Fatty liver: Four digestive issues may signal 75% of the organ is functionally 'inactive'

The World Journal of Gastroenterology states that up to 80 percent of patients with cirrhosis report one or more relevant gastrointestinal symptoms.

“The most common GI symptoms reported include abdominal bloating in 49.5 percent of patients, abdominal pain in 24 percent , belching in 18,7 percent, diarrhoea in 13.3 percent and constipation in eight percent,” found one body of research published in the journal.

If treatment is delayed at this stage, complications of cirrhosis may include malnutrition, gastric bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy, a condition that results in hallucinations and confusion, warned Doctor Pratsides.