It is part of the digestive system that metabolizes foods and turns them into energy. The liver also produces chemicals to help with blood clotting. The liver filters food from the digestive tract and turns them into proteins and energy. On the back of the liver there is a small pocket like organ that holds fatty foods until digestion. When a person develops liver disease, the organ is not able to properly form proteins to clot the blood and process foods, which explains the common vomiting and excessive bleeding a patient may experience. Liver disease reduces the overall efficiency of the liver and its functions, which can cause drastic changes and damage to a person’s
It is part of the digestive system that metabolizes foods and turns them into energy. The liver also produces chemicals to help with blood clotting. The liver filters food from the digestive tract and turns them into proteins and energy. On the back of the liver there is a small pocket like organ that holds fatty foods until digestion. When a person develops liver disease, the organ is not able to properly form proteins to clot the blood and process foods, which explains the common vomiting and excessive bleeding a patient may experience. Liver disease reduces the overall efficiency of the liver and its functions, which can cause drastic changes and damage to a person’s