How does liver damage build up?

March 11th, 2010
  • If a erson did a lot of drinking and or ingested large amounts of drugs and toxins in their youth,(say,from age 18-22)and if any damge was done to the liver, would the symptoms present themselves during that time or take a while to show?

    If the person had a two or three year period of no alcohol intake and general good health with no signs of illness could sympotoms pop up later?


  • The only way to know for sure is to ask your
    doctor to do a liver enzyme test, liver function
    test. These will show if the liver cells have
    been damaged and if the functions they
    do to keep well is okay.

    The liver is a very silent organ when it comes
    to being injured. The cells maybe damaged,
    but it isn't until the functions deteriate that
    there are any symptoms.

    Usually, a liver problem starts out with
    inflammation inside the liver. This is because
    the immune system responds to any damage
    done in the cells. Patients can be walking
    around with this inflammation and not know it.
    The inflammation of the cells have to be
    treated and the cause removed, like alcohol
    or drugs. If this isn't done, then the disease
    can progress where the liver cells die off and
    then the disease will progress till the patient
    is diagnosed with a disease known as
    cirrhosis, which is the death of the liver cells
    and scar tissue forming inside the liver.

    It was very wise to stop the alcohol. But it
    would still be very wise to have the doctor
    check, maybe a couple of times, with blood
    work to be sure.

    The very first signs maybe tiredness...you
    may also have flu like symptoms in some cases.
    You may start to appear more yellow, known
    as Jaundice. The skin will take on a yellow
    to orange color and so will the whites of the
    eyes. You may notice a darkening of the
    urine from a light yellow normal color to
    an orange or brownish color. Your stools
    may not have color to them or will keep
    losing color till they are almost a whitish gray.

    Remember, that these symptoms may
    not appear right away...
    All liver patients are told not to take any
    alcohol. They are to tell the doctor of
    any medications they are on: over the counter,
    herbs, herbal teas, vitamins, minerals,
    street drugs, and prescriptions prescribed
    by other doctors.

    I hope this is of some help to you.


  • If you didn't abuse alcohol for a period of three years, kept away from drugs and had a reasonable diet you should be as fit as a butchers dog. The liver can repair itself but if you damage it by 80% your chances of survival are slim. I'd say you were healthy but you can have a liver count done by your doctor if you need reassuring.


  • symptoms could pop up later. I would get checked out by my doctor if I were you.







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