Liver Abnormalities and treatment

The liver is an organ about the size of a football that sits just under your rib cage on the right side of your abdomen. The liver is essential for digesting food and ridding your body of toxic substances. The liver plays an important role in many bodily functions from protein production and blood clotting to cholesterol, glucose (sugar), and iron metabolism, damage to the liver results in scarring (cirrhosis), which can lead to liver failure, a life-threatening condition. Excessive amount of certain drugs causes liver diseases

  • Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
  • Infectious mononucleosis (Epstein Barr virus)
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH)
  • Iron overloads (Hemochromatosis)
  • Malnutrition
  • Steatohepatitis
  • Long-term alcohol consumption

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