Fatty liver symptoms: The color of your stool may be a serious warning sign

When the liver is inflamed, you may not have any obvious symptoms

Bile (digestive juice produced by the liver) usually flows between the liver cells and the duodenum (the first segment of the small intestine)

However, when the flow of bile is reduced or stopped, the bilirubin pigment (a waste product) escapes into the blood

As this process progresses, more and more bilirubin (waste produced by aging and damaged red blood cells) seeps into the blood and accumulates in large amounts

Bilirubin should be excreted from the body, excluding symptoms of jaundice

More serious side effects include internal bleeding and worsening brain function

The MSD manual recommends that the best treatment is to stop drinking

The more alcohol a person drinks, the greater the damage to the liver

The magic is that when about 80% of the organs are damaged, the liver can continue to function

However, if the liver damage exceeds the critical point, a person may die from excessive drinking

There are three different stages of fatty liver:

1. Liver steatosis

2. Alcoholic hepatitis

3. The percentage of people with cirrhosis who drink more than the 14 units of alcohol recommended by the NHS

   
   

At this stage of the disease, a large amount of liver tissue is permanently replaced by scar tissue

This is when liver function is affected, the liver may shrink

Cirrhosis of the liver can lead to further complications, such as liver failure, portal hypertension, and loss of brain function

People with loss of brain function may become drowsy and confused in daily life