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Liver disease
Category: Illness or disabilities
Type
Involuntary
Introduction and description

There are numerous problems that can occur with the liver that are best described under the general heading of Liver disease (also called hepatic disease). Hepatitis, for example, is inflammation of the liver and is characterised by the presence of inflamed cells in the tissue of the organ.
Liver and its functions
The liver has a number of very well defined functions in the body;
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It stores minerals including iron and vitamins A, D and B1
- It destroys worn out red blood cells
- It manufactures plasma proteins and blood clotting agents
- It detoxifies poisons using enzymes which break the chemicals down into less harmful products [and products which can be expelled via the faeces or urine]. Catalase for example does just this
- It has a major role in metabolism regulating blood sugar levels – glucose may be removed from the blood and stored as glycagon or the glucose may be stored as fat or the glucose may be released into the blood stream for use as fuel – glycogen is then converted to glucose.
- It processes fatty acids and regulates the amount of phospholipids and chloresterol, excesses are eliminated in bile and the liver produces bile.
- It is involved in nitrogenous excretion. The body cannot store excess proteins or amino acids, so the excess has to be eliminated. The non nitrogenous parts are converted to fats and carbohydrates that can be used or stored. The nitrogenous parts are converted via a series of enzyme controlled processes to urea [which needs carbon dioxide], which is then excreted via the kidneys into the urine.
Any form of damage to the liver thus has the potential to disrupt these processes.
Symptoms
The symptoms related to liver dysfunction include some that are immediately apparent by looking at the person and yet others that are less obvious. The following relate directly to the functions above:
Mineral deficiency and vitamin deficiency - particularly deficit of fat soluble vitamins - minerals including iron and vitamins A, D and B1. From this a person may get, for example Anaemia
Mal-processing of fatty acids and irregularities of phospholipids and chloresterol, thus knock on effects of this may be
- Indigestion and heartburn - The malabsorption of fats may lead to symptoms that include indigestion and reflux, nausea or vomiting
- Gallstones – caused by an inability to process fatty foods
- Cholesterol problems - elevated LDL cholesterol, reduced HDL cholesterol, elevated triglycerides
- Atherosclerosis - clogged arteries leading to high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes
- Obesity - build up of fat in other body organs (fatty degeneration of organs), lumps of fat in the skin (lipomas and other fatty tumors), excessive weight gain , inability to lose weight even while dieting, abdominal bloating and pot belly
Problems handling toxins and poisons – the enzymes which normally break the harmful chemicals down into less harmful products no longer work and these can enter the body and blood stream causing numerous problems too many to list, but for example
- Brain damage - Nervous system disorders include depression, mood changes, especially anger and irritability, poor concentration and "foggy brain", hallucinations and other experiences
- Headaches - recurrent headaches (including migraine)
- Cancer
- Jaundice
- Metabolic disorders - overheating of the body, especially the face and torso
Elevated or lowered blood sugar levels – glucose may not be removed from the blood or the glucose may not be released into the blood stream for use as fuel – weariness may result
Retention of excess proteins or amino acids. The non nitrogenous parts are not converted to fats and carbohydrates but become toxins in the body. The nitrogenous parts are no longer converted to urea thus the wee will no longer contain these toxins.
Skin diseases - One of the causes of skin problems can be liver damage. People or children, for example, with a damaged liver have in studies often developed eczema/dermatitis.
“These results suggest some relationship between atopic dermatitis and liver function in infants. PMID: 7613128”
One of the side effects of the liver damage may be that it damages the enzymes needed to process Essential Fatty Acids and this inability to process the EFAs may then result in the eczema, in the chain explained below...
“Patients with atopic eczema and a mixture of allergic illnesses show biochemical evidence suggesting impairment in the desaturation of linoleic acid and linolenic acid by the enzyme delta-6 dehydrogenase. …... A distortion in the production of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, which might result from this block, can account for the immunological defects of atopy and a variety of clinical symptoms experienced by atopic individuals. Dietary supplementation with essential fatty acids relieves the signs and symptoms of atopic eczema ….PMID: 2424959”
So this tells us why people with liver damage may get eczema and other skin problems. But this is not identifying the cause of the damage, simply treating the effects, which is helpful but not enough. To treat the eczema we have to treat the liver damage.
