What are the reasons for a cirrhosis of the liver?

Many: In the US, alcoholic cirrhosis is the most common. Other causes are hepatitis B and C, primary biliary cirrhosis, and a variety of uncommon diseases (hemochromatosis - iron overload, Wilson disease - copper overload, sclerosing cholangitis, chronic infections, etc. In some cases, a cause is not found (we call that idiopathic).

Hepatitis,obesity: Obesity, hepatitis the most common.

Cirrhosis: The most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver is a result of alcohol abuse. Hepatitis (b and c) is the next most likely cause. There are additional and more rare causes as well. If you had a study such as an ultrasound or ct scan that indicated an abnormal appearing liver or had bloodwork that indicated that you had abnormal lft's i recommend you see a local gastroenterologist for a work up.

Several: In us there most common causes of cirrhosis are heavy alcohol use, hepatitis c and fatty liver disease. Hepatitis b is somewhat uncommon, because of universal vaccination, easy to treat and control the virus. It is more commonly seen in asian-american population. Fatty liver disease can occur because of obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol.