Observatory Journal: When the liver is exposed to ‘severe damage’, a wide range of serious symptoms can occur, including vomiting of blood, according to the UK’s NHS. The vomit can be liquid or more solid, or look like coffee grounds.
You can probably guess that this red flag “needs examination,” but it could also require “emergency treatment.”
You may also experience vomiting of blood, along with signs including:
Feeling of general malaise.
– confused.
Feeling faint or dizzy.
Rapid or shallow breathing.
Cold, clammy, pale skin.
Feeling of abdominal pain.
Have black stools.
The British Liver Trust explains that hematemesis can be caused by internal bleeding. The charity notes that “internal bleeding from liver damage is often first noticed in very dark or black tarry stools (malena) and vomiting blood.”
This dangerous sign tends to appear in the later stages of liver disease, known as cirrhosis.
During this stage, the liver becomes very scarred and may not function properly.
While ARLD doesn’t always present with symptoms, there are some warning signs that can appear, including:
I do not feel well.
– Weight loss.
– Anorexia.
Yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin (jaundice).
Swelling of the ankles and abdomen.
Confusion or lethargy.
Vomiting blood or passing blood in stools.
