Jaundice
As the liver gets more damaged, it becomes easier to notice the signs. One tell-tale sign of liver damage is jaundice which is usually evident in the yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes. This happens when the liver fails to clear the bilirubin — a yellow pigment made from the breakdown of the red blood cells.
Bilirubin is flushed out of the body as it passes the liver. However, when the liver is too damaged to filter it out, it builds up, resulting in increased levels of bilirubin in the body. When that happens, the person develops jaundice, which usually means that there is a problem with the liver.
Besides the yellowish tinge in your skin color, the extra bilirubin in the body can also make your pee unusually darker. Such conditions mean that the liver has problems. Whether it isn’t making bile properly or the flow from the liver is blocked, you know that it’s hepatic-induced jaundice when your poop looks like the color of a pale clay.
