Due to carelessness, compulsion or trying to look cool, we sometimes make such mistakes which can cause liver damage in future. By the time this is realized, the problem has progressed much further. It is important to be alert in time for liver health.

Liver is the filter of your health. Which filters everything you eat or drink and delivers its nutrients to your body. These nutrients provide energy to all the body parts to function. However, the liver gets very tired in this work. But some good habits repair your liver again and it becomes ready to work with the same hard work every day. But there are some things which destroy your liver. Imagine what will happen to your health when you destroy the filter that removes toxins from your body. These 5 everyday mistakes cause liver damage. If you do not want your liver to get ruined, then control them now.

Understand why the liver gets damaged (What is liver damage)

Dr. Mahesh Gupta, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology Department, Dharamshila Narayana Hospital, Delhi, says that nature has prepared the liver to protect the body. But some of your daily habits, including both food and daily routine, harm it. These toxins gradually settle on the liver and injure it and small wounds start appearing in it. In medical term it is called liver cirrhosis.

Continuously ignoring the symptoms of liver cirrhosis and not taking preventive measures causes liver failure or liver damage.

These symptoms indicate that you need to pay attention to your liver health (Symptoms of liver Damage).

Dr Mahesh says, “The best part is that your body gives different signals at each stage of liver damage. If these symptoms are noticed in the beginning itself, the chances of treatment increase significantly.”

1 Yellowness of skin and eyes

This is the earliest sign of deteriorating liver health. Be it jaundice or hepatitis. You should pay attention to yellowing of the skin and eyes. Along with this, some people may also have the problem of recurring fever.

2 Abdominal pain and swelling

When there are wounds on your liver, swelling or small scars start forming, then naturally you have to face pain and swelling in the stomach. If you are facing frequent stomach ache problems, you should consult a specialist without any delay.

3 Dark yellow color of urine

This is a major sign that points towards your poor health. You must have noticed that when you are taking any medicine, the color of urine becomes dark yellow. That means the medicines are affecting the liver. If the color of urine becomes too yellow even without medicines, you should talk to a doctor.

4 don't feel like eating food

Feeling full or bloated, loss or loss of appetite, nausea at the sight of food are also signs that there is some problem with your liver. These should not be ignored.

5 swelling

Swelling in feet or ankles is seen in case of increased uric acid and liver damage. Sometimes one has to face swelling in feet due to diabetes. That means swelling of feet is never normal.

6 Feeling tired all the time

When your body does not get enough nutrients, you feel weak and tired all the time. This can also happen due to liver damage. Because now your liver is not able to do its job of removing toxins and supplying nutrients properly.

7 dry skin and having blue marks on it

This is a sign of blood clotting. When the liver does not function properly, its signs are seen in the form of dryness and blue marks at various places on the skin. In Ayurveda it is also known as increased amount of bile in the blood.

These 5 mistakes can destroy the liver (5 mistakes that can cause liver damage)

Dr. Mahesh says, “Some things are not in your control, while there are some things that you can avoid. These lifestyle mistakes are things that can be avoided.”

1.drinking alcohol

Experts say again and again that alcohol is not at all suitable for the Indian climate and lifestyle. Still, due to fashion it has become a part of luxurious parties. Whereas for common Indians, whether men or women, even a peg of alcohol can harm the liver. They should not go by the American data which states that three pegs a week is safe. They are not for you.

2. Taking medicines without thinking

Understand that whatever you eat, good or bad, first goes to your liver. But medicines are prepared using various chemicals in such a way that they have quick effect. Whereas your liver is not ready for these hard chemicals. This is the reason why you suffer from constipation even after taking medicine for mild cold and fever. Excessive use of medicines can also cause drug induced hepatitis.

Alcohol, excess drugs and lazy lifestyle can cause liver damage. Image: Adobe Stock

3. Any kind of tobacco consumption

Consumption of cigarettes, vaping, hookah, khaini or tobacco in any form can harm your health. Its toxic substances cause oxidative stress. Due to which the cells come in contact with free radicals. If this happens repeatedly, it can cause swelling and injuries in the liver.

4. High sugar food

You will be surprised to know, but excessive use of refined sugar is as dangerous for your liver as alcohol. Basically it converts fructose into fat. During this process, some particles stick to its inner layers. Due to which fat deposits start forming inside the liver. Due to excessive deposition of this fat, it becomes the cause of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

5. Obesity or overweight

When you consume more calories than required, they start getting stored in the body in the form of fat. This fat also makes the liver its victim. Studies have also revealed that excess weight slows down the liver function. Not only this, the skin, heart and blood pressure of overweight people are also negatively affected.

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