH HELP IN REMOVING THE EXCESS FLUID FROM YOUR BODY BY INCREASING YOUR URINE OUTPUT. BUT IN SOME SEVERE CASES– YOUR DOCTOR CAN ADVISE A PROCEDURE KNOWN AS PARACENTESIS. USING A NEEDLE DOCTORS PERFORM PARACENTESIS TO DRAIN THE EXCESS ABDOMINAL FLUID WHICH LEADS TO TEMPORARY BUT INSTANT RELIEF. 3. JAUNDICE JAUNDICE IS A CONDITION THAT CAUSES DARKER URINE AND A YELLOWISH TINT IN YOUR SKIN. IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO YELLOWING OF THE WHITES OF YOUR EYES AKA “SCLERA”. IT APPEARS WHEN BILIRUBIN, BUILDS UP IN YOUR BLOODSTREAM. BILIRUBIN IS A PIGMENT THAT FORMS WHEN RED BLOOD CELLS BREAK DOWN. USUALLY - A HEALTHY LIVER ABSORBS BILIRUBIN AND CONVERTS IT INTO BILE. THIS BILE IS THEN EXCRETED BY YOUR BODY WITH YOUR STOOLS, BUT A DISEASED LIVER IS UNABLE TO DO SO. HENCE YELLOWISH BILIRUBIN ACCUMULATES IN YOUR BODY AND CAUSES YELLOWISH DISCOLORATION OF SKIN, EYES, AND URINE. YOU MAY ASK WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR JAUNDICE? WELL THAT BASICALLY DEPENDS UPON.jpeg)
No comments:
Post a Comment