It is normal to feel pain when pressing the liver area

The liver is a place where health problems frequently occur. In modern life, many people suffer great pain and torture from liver diseases caused by various pressures and deteriorating lifestyle habits. There are many symptoms of liver disease, and most of them will cause pain. Let’s take a look at whether it is normal to feel pain when pressing on the liver area? I hope everyone can understand the disease situation of liver disease.

There are many reasons for pain in the liver area, and each person's situation may be different. For example, you may encounter bacterial liver problems, fatty liver, alcoholic liver, cholecystitis, etc. Because everyone's physical constitution may be different, it is recommended that patients should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment based on the examination results. Generally, compressive pain in the liver area is a common symptom of liver disease. It is necessary to go to a regular liver disease hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid more serious consequences.

The liver itself does not have pain nerves, but there is a layer of liver capsule on the outside of the liver. When liver cells become inflamed and swollen, it will cause liver enlargement; or when the liver is subjected to pressure, temperature or chemical stimulation, impulses can be formed and transmitted to the brain, causing pain, tenderness, or even colic or a tingling or burning sensation. The nerves on the liver capsule are connected to the phrenic nerves and are innervated by the spinal sensory nerves. The cause of liver pain is determined based on the patient's age, symptoms, medical history, epidemiological data, physical signs, and necessary auxiliary examinations. It is most common in the following lesions:

1. Chest wall lesions

Such as local muscle injury of the right hypochondrium, rib fracture, chest wall contusion, osteomyelitis, herpes zoster, intercostal neuritis, intercostal muscle injury, epidemic chest pain, chest wall tuberculosis, etc.

2. Pleural and lung tissue lesions

Such as right-sided tuberculous pleurisy, pneumothorax, empyema, hemothorax, pneumonia, bronchial lung cancer, pulmonary embolism, etc.

3. Hepatobiliary system diseases

Such as viral hepatitis, toxic hepatitis, cirrhosis caused by various reasons, liver abscess, amoebic liver disease, liver cancer, cholelithiasis, biliary infection, bile duct cancer, etc.

4. Others

Such as subphrenic abscess, right kidney tumor, epidemic liver pain caused by recent enterovirus infection and pancreatic head cancer; discomfort, pain and pain in the liver caused by lesions of organs near the liver; fixed writing posture can cause compression of the intercostal muscles and produce local pain; discomfort and pain in the liver caused by emotional problems: such as anger, shortness of breath, etc.