Cirosis of the liver...?!


Question: Cirosis of the liver....?
what other reason do u get this besides drinking alot of alcohol they admitted my husbands friend in the hospital for this what could possibly happen to him and what happens when you have thisHealth Question & Answer


Answers:
There are many causes of liver disease:
alcohol consumption, medication toxification,
chemical exposure, viral infections such
as Hep A,B,C,etc...,hereditary conditions where
the body holds onto iron or copper that becomes
toxic, biliary problems like obstruction of bile
flow caused by a stone, metabolic problems,
auto immune disease such as biliary
cirrhosis or sclerosing cholangitis, fatty liver
disease caused by weight..hereditary...or
alcohol consumption, cardiac problems where
the blood doesn't flow well and more.

Does he have cirrhosis.? Hepatitis is the
inflammation of the liver cells and this is
usually what takes place first. This is
because the liver cells are damaged and
the immune system responds to this and
causes inflammation which will enlarge the
liver in size. Cirrhosis is the death of the
liver cells where scar tissue and fibrosis
develop in the liver. That is when the blood,
that normally flows through the liver isn't
able to do so well anymore. It is a progressive
disease then where the doctors can only
try to slow down the process of the other
cells there dying off.

This disease usually shows no signs or
symptoms except extreme tiredness and
maybe flu like symptoms at first. It is when
the liver cells start to die in cirrhosis of the
liver and their functions that they do to keep
the body well start to deteriorate...then more
signs and symptoms appear.
Here is a link where you can learn much more
about it. It is hard to explain all this in a brief
answer:
http://www.medicinenet.com/cirrhosis/art...

If he has cirrhosis of the liver, he should be
with either a gastroenterologist or a hepatologist.
The best test to see what the cause is, is a
liver biopsy. Depending on how far along
in this disease he is...he may want to try
to be evaluated for being placed on the
liver transplant list. You can find a Transplant
center in your area by just typing the name of
the state you live in and Transplant Center after
that. Many have websites on the web.

Hope this information has been of help to you.Health Question & Answer

Cirrhosis of the liver can be caused by hepatitis, which can be caused by drinking alcohol, IV drug use, or contaminated tattoo needles. The liver can also be damaged by long term liver disease or drug use other than IV drug use.
Treatment depends on the cause. Liver transplant is sometimes necessary. Cirrhosis of the liver can be fatal.Health Question & Answer

It can happen from drug use, drinking, failure of other organs, long-term liver disease that started many years ago, and many other things that generally are bad for your body. Drinking is the leading cause, though. Long-term use of necessary prescription drugs can casue it too, such as Ritalin, or many others.

He will need a liver transplant.Health Question & Answer



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