Please share an interesting fact about living with cirrhosis.

Ignore: Get your hepatitis a vaccine before you get the infection wildly from the environment.

Ignore: Get a sonogram every 6 months to screen for liver cancer.

Ignore: Diet, exercise, multivits, B12 and foloic acid, abstain from alcohol, meditation, prayer.

Ignore: Cirrhosis makes it harder to fight infections. Avoid sick people, wash hands often. Get vaccinations.

Cirrhosis: Cirrhosis is often treatable now, ask your doctor about new medical advances!

Ignore: Cirrhosis means the liver is already damaged. Give it a break and skip any and all alcohol.

Ignore: Cirrhosis worsens quickly if you do not stay healthy by drinking alcohol or take meds to worsen it.

Avoiding: Avoiding alcohol and non prescribed drugs will help protect liver from further damage.

Ignore: Avoid taking acetaminophen. It can cause more liver damage.

Ignore: Avoid liver toxic substances - Tylenol, (acetaminophen) Alcohol and supplements (Check with PCP before starting).

Ignore: Cirrhosis is scarring in the liver from damage that can come from alcohol, infection, fat or toxins.

Cirrhosis:: Cirrhosis: healthy liver tissue is replaced by fibrotic/scar tissue!

Cirrhosis:: Cirrhosis: Ascites (fluid retention in abdominal cavity) is the most common complication!

Cirrhosis:: Cirrhosis: weakness and weight loss are commonly early symptoms.

Cirrhosis:: Cirrhosis: yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes called jaundice. Urine can be dark.

Cirrhosis:: Cirrhosis: hypogonadism (tiny testicles) can be due to decrease in sex hormones and alcoholism.

Person: Person with Cirrhosis: liver can be enlarged, normal, or shrunken.