When I woke up in the morning, I felt particularly lethargic, with no energy to do anything, just wanting to go back to sleep. In fact, my sleep time is already long enough every day, but I still feel fatigued. Also, when it’s time to have breakfast, I have no appetite at all. What’s going on? Mr. Song, 49 years old, went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor found that he looked very unhealthy, and upon examination, the doctor quickly discovered that Mr. Song had liver problems.
It turned out that Mr. Song had a long history of alcohol consumption. He consumed about half a kilogram of Baijiu almost every day, as he put it, he had been drinking for over twenty years. If he weren’t feeling unwell now, he would continue to drink.
Because long-term alcohol consumption had damaged his liver, it led to alcoholic liver cirrhosis, causing a series of abnormalities.
The liver is crucial for the human body. It is the largest digestive gland in the body mainly because it secretes bile, which helps us digest fatty foods. So when the liver has problems, it can lead to abnormal bile secretion, resulting in decreased appetite, indigestion, and other manifestations. The liver also synthesizes various nutrients such as vitamins, albumin, and clotting factors. If the liver is affected, the synthesis of these nutrients is disrupted, leading to a series of abnormalities.
As a doctor, I want to remind everyone that men with healthy livers will show these 5 signs when they wake up in the morning, even if they have at least one, it’s good.
First, men with healthy livers will have a very good mental state when they wake up in the morning.
The liver is the body’s detoxification center, and the best time for liver detoxification is at night. After detoxification, the body will maintain a good state, so when you wake up the next day, you are often very energetic and full of vitality, like the morning sun, full of sunshine and strength.
On the contrary, if the liver is not functioning well, detoxification will be abnormal and you may feel mentally sluggish.
Second, men with healthy livers will have a good complexion in the morning and won’t have a dull complexion.
To assess liver health, observe the facial complexion. If the liver is affected, such as with severe liver diseases like cirrhosis, patients often show typical liver disease facial features, with the skin appearing especially dull. Conversely, if the liver is healthy, the complexion will be good in the morning.
Third, men with healthy livers will have bright eyes in the morning, without dry or jaundiced eyes.
It is said that the eyes are the windows of the soul, and if the liver is not functioning well, the eyes may show abnormalities. Many men with liver disease may have dry eyes, blurred vision, and even jaundice.
Additionally, men with poor liver health often experience gallbladder stasis, which can lead to elevated bilirubin levels in the blood. Since the conjunctiva contains elastic proteins, bilirubin binding is easier, and the conjunctiva is one of the first places to show yellowing.
Fourth, men with healthy livers will have good physical strength in the morning and won’t feel unusually tired or fatigued.
Many people have long hours of sleep at night but still feel excessively tired and fatigued in the morning, which should be taken seriously because this is not a normal symptom. Men with healthy livers often wake up with good physical strength and no abnormal fatigue.
Fifth, men with healthy livers will have a good appetite in the morning and won’t experience decreased appetite.
Since the liver is the body’s largest digestive gland, it’s easy to understand that when the liver has issues, it can easily lead to an abnormal appetite. Patients may experience decreased appetite and even feel bloated or other signs of indigestion.
Men are more prone to liver disease because they often have more unhealthy habits such as smoking, excessive drinking, staying up late, lack of exercise, and a preference for high-fat, high-calorie diets, all of which can lead to liver problems. So men should pay more attention to regular liver check-ups in hospitals to detect any signs of liver disease.
Many men, even with healthy habits, may still suffer from chronic hepatitis B virus infection, which should also be taken seriously. It should not be assumed that they are just carriers of the hepatitis B virus because over time, hepatitis B can progress to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and severe hepatitis.
