10 Liver Disease Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #1: Jaundice
Our liver’s main function is to help clean toxins from the blood. It is also responsible for cleaning up old blood cells from the blood. The breaking down of old blood cells results in a substance known as bilirubin and this is usually dealt with by the liver. However, with a failing liver, the bilirubin may not be dealt with as it usually is.
This can lead to bilirubin flowing through the blood. It is yellow in color and this yellowness shows through the skin and the eyes. This causes the patient to take on a yellowish hint in what is a clear signal that something is wrong with the liver. This condition is known as jaundice.
