Paying attention to changes in our bowel habits is an important way of monitoring our health.
Though seeing blood, experiencing diarrhoea or constipation, pain and unexplained weight loss all warrant a trip to the doctor, there’s another sign to look out for that could be a sign of a disease that impacts your liver.
While the early stages of the disease often go unnoticed without any symptoms, experts are warning that one tell-tale sign can be spotted in your bowel habits.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is a condition which occurs in people whose liver contains over five per cent fat and who consume little to no alcohol.
Experts are warning people to look out for a specific toilet habit (Getty Stock Photo)
What is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?
As per the NHS, NAFLD has four stages, with the first and least severe stage being known as ‘simple fatty liver’, which is a build-up of fat in the liver cells.
