About liver disease

Your liver is one of the most important organs in your body. It is bigger than you might think and quietly gets on with hundreds of important jobs every day. But most of us don’t often think about our livers, or how we can help to keep them healthy.

Use the links below to find out more about liver disease and liver health.

Where to start

Liver disease is a complicated subject, you can find out more about different topics using the links on this page.

I want to understand what can damage the liver

Learn about the main risk factors and causes of liver disease.

Risks and causes

I have been diagnosed, or I am looking up a condition

Read about different liver conditions, what they mean, and how they are managed.

See all conditions

My child has a liver condition

Find out about childhood liver disease, specific information on childhood conditions, and support that is available for your family.

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I am worried about symptoms

Find out what symptoms can be linked to liver disease and when to seek help.

Signs and symptoms

About the liver

What is the liver? Where is it? What does it do?

Looking after your liver

What are the best ways to keep your liver healthy?

Risks and causes

What are the different causes of liver disease? What increases the risk?

Signs and symptoms

How can I tell if I might have liver disease? What are the symptoms?

Tests

What are the tests involved in diagnosing liver disease?

The stages of liver disease

How does liver disease develop over time?

Treatment

Find out about different treatment options.

Conditions

What do the complicated words used to talk abotu liver disease mean?

Childhood liver disease

Find out about liver disease in babies and children, and how we can help.

Living with a liver condition

Help navigating the impact liver disease can have on many parts of your life.

Are you at risk of liver disease?

Liver health at-risk checker

Discovering if you are at risk at an early stage means that you can be effectively treated and change your lifestyle before serious problems occur. It also means that you can ask your GP for further tests if needed.

Finding out your risk of liver disease only takes a few minutes and it could be the most important thing you do today.

Take our free online at-risk checker