12 Ways Your Body is Alerting You to Liver Damage

There’s no organ in your body that works harder than your liver.

It’s the largest internal organ (and gland) and is continuously working on over five hundred processes to manufacture proteins, process nutrients, produce hormones, fight infection, metabolize cholesterol and glucose, and more.

Liver damage can occur as the result of:

• alcohol abuse
• aluminum (from cookware; foods and food packaging; air pollution; anti-perspirants, deodorants, and other personal care products; fluoride in tap water)
• excess fat in the liver (“fatty liver”)
• excess iron or vitamin A
• medications: acetaminophen (Tylenol), anti-depressants, statins, antibiotics, antacids, and others (find a list here published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine) (1, 2)
• obesity
• food: processed foods, excess sugar, artificial sweeteners, too many carbohydrates, high-fructose corn syrup, soda, nutrient deficiency
• chemicals used in: personal care products, agriculture, household products
• smoking cigarettes
• other underlying disease, like Crohn’s and hepatitis
• some herbs: chaparral, comfrey, kava, skullcap, yohimbe, and others (3)

The liver is astoundingly resilient and can withstand a great deal of punishment. It will tell you in subtle ways when you’re overtaxing it. Here are some signs that your liver needs special attention.

12 Telling Signs of Liver Damage

Because it’s so diverse in its function, the liver can be damaged from several sources.

Common diseases of the liver include fatty liver disease, cancer, cirrhosis, drug-induced liver disease, alcohol-related liver disease, and hepatitis.

Many of these conditions of the liver are asymptomatic at their onset.

Being cognizant and mindful of body changes will let you know that there’s damage taking place. Even given its remarkable ability to heal itself, overload can overwhelm.

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