Especially important before the holidays.
The liver is the main organ responsible for metabolic processes occurring in our body.
This metabolism of nutrients, drugs and toxic substances. In other words, is the filter that separates nutrients from toxins long before they get to the bloodstream or other tissues of the body.
What is toxic liver damage?
However, not all people have the liver working properly, and some substances that are not turned in time to withdraw, start to hurt.
Toxic liver injury, or hepatotoxicity, is damage caused by exposure to medicines or other substances (not related to pharmacy).
The fact that the liver’s ability to filter makes it susceptible to toxins.
Currently in the United States and Europe toxic liver damage has become a serious health problem in large parts of the population. To stop or at least slow its progression, already adopted a number of decisions on withdrawal of certain substances from the market products (free access).
Hepatic toxins are:
A large number of medications (mostly antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs).
Industrial products and some are natural (mushrooms, excess consumption of green tea etc.), causing an abnormal response of the body.
Toxic liver injury and its symptoms
In fact, the symptoms of this condition are very similar to those that are in viral hepatitis.
In the case of liver poisoning toxins, it can manifest various symptoms characteristic of disease of this organ.
The most common are the following:
Jaundice
Nausea and vomiting
Change the color of the chair
Changes in urine color (becomes darker)
Fatigue (chronic fatigue)
Abdominal pain and bloating
The increase in body temperature
Loss of appetite
Itching
The appearance of hematomas and bruising
Someone the symptoms are not too obvious. But in most cases predictable symptoms manifest a few hours after the negative effects on the liver of certain toxins.
Other hepatic toxins, idiosyncratic, or unpredictable, may be forced to wait for the onset of symptoms weeks or even months.
What foods can be associated with toxic liver?
Drugs
The list of drugs proven toxicity, compiled by the Spanish Agency for pharmacovigilance in conjunction with the Spanish government, maybe a little to shed some light on the subject. It will help to understand whether the drugs from medicinal plants that we consume, be harmful to our health.
Herbs and nutritional supplements
Contrary to popular belief, some herbs and nutritional herbal supplements can also increase the risk of liver toxicity. It is impractical to consume and combined products.
The list includes:
Citrifollia Morinda (Noni juice)
Viscus album (mistletoe)
Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor oil, Vicks VapoRub)
Aloe Vera
Glycine (soy isoflavones)
Mushrooms
Some mushrooms do contain toxins. This so-called hepatotoxic toxins, that is, those that cause the death of cells and tissues of the liver and kidneys.
The effect can be expressed:
Pain in the stomach
Vomiting
Nausea
Bleeding
Without the timely help and proper medical examination death resulting from heart failure can occur in two days.
Drugs and chemicals
It should be noted cocaine, ecstasy, pesticides, herbicides, vinyl chloride, and contaminated food.
How to diagnose
To date, there is some test or analysis to diagnose exactly liver toxicity. And because of the similarity of symptoms, as a rule, need to run some medical tests, to exclude their Association with viral hepatitis or other more serious cause.
Treatment
In addition to cysteine, the substance that allows you to clean the affected by toxins the liver from poisoning by the introduction of large amounts of acetaminophen, there is no specific treatment or antidote to counter this problem.
The main goal is to bring the suspicious substance and to remove such symptoms, such as vomiting. It is important to ensure rest and avoid substances that can worsen the clinical picture.
Danger
Symptoms of liver toxicity usually softened as excretion of toxic substances.
However, if the disease does not stop in time, it can lead to irreversible processes and failure due to cirrhosis.
As you can see, the risk of liver toxicity is quite high, so it is very important to be aware of yourself and be able to correctly identify the warning signs. This will allow you to avoid complications.
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