Like most other chemicals, it is processed in the liver. Taking small doses as an otherwise healthy individual shouldn't damage the liver but abusing the drug, like any other, can have adverse effects.
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Yes. Obesity can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which will enlarge the liver and which my develop to cirrhosis.
Chlamydia doesn't cause liver disease per se, but can cause symptoms around the liver. Sometimes if a woman has chlamydia-related PID, she can get inflammation around the liver, called FitzHugh Curtis syndrome. This can be mistaken for gallbladder disease.
liver disease
It is liver cirrhosis because it can cause scarring of the liver.
that's a negative
Liver Disease.
I believe a fatty liver can cause disease but it could be from something controllable. It sounds like you're leaving out info needed to accurately answer your question.
According to the American Liver Foundation, liver disease affects approximately 25 million (one in 10) Americans annually.
Cirrhosis and nodular cirrhosis can cause a small liver. Cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, or something else.
steatosisSteatosis which is the mildest type nonalcholic fatty liver disease, is characterized by accumulations of fat within the liver that usually does not cause liver damage
Yes, overweight is a common cause of elevated LFTs, primarily due to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Cirrhosis of the liver.