Causes
The causes are as follows
Viruses - Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, is caused mainly by various viruses (viral hepatitis). Viral hepatitis may be caused by, for example
- Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses
- Yellow fever virus
- KIs-V
- adenoviruses
Alcohol – which is acting in the excessive doses needed for damage as a poison.
Toxins - Amanita toxin in mushrooms, carbon tetrachloride, plus numerous others. Nanoparticles have started to become a major problem in this area. Fungicides and pesticides can also be a problem. Heavy metal poisoning has also been linked with liver disease.
Pharmaceuticals – which have an impressive record of damaging the liver. The following links take you to the eHealthme web site and the pharmaceuticals which have a known record for producing various forms of liver disease, but this list is by no means complete
- Follow this LINK for liver enlargement
- Follow this LINK for fatty liver
- Follow this LINK for liver injury
- Follow this LINK for cirrhosis
- Follow this LINK for liver disorders
- Follow this LINK for liver pain/tenderness
Nutritional deprivation – of various sorts from Mineral deficiency and vitamin deficiency to overdosing on certain foods. Many foods taken at overdose proportions become toxic to the liver. Those who are allergic to certain foods such as coeliacs may find that the food to which they are allergic becomes a toxin and damages the liver
Parasites – from liver flukes to tapeworms, from toxoplasmia gondii to ascaris
Bacteria - such as Legionella, Leptospira, Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia rickettsii
Surgery or other forms of physical damage. Occasionally pregnancy - because of the pressure of the foetus on the organs can cause physical damage
Hereditary damage - Hereditary diseases that cause damage to the liver include hemochromatosis, involving accumulation of iron in the body, and Wilson's disease, which causes the body to retain copper. Gilbert's syndrome, a genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism found in about 5% of the population, can cause mild jaundice.
Fungal infection - one fungus particularly implicated in casauing very serious liver disease leading to death is aspergillus and the aflatoxin it produces
Hypoxia - see both Hypoxia and Hypoxia side-effects
Mineral supplements, Vitamin supplements and dietary supplements
Treatment
Find the cause - see also Healing yourself.
The liver is one organ which is capable of rejuvenating itself [in time] as long as it is saved from further attack.
How it works
Any one of the diseases caused by liver damage, can themselves produce spiritual experiences, however, there is one direct effect from liver damage.
Damage to the liver could result in anaemia. Because hemoglobin (found inside red blood cells) normally carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, anaemia leads to hypoxia (lack of oxygen) in organs.
And here we have the reason for the spiritual experiences, this chain of reactions leads to hypoxia.
Related observations
Healing observations
- Acacia nilotica and hepatitis C 005693
- Alteration of the ERK5 pathway by hydroxysafflor yellow A blocks expression of MEF2C in activated hepatic stellate cells in vitro: Potential treatment for hepatic fibrogenesis 020851
- Aluminium poisoning and ginger 017801
- Amelioration of lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury by aqueous rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract via inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress 027378
- Anti-Inflammatory Property of Plantago major Leaf Extract Reduces the Inflammatory Reaction in Experimental Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury 021157
- Antioxidant, anti-diabetic and renal protective properties of Stevia rebaudiana 020836
- Arginine, the immune system, babies and sperm 005428
- Berberis vulgaris and Echinococcosis 010597
- Berberis vulgaris and liver disease 010594
- Bisphenol A alters gut microbiome: Comparative metagenomics analysis 026776
- Black nightshade and hepatitis C 005352
- Calendula - liver and kidney disease 010864
- Carum copticum L.: A Herbal Medicine with Various Pharmacological Effects - Gastrointestinal effects 027882
- Cod liver oil, cystine and gluten intolerance 012323
