When liver problems occur, the entire body suffers without exception. Often, damage to the organ for a long time does not manifest itself with complaints. But if the liver is functioning “to the limit”, the doctor will notice the paleness and yellowness of the skin, eyes, changing mood, loss of appetite, memory, constant fatigue, decreased libido, bleeding of the gums and more.
Therefore, the body requires care – our ancestors wrote about it. Many ancients place the liver even higher than the heart, believing it to be the seat of the soul. And people who had a bad and vicious character were called “bilious”, because the secret produced by the liver – bile, has an unpleasant bitter taste. Together with gastroenterologist Elizaveta Smirnova, we have collected interesting and little known facts about this unique organ.
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