Liver cirrhosis is an irreversible disease. Liver cirrhosis can be defined as a liver disorder caused by certain factors, leading to damage to the healthy liver tissue, fibrosis and thus lack of access. Sufficient amounts of blood to reduce the amount of food and oxygen necessary, so that it is no longer able to perform its functions as normal and thus impaired function of the liver, which is a key member of the human body. It is not possible to determine symptoms that apply to all those who suffer from cirrhosis of the liver. Some may live a full life without feeling any problem is prominent in the advanced stage and undeveloped, and others may feel certain symptoms after the deterioration and progress of the situation, including: Initially, the patient may suffer from fatigue, weakness and weakness, in addition to interruption or loss of appetite with a marked decrease in weight. Later on, in advanced stages, the symptoms develop. Feting is known as jaundice. It is a yellowing in the color of the skin. It appears on the face and eyes. A high temperature. The person may get itching in the skin. Some men may notice a change in the size of their breasts. In later stages of the disease, the patient may develop abdominal swelling due to the accumulation of fluids in that area.
Causes of cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver include:
- First: drinking alcohol and taking drugs: The drinking of alcohol and the excessive and over time with the occurrence of cirrhosis or fibrosis of the liver, as the liver is a blood filter and therefore, what enters the blood affects it as it takes harmful substances, including drinking alcohol, Also take medications Wrong format Failure to comply with the instructions of the doctor and pharmacist should also cause this over time.
- Second: Bile duct: Occurrence during what is in the bile duct as if it is blocked for any reason, can lead to cirrhosis of the liver.
- Third: Genetic diseases: Wilson’s disease, glycogen storage disease, hemochromatosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, disease Cystic fibrosis, Gaucher disease.
- IV: Infection of viral hepatitis: Hepatitis B, and the type of (C) and (D), and it must be noted that the hepatitis C type (D) depends on hepatitis (B).
- Fifth: There are types of cases of cirrhosis of the liver is not known cause and called (cryptogenetic cirrhosis).