- Coffee Consumption Decreases Risks for Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis: A Meta-Analysis. 027131
- Croll, Oswald - Preface of Signatures – 02 Preface 016020
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Agrimony 019197
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Barberry 010613
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Bugle 021241
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Dandelions 010615
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Great and Lesser Burnet 020743
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Pennyroyal 019052
- Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Vervain 016085
- Cumin and diabetes 005583
- Dandelion and its healing potential 006776
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 07 Conclusions and perspectives 016846
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 01 Introduction 016835
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 02 Essential metals 016836
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 03 Vitamins 016837
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 040 Edible Plants and Dietary Phytochemicals 016842
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 041 Table 3 016843
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 05 Probiotics 016844
- Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity - 06 Other dietary supplements 016845
- Dr Duke's list of activities for Chlorogenic acid 017767
- Dr Duke's list of activities for Tannins 017824
- Dr Duke's list of activities of Tannin 017796
- Dr Duke's list of activity for Ferulic acid 017775
- Dr Duke's list of activity for Vitamin C 017762
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (liver) activity 018461
- Dr Duke's list of the Biological Activities of RUTIN 018281
- Fig leaves and liver damage from toxins 012379
- Folk phytotherapeutical plants from Maratea area (Basilicata, Italy 019478
- Free-radical scavenging action of medicinal herbs from Ghana: Thonningia sanguinea on experimentally-induced liver injuries 019139
- Globe artichokes and the liver 006975
- Herb Robert and liver disease 010609
- Hops and viruses 005326
- How to Rid Your Body of Mercury and Other Heavy Metals: A 3-Step Plan to Recover Your Health 026662
- Hydroxysafflor yellow A protects against chronic carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis 020859
- Liquorice and hepatitis B 012297
- Liquorice and hepatitis C 005355
- Liver disease and cannabis 007601
- Liver disease, Vitamin D deficiency and Hepatitis C 012058
- Medicinal herb, Thonningia sanguinea protects against aflatoxin B1 acute hepatotoxicity in Fischer 344 rats 019137
- Metagenomic testing as a means of identifying the pathogen responsible for liver disease 026754
- Milk thistle in liver diseases: past, present, future 017224
- Mitochondrial apoptosis contributes to the anti-cancer effect of Smilax glabra Roxb. 027421
- Mrs Grieve on Agrimony 019199
- Mrs Grieve on Almonds 020768
- Mrs Grieve on Apples 016642
- Mrs Grieve on Avens 019740
- Mrs Grieve on Barberry bark and root exract 008092
- Mrs Grieve on Comfrey 016795
- Mrs Grieve on Couch Grass 016794
- Mrs Grieve on Dandelions 016646
- Mrs Grieve on Evening Primrose 012147
- Mrs Grieve on Milk Thistle 017231
- Mrs Grieve on Peonies 019426
- Myrrh as a treatment for liver fluke 012762
- Myrrh as an anthelmintic 012761
- Pharmacological safety evaluation of a traditional herbal medicine "Zereshk-e-Saghir" and assessment of its hepatoprotective effects on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic damage in rats 027503
- Phyllanthus niruri and hepatitis C 005367
- Picralima nitida - a review of uses 010380
- Plants to help resist disease 005576
- Potent Antiproliferative Effect on Liver Cancer of Medicinal Plants Selected from the Thai/Lanna Medicinal Plant Recipe Database "MANOSROI III" 018894
- Prevention and therapy of cancer by dietary monoterpenes 017700
- Protective effect of curcumin against heavy metals-induced liver damage 017774
- Rhubarb and pancreatitis 016077
- Rooibos tea and liver disease 006484
- Schisandra chinensis extract ameliorates nonalcoholic fatty liver via inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress 020874
