Liver Cirrhosis

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• Cirrhosis

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Cirrhosis of liver

• Cirrhosis is a serious disease of liver which is
  caused by too much consumption of alcohol .
• Cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring of the
  liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and
  conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic
  alcoholism.

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Symptoms

• Fatigue
• Easily bleeding
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Swelling in your legs, feet or ankles
• Weight loss
• Itchy skin
• Yellow discoloration in the skin and eyes
  (jaundice)

• Fluid accumulation in your abdomen (ascites)
• Spiderlike blood vessels on your skin
• Redness in the palms of the hands
• For women, absent or loss of periods not related
  to menopause
• For men, loss of sex drive, breast enlargement
  or testicular atrophy

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Causes of cirrhosis
Chronic alcohol abuse ,Chronic viral hepatitis
(hepatitis B, C and D), Fat accumulating in the
liver, Iron build-up in the body, Copper
accumulation, Inherited disorders of sugar
metabolism (glucosaemia or glycogen storage
disease), Genetic digestive disorder (Alagille
syndrome), Liver disease caused by your body's
immune system, Destruction of the bile ducts
(primary biliary cirrhosis), Hardening and
scarring of the bile ducts (primary sclerosing
cholangitis), Infection, such as syphilis or
brucellosis, Medications, including methotrexate
or isoniazid, Drinking too much alcohol,
Excessive alcohol consumption is a risk factor
for cirrhosis, Being overweight. Being obese
increases your risk of conditions that may lead
to cirrhosis, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease, Having viral hepatitis, Not everyone
with chronic hepatitis will develop cirrhosis,
but it's one of the world's leading causes of
liver disease.
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Prevention

• Do not drink alcohol if you have cirrhosis. If
  you have liver disease, you should avoid alcohol.
  
• Eat a healthy diet. Choose a plant-based diet
  that's full of fruits and vegetables. Select
  whole grains and lean sources of protein. Reduce
  the amount of fatty and fried foods you eat.
• Maintain a healthy weight. An excess amount of
  body fat can damage your liver. Talk to your
  doctor about a weight-loss plan if you are obese
  or overweight.
• Reduce your risk of hepatitis. Sharing needles
  and having unprotected sex can increase your risk
  of hepatitis B and C. Ask your doctor about
  hepatitis vaccinations

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