When the liver does not get what it needs to carry on normal liver functions from the food, it behaves like any other living thing ...it weakens, slows, shrivels or swells and eventually stops working (dies).

Be honest. Be honest with yourself. Evaluate yourself and your eating habits. Overweight can be a symptom as much as Underweight. Eating Disorders are illnesses. There is nothing wrong with you-as a person, only with your body and the signals it is giving you in your mind and your stomach and your thinking. If you think you MIGHT have a eating disorder, check it out on the internet and talk to your doctor...just as you would if you think you might have diabetes or heart problems. If you are able to suspect you have a problem, you are able to SOLVE any problem.

So, if you have Liver Pain and are looking for solutions, don't forget to evaluate the possibility of having a eating disorder. Most times, liver problems are caused from other sources. The liver is the organ that takes the hit.

Love You Liver! If you feel you have pain under your right rib cage, or a full, swelled, stiff feeling on your right side that goes into your back or right shoulder, it very well could be honest liver pain and there is a lot of reasons that might be. Don't forget to look at your eating habits and find someone you trust to help you evaluate yourself. And do the test. Ask for blood test and urine test. Your doctor should know what to order, but if (s)he doesn't, ....look for another doctor.

Good Luck with your quest for answers.

Cindy Judd is a Research Specialist and Independent Wellness Consultant, with 35 years experience in the health and wellness field, researching and observing traditional and natural medicine. My specialty is arthritis, liver problems, autoimmune, sleep problems, irritable bowel syndrome related disorders, children's health, and brain function. As an avid conservative environmentalist, I believe in the need for recycling, cleaning up the air and our water supply, developing cleaner and more efficient fuel sources and becoming well informed and the power of one.