- Screening for estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities of plants growing in Egypt and Thailand 017892
- Selenium, aflatoxins and liver disease and damage 013087
- Stockham, Alice Bunker - Karezza - Healing and the placebo effect 013807
- The efficacy of Liv-52 on liver cirrhotic patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled first approach 022060
- The Healing Power of Sleep 026790
- The role of the microbiome in cancer development and therapy 026778
- Turmeric and liver disease 005579
- Vitamin D deficiency and the Epstein Barr Virus 012199
- Vitamin D deficiency, liver and kidney disease 007168
Hallucination
- A Lilliputian army under the floorboards: persistent delirium with complete though prolonged recovery 023035
- Accutane, Amnesteem and Claravis hallucinations 005249
- Actigall and Ursodeoxycholic acid 017943
- Amphotericin 006894
- Antivirals cause hepatitis 005590
- Clarithromycin 001138
- Clinical review: Major consequences of illicit drug consumption 006854
- Delirium and Wilson's disease 006909
- Delirium in hospital 006436
- Diflucan and Fluconazole 006895
- Direct and indirect affection of the central nervous system by Fasciola [liver fluke] infection 012755
- Echinococcosis affects a mother and child 012740
- ICNR - Vaccines and Schizophrenia 012329
- Lamisil 006893
- Mayapple treatment for warts goes wrong 006956
- Mental illness and copper imbalance 006908
- Mercury amalgam fillings and schizophrenia 012330
- Montelukast-induced adverse drug reactions: a review of case reports in the literature 025495
- Neurologic manifestations of hepatic distomiasis caused by Fasciola hepatica [liver fluke] 012758
- Neurological and ocular fascioliasis in humans 012754
- Prednisolone, Prednisolone Acetate & Sodium Phosphate 015665
- Samsca 020017
- Sandostatin 015707
- Statin induced psychosis and insomnia 006394
- Systemic vasculitis associated with Fasciola hepatica [liver fluke] infection 012756
- Ursodiol and Urso 250 020335
- VFEND 006897
- Vitamin abuse causes psychosis 005246
- Xenical , Alli hallucinations 005763
- Zetia hallucinations 005425
Wisdom, Inspiration, Divine love & Bliss
- Brahms - Vier ernste Gesänge 1 - Kathleen Ferrier 016932
- Coltrane, John – 1967 - Stellar regions 021998
- Ficino, Marsilio – Selected Letters - From a letter to Giovanni Nesi, the passions 015993
- From life to death, beyond and back - Dr Thomas Fleischmann - TEDxTUHHSalon 025639
- Hagman, Larry – The Liver transplant 025838
Out of time
- From life to death, beyond and back - Dr Thomas Fleischmann - TEDxTUHHSalon 025639
- Hagman, Larry – The Liver transplant 025838
In time
- A Lilliputian army under the floorboards: persistent delirium with complete though prolonged recovery 023035
- Bozzano, Professor Ernesto - Psychic phenomena at the moment of death – 13 027252
- Delirium in hospital 006436
- From life to death, beyond and back - Dr Thomas Fleischmann - TEDxTUHHSalon 025639
- Hagman, Larry – The Liver transplant 025838
- Liver disease 001130
- Liver disease 001129
- Vitamin abuse causes psychosis 005246
Dying
- Bozzano, Professor Ernesto - Psychic phenomena at the moment of death – 13 027252
- Coltrane, John – 1967 - Stellar regions 021998
- From life to death, beyond and back - Dr Thomas Fleischmann - TEDxTUHHSalon 025639
- Helene Schoulgine of Grodno, Russia and the three loud raps 016678
- Liver disease 001130
- Liver disease 001129
- Professor Randy Pausch - last lecture 012669
Environmental Influence
- Hack Tuke, Daniel – Sickness - Jaundice induced by powerful emotions – Anger, Fear, Anxiety and Shame 026139
- Helene Schoulgine of Grodno, Russia and the three loud raps 016678
Other observations
- acute hepatitis and liver failure following the use of a dietary supplement intended for weight loss or muscle building 029310
- Bodybuilder suffers from vitamin overdose 005245
- Demographics, clinical characteristics and management of herbicide poisoning in tertiary care hospital 015270
- EU paper on nanoparticles and health hazards 006337
- Nonnatural deaths among users of illicit drugs: pathological findings and illicit drug abuse stigmata 015591
- The efficacy of Chinese medicine – The Medical Secrets of an Official - bear bile 028221
- Toxic fish, metals and nanoparticles 006334
- Toxic nanoparticles and the human food chain 006336