What are the symptoms of liver disease?
Mild or moderate liver disease may cause no symptoms at all. Severe liver disease causes water retention (swollen ankles, water in the abdomen or ascites), loss of energy and weakness, jaundice, blood vomiting or black stools, drowsiness, confusion or some behavioural changes, and repeated infections especially in the abdominal fluid (ascites). The common abnormalities in the blood tests are low blood counts (Hb, TLC, platelets), prolonged prothrombin time, low serum albumin and increased serum bilirubin. In advanced stages, serum sodium and creatinine are also affected.
