The most common symptoms of cirrhosis

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Cirrhosis is a common chronic progressive liver disease, which is caused by the long-term or repeated effects of one or more causes. In China, most of them are posthepatitic cirrhosis, and a few are alcoholic cirrhosis and schistosomiasis cirrhosis. Histopathologically, there were extensive hepatocyte necrosis, residual hepatocyte nodule regeneration, connective tissue hyperplasia and fibrous septum formation, which led to the destruction of hepatic lobule structure and the formation of pseudolobule. The liver gradually became deformed and