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Here is presented information about causes of
liver cirrhosis. Read about the symptoms of cirrhosis of liver.
Cirrhosis Of Liver Information
Cirrhosis of liver is a condition wherein the liver
slowly degenerates, deteriorating in function, due to a chronic injury.
In such a situation, the liver tissues are replaced by scar tissues,
which partly block the flow of blood through the liver. Though it is
caused mainly by alcoholism, hepatitis B and C and fatty liver disease,
there are a number of other reasons due to which cirrhosis of liver
might occur. A fatal condition, it is generally irreversible once a
person has been affected with it. In the following lines, we have
provided some of the causes and symptoms of cirrhosis of liver.
Causes Of Cirrhosis Of Liver
- Excessive consumption of alcohol
- Blocked bile ducts that can put pressure on liver and overburden
it
- Biliary atresia
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Bile duct injury
- Gallbladder surgery
- Environmental toxins
- Schistosomiasis
- Congestive heart failure
- Cryptogenic cirrhosis
- Alcoholic liver disease, which damages the liver cells
- Viral hepatitis
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Chronic hepatitis B
- Chronic hepatitis D
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Hemochromatosis
- Wilson's disease
- Glycogen storage diseases
- Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Poor nutrition
Symptoms Of Cirrhosis Of Liver
- Frequent attacks of indigestion
- Occasional nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Low grade fever
- Foul breath
- Jaundiced skin
- Distended veins in the abdomen
- Reddish hair-like markings
- Bloated and swollen abdomen
- Fatigue
- Easy bleeding
- Easy bruising
- Fluid accumulation in abdomen
- Loss of appetite
- Swelling in legs
- Weight loss
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