A normal human being naturally contains 2 livers. It is l ocated in the upper right-hand side of the abdomen under the rib cage which helps to protect it from physical injury.

Liver diseases have many kinds; over 100 known forms of liver disease are caused by different factors, affecting everyone from infants to adults. A few of them are caused by the excessive usage of medicines, alcohol, drugs, poisons or even viruses like hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C can cause liver disease.

Causes of Liver diseases

The most widely known liver diseases are generally caused by the following factors

 •  Obesity is the most leading cause of liver diseases throughout the world. When you overeat, fats are produced in your body as a result the liver is damaged.

•  The use of alcohol can also lead one to severe liver diseases. Aspects such as age, health or diet can affect how the liver metabolizes alcohol. When there is too much alcohol to handle for the liver, its function may be disturbed which can cause chemical imbalance. If the liver needs to detoxify alcohol constantly, it can cause the liver cells to be destroyed or result in fat deposits (full of fats).

•  Drugs or toxic compounds that enter in our body are directly processed by liver therefore there is a high possibility of liver disease if the drug or toxins contain chemicals like carbon tetrachloride

Externally the symptoms include excessive sweating, bad respiration, brownish spots, skin gets itchy, jaundice, loss of appetite and many more.

How to prevent the liver disease from attacking?

Take proper and hygienic food. Always wash hands before eating, always consult with a specialist for the medicine which you use for treatment. All these aspects are very important in order to prevent the liver disease because all these are processed by the liver after entering into the body.