18 years old scared if liver problems

[v0da12]

I am 18 years old male,in the past half an year or 1 year i have developed a beer belly or bloating tummy it's very slightly elevated and looks just like a tiny beer belly it's almost not noticable unless i wear a t-shirt and lie back then it pops out a bit but apart from that it's not that noticable. The other thing is my breasts have enlarged too looking like man boobs but once again they are not too enlarged but noticably enough.

I have history of using alcohol since i was 16 and for the past year there has been months at a time where i'd drink 4-5 beers every single night and sometimes i stop for weeks at a time but for the past 2 years i can say i've been drinking alcohol heavily. I am scared if i have liver problem as i have read on the internet that bloating tummy and breast enlargement is a sign of cirrhosis.

However i do not have any of the other symptoms like jaundice skin or yellowing of the whites of the eye, nor an itchy skin and pretty much nothing else that i know is a symptom but just those two that worry me a little.

Do you guys think i have anything to worry about? I have already stopped drinking alcohol as i over did it but i am worried now...

[Dee1956]

Hi I tried to find an article on early signs of liver damage.  It is difficult to find because at first there are little signs.
I see that after the article others are talking about the fatigue they felt.  Some others noticed the little cherry red dots and also what they call spider angiomas which can indicated liver damage.
I did not know this but itching is possible.  I thought it was in more advanced liver damage, sorry about that.

I think the problem is that everyone is different, everyone gets different signs but being tired is the big one.  Fluid in ankles can be another.
I hope this article helps you\

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/cirrhosis-discussions/general-support/3207200-your-earliest-signs-symptoms-of-liver-disease

[Dee1956]

Hello.  I think you are pretty young to be having any liver problems but it is possible that you are developing what they call a beer belly.
I think that is a warning sign.
You could go to the doctor and ask for a complete blood work up including a liver panel just to be sure.
I have seen people on here as young as 30 with liver damage.  
Everything you eat drink or on put on the skin or in eyes has to be processed by the liver.  By the time you are having the jaundice and itchy skin it would be more severe liver damage.  There are different types and levels.
I will try to find more information
If you have blood work try not to drink before the testing as that could affect your tests.
Take Care
Dee
Is your urine dark?