A blood test should be taken to determine the extent of any damage. Conditions like cirrohsis will permanently damage the liver and cause it to slowly deteriorate.

Most often, cirrohsis is caused by alcohol and continuous drinking, but more and more doctors are seeing cases of cirrohsis in people with obesity who normally don't drink alcohol at all.
Any interruption of bile production in the liver will cause inflammation. This hinders the body to absorb fats, which can eventually can lead to heart failure when the liver's ability to absorb cholesterol is impaired.

Pain can be felt on the right side of the abdomen when liver cells begin to die. If any damage is left untreated, this important organ will not be able to produce proteins that are necessary for the formation of blot clots. When this occurs, a person will begin to bruise or bleed easily.
All of these problems are indicative of liver cancer, which is almost always fatal. This type of cancer grows very rapidly. Once diagnosed, a six month survival is all that the patient can expect.

Alcoholic hepatitis has been known to turn into this serious form of cancer, and will cause severe abdominal pain. This disease is drug-induced, unlike viral hepatitis. It is 100 percent preventable, and without treatment it can create acute liver failure.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a liver disease and will damage the bile ducts leaving permanent scarring. Problems with blot clotting can begin to occur over time.

Any type of liver damage will eventually impede the liver's ability to function properly, and proper testing is needed to determine the right course of treatment. The main goal is to stop the progression of scar tissue as quickly as possible. A healthy liver has the ability to regenerate itself when it becomes damaged, but without timely liver damage testing and proper treatment, this necessary organ will no longer be able to grow new cells, and it will leave the person with a shortened life expectancy.

One of the symptoms you should look out for that could indicate liver problems is tenderness or swelling where your liver is located. Before actual damage occurs, the liver will become inflamed and cause tiredness. Medication can help the liver cells to heal at the onset of liver disease.

Proper testing and treatment is vital to avoid a shortened life expectancy and maintain a quality of life that only a healthy person can possess and enjoy.