Cirrhosis of liver

Causes—

• Alcohol dependence and alcoholism
• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Chronic hepatitis B or C
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• Diabetes
• Exposure to certain toxins such as arsenic
• Glycogen storage diseases
• Hemochromatosis
• Obesity
• High triglyceride blood levels
• Intestinal bypass surgery
• Long-term treatment with corticosteroids

• Secondary biliary cirrhosis
• Wilson’s disease

Symptoms And Signs–  

• Abdominal swelling
• Bleeding from gums
• Blood in vomit/faeces
• Difficulty breathing
• Easy bruising
• Edema
• Encephalopathy (Extreme sleepiness, difficulty awakening, coma)
• Gynaecomastia
• Haemorrhoids
• Nosebleeds
• Poor appetite
• Scrotal swelling
• Small red, spider-like blood vessels under the skin
• Wasting
• Weakness

Treatment—

Ayurvedic medicines are very effective in all liver diseases and are prescribed according to the prakriti of a person and the extent of the disease.

Complications—-

• Ascites
• Esophageal varices
• Hepatic encephalopathy
• Kidney failure
• Permanent liver damage and loss of normal liver function
• Portal hypertension