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TREATMENTs at Navjivan - Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a chronic (ongoing, long-term) disease of the liver. It means damage to the normal liver tissue that keeps this important organ from working as it should. If the damage is not stopped, the liver gradually loses its ability to carry out its normal functions. This is called liver failure, sometimes referred to as end-stage liver disease.
Loss of liver function affects the body in many ways. Cirrhosis, if severe enough, can cause many different complications. These can be severe as Portal hypertension, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Infection, Fluid retention (ascites, Hepatorenal syndrome.
Cirrhosis Causes
Cirrhosis can be caused by a number of conditions, including long-standing inflammation, poisons, infections, and heart disease, as well as chronic alcoholism and chronic hepatitis, the most common causes.
Cirrhosis Symptoms
- Many people with cirrhosis have no symptoms during the early phases of the disease. Symptoms are caused by either of 2 problems:
- Gradual failure of the liver to carry out its natural functions
- Distortion of the liver's usual shape and size because of scarring
- The most common symptoms of cirrhosis are as follows:
- Tiredness (fatigue) or even exhaustion
- Weakness
- Nausea
- Loss of appetite leading to weight loss
- Loss of sex drive
- Symptoms may not appear until complications of cirrhosis set in. Many people do not know they have cirrhosis until they have a complication.
- Jaundice - Yellowing of the skin and eyes from deposition of bilirubin in these tissues. Bilirubin is a product of the breakdown of old blood cells in the liver.
- Fever
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Itching - From deposition in the skin of products of the breakdown of bile
- Abdominal pain - From enlargement of the liver or formation of gallstones
- Abdominal swelling or bloating - From fluid retention
- Weight gain - From fluid retention
- Swelling in ankles and legs (edema) - From fluid retention
- Difficulty breathing - From fluid retention
- Sensitivity to medications - Due to impairment of the liver's ability to filter medications from blood
- Confusion, delirium, personality changes, or hallucinations (encephalopathy) - From build-up of drugs or toxins in the blood, which then affect the brain
- Extreme sleepiness, difficulty awakening, or coma - Other symptoms of encephalopathy
- Bleeding from gums or nose - Due to impaired production of clotting factors
- Easy bruising - Due to impaired production of clotting factors
- Blood in vomit or faeces - Due to bleeding of varicose veins caused by liver congestion
- Haemorrhoids - Varicose veins in rectum due to liver congestion
- Loss of muscle mass (wasting)
- In women, abnormal menstrual periods - Due to impairment in hormone production and metabolism
- In men, enlargement of the breasts (gynecomastia), scrotal swelling, or small testes - Due to impairment in hormone production and metabolism
- Exams and Tests
- Blood tests - To check whether the liver is functioning normally. Lab findings can be normal in cirrhosis, however.
- Ultrasound, CT scan, or radioisotope scan - To look for signs of cirrhosis within or on the surface of the liver
- Laparoscope - A very tiny camera inserted through a small slit in the abdomen to view the liver directly
- Liver biopsy - Removing tissue from the liver and studying it under a microscope to identify fibrosis and scarring. Biopsy is the only way diagnosis can be 100% certain
AYURVEDIC & MINERAL TREATMENT at Navjivan-
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