Question 1

what impact do you think liver cirrhosis can have on little children?

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A significant impact: Please ask your pediatrician.

Your liver is the detoxifier for your body.  Without a proper liver you will have toxins reside in your body for extended periods of time.

Question 2

what is cirrhosis?

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Liver damage: It means the liver is completely scarred. There are many causes of cirrhosis, and it is irreversible.

Question 3

who gets cirrhosis?

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Longstanding sicknss: Cirrhosis comes on slowly, almost always over years, in the setting of ongoing liver disease. Only one heavy drinker in 3 actually gets true cirrhosis (fibrosis / lasting scar); it's common in hepatitis b and c, hemochromatosis (don't miss this common one), and some other less familiar illnesses. Of all the organs, your liver's the most likely to be in perfect shape when you're 100.

Question 4

what causes cirrhosis?

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Most common alcohol: Most common cause of cirrhosis is alcohol.  Other causes included virsus such as hepatitis.  There is also non alcoholic casuse aka nash.  Other causes include billiary cirrhosis where bile backs up in the liver. Overall the liver eventually becomes fibrotic and no longer functions. This in itself leads to many other problems.

Question 5

is cirrhosis terminal?

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Need more info: Cirrhosis can be "compensated" or decompensated-- like fluid build up in your abdominal cavity (ascites), confusion (hepatic encephalopathy), bleeding varices, liver cancer (hcc). You could have easy bruising, fatigue and jaundice (elevated bilirubin) as well.  With some of the above, life expectancy can be lower, but transplant can fix this! see a liver doctor who can discuss the above with you.

Question 6

what are signs of cirrhosis?

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Signs of Cirrhosis: There are many "signs" or physical findings of cirrhosis. These include: spider angiomata (small spider like blood vessels on the skin, see picture), clubbing of the fingers, palmar erythema (reddening of the palms), gynecomastia (enlargement of the breasts in males), enlargement of the liver and spleen, ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen), jaundice (yellowing of skin) and many more.

Question 7

how do you define cirrhosis?

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Scarring of liver: Damage of liver cells followed by scarring and haphazard/unorganised regrowth of liver cells.May cause multiple complications.

Question 8

can somebody survive cirrhosis?

Accepted Answer

For how long?: Cirrhosis is irreversible liver disease, though it may remain in a compensated state for a few years. It also depends on the cause of cirrhosis and associated pathology. See this site for more info.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/cirrhosis-liver.

Question 9

what sort of disease is cirrhosis?

Accepted Answer

Liver scarring: Cirrhosis is when a liver has been suffering from inflammation (aka hepatitis) for such a long time that it has largely been changed into scar tissue. Cirrhosis is a complicated and dangerous condition which can lead to confusion, bleeding, jaundice, and may need a liver transplant to correct. Definitely contact a liver specialist or gastroenterologist if you have this condition.

Question 10

how will cirrhosis affect the body?

Accepted Answer

Liver failure: Liver produces a large number of proteins, lipids and metabolizes a large number of chemicals, drugs and normal blood constituents.  Cirrhosis affects both cellular function and circulation through the liver.  The effects are edema, bleeding in the GI tract, fluid in the belly that may get infected, development of cancer in cirrhotic liver etc.

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