Liver and Gallbladder
9 Signs of Liver Disease and Different Types of Liver Problems
Every year almost 40,000 Americans die from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. This is just short of the number of female deaths from breast cancer annually. Liver disease is a serious public health concern but does not always get the attention that it deserves. Contrary to popular belief, liver disease is not only a >> Read More ...
6 Signs of Fatty Liver and How To Reverse It
Fatty liver affects as many as 1 in 3 people in the United States and in rare instances can progress to serious liver disease. Yet it is a condition that is still not known to many people. Fatty liver is not just a problem for people who misuse alcohol. The condition has become more common in the past few decades in line >> Read More ...
Liver Health Dangers – Foods, Herbs, Supplements, Drugs
The liver is one of the most versatile organs in the human body. It is responsible for a number of different functions, from metabolizing substances, neutralizing poisons, removing wastes from the blood and manufacturing important substances for overall health. Although the liver has a remarkable ability to regenerate, >> Read More ...
Fluid Bloating of Stomach and Abdomen, Causes and Treatment
All too often we refer to the abdomen as a stomach but this is incorrect. The stomach is a specific organ that lies in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, mostly tucked under the left rib cage. The stomach can contain as much as 750mL (about 25oz) of digestive juice excluding the fluid that is consumed. Too much fluid >> Read More ...
Twisted Gallbladder (Volvulus, Torsion) Causes, Symptoms, Surgery
The gallbladder is a hollow organ that stores bile, a fluid produced by the liver which contains a number of substances including wastes produced by the liver. It sits under the liver and empties bile out into the small intestine through the common bile duct. The gallbladder has a neck and its own duct, the cystic duct, >> Read More ...