Symptoms of liver cirrhosis

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Five years ago, after I gave birth to my baby, I suddenly had few holidays, and the whole person had no spirit, his face was very bad, and he was always yellow. As a result, I found out after a long time that it was liver cirrhosis. Now many people have similar symptoms and don't care, which leads to the gradual deterioration of the disease. Now I will introduce the initial symptoms of liver cirrhosis It's like this.

Symptoms of liver cirrhosis

First, patients with liver cirrhosis generally have dark skin around the eyes, thin and withered face, dilated small blood vessels on the cheek, and dry lips; men can see breast enlargement, swelling and pain, testicular atrophy, women will have menstrual disorders, breast shrinkage, and few pubic hair; There are some expanded skin arterioles on the face, neck, chest, shoulder, forearm and back of hand, and there are branch like branches radiating around, which are like spiders; sclera or skin is yellow; some patients often have bleeding tendency, which can cause repeated epistaxis, gingival bleeding when brushing teeth, bleeding spots or ecchymosis on the skin, and hematoma in severe cases; Some patients will also have ascites or abdominal wall subcutaneous vascular bleeding.

Second, in the early stage of liver cirrhosis, patients generally have poor appetite, fatigue, nausea, anorexia, liver discomfort, or no obvious clinical symptoms, most of the liver function is normal or mildly abnormal; then, liver gradually hardens, function is significantly reduced, manifested as gastrointestinal symptoms, malnutrition, bleeding tendency, edema, endocrine disorders, jaundice, splenomegaly, ascites formation, and even liver coma In addition, there will be upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, primary liver cancer, infection and hepatorenal syndrome and other complications.

Third, in the early stage of liver cirrhosis, the symptoms of hepatomegaly will appear, showing diffuse lesions; in the late stage, the liver shrinks, the surface is uneven, the echo in the liver is thickened, enhanced, and uneven distribution, which can be accompanied by portal vein thickening, splenomegaly, splenic vein bending, widening, ascites. In some patients, the reopening of umbilical vein or the ultrasonic signs of gastric coronary varices can be found.

matters needing attention

Patients with liver cirrhosis generally have poor appetite, which leads to lower and lower immunity of the patient's body, so the disease is not so easy to get better. Recipes should be diversified, paying attention to color, fragrance, soft, rotten, delicious and easy to digest. The digestive function of patients with liver cirrhosis is generally decreased, and their appetite is low. Therefore, pay attention to the changes of diet, choose some food that patients like, and pay attention to cooking, which can increase the appetite of patients.