6 Early Signs Your Liver Is Damaged

4. Bruising and Bleeding

Of course, everyone has experienced the phenomenon of a suddenly appearing bruise, but if it seems like it’s happening more often, then it might be pointing towards something far more serious than you just being a clumsy person.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a person with liver damage might bruise or bleed more often than a regular person because their liver is not able to function at its full potential.

One of the main jobs of the liver is to harvest several clotting factors and proteins that are necessary for blood clotting, which when liver damage occurs, tend to slow down or stop in its creation. This is why one of the early symptoms of liver disease is that you may bruise or bleed more easily.