Question 1

how do u know when u have a bad liver?

Accepted Answer

Tests: "bad liver" can be due to infection, inflammation, tumor, or many other causes.  It usually requires a combination of lab testing and imaging studies such as ultrasound or cat scans to determine what problems you have.  I recommend seeing your family physician for a workup.  In the meantime restricting alcohol, tylenol, (acetaminophen) and other medications which can cause liver damage is recommended.

Question 2

i took a 1mg xanax (alprazolam) tonight. i have a bad liver. will it show up in a urine in 10 days? they send urine to a lab..

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Xanax (alprazolam): The chance it will show up in 10 days is remote   It depends on the office if they will send  it out or not

Question 3

i took a urine drug screen and benzodiazepines showed up in my metabolites i haven't taken a benzo in three months but have a bad liver is that why?

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Benzos: Benzos and their metabolites can easily turn up in urine drug screens for months.... Up to 120 days after use, especially if one was taking them on a regular basis.  This fact is regardless of liver disease or not.

Question 4

what are signs if your liver is bad?

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Sick liver: Flags for poor liver health could include yellow skin and yellowing of the whites of the eyes; dark urine; very light colored, black or bloody feces; nausea; lack of appetite; skin itching; pain or swelling of the abdomen and feeling exhausted.

Question 5

how bad is it to have a small liver ?

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It depends on: Whether the size was due to medical condition like cirrhosis or just small by nature . If it is small and normal , you need not to worry . It can do all the job it is supposed to do.

Question 6

how does a bad liver affect your health?

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It can kill you: Your toughest organ is your liver, and it's among the least likely to develop problems. The good news is that most liver disease is manageable if it's detected early by an evidence-based physician. Hepatitis c, hepatitis b, hemochromatosis, wilson's, the biliary cirrhosis family and autoimmune hepatitis are all manageable nowadays/.

Question 7

when your liver hurts, is that a bad sign?

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What's causing pain?: The liver itself has no pain fibers, as true with brain--either can be sliced with a surgical tool and no pain. The capsule or linings of each organ has pain fibers. Unlikely to have 'liver pain' unless something is irritating the lining. So, find out what's causing the pain, and how to stop it will become clear.  Try the following: stop-if ingesting-alcohol, coffee, hot/spicy foods, Aspirin drugs.

Question 8

wuat are the consequences of having a bad liver?

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Bad liver=cirrhosis: people with cirrhosis are are at risk for liver cancer, varices (big veins along the food tube that can rupture and bleed), ascites (fluid in the belly) and encephalopathy (confusion).  any one of those can lead to death, so best to prevent having a 'bad liver'...

Question 9

can to much sex affect the liver or be bad for me? i'm 26 male

Accepted Answer

Sex: There's no risk to your liver, unless you have unsafe sex and contract hepatitis b or c or hiv. You may experience exhaustion, depending on the frequency and intensity  of intercourse.

Question 10

can liver size vary from yr to yr? last yr mine was 13cm this yr it was 14.6cm? is this bad?

Accepted Answer

Certain variability: in the test based on WHERE they are measuring and ultrasound pictures are grainy and somewhat imprecise. OTHER features such as if there is STUFF IN THE LIVER (most commonly fat) would be more important in whether something bad is going on. Cancer, blood distention...bad. Fat (occurring in over 10%) not bad, but indicative of obesity
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I took a 1mg xanax (alprazolam) tonight. i have a bad liver. will it show up in a urine in 10 days? they send urine to a lab..

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I took a urine drug screen and benzodiazepines showed up in my metabolites i haven't taken a benzo in three months but have a bad liver is that why?

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What are signs if your liver is bad?

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How bad is it to have a small liver ?

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How does a bad liver affect your health?

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When your liver hurts, is that a bad sign?

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Can to much sex affect the liver or be bad for me? i'm 26 male

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Can liver size vary from yr to yr? last yr mine was 13cm this yr it was 14.6cm? is this bad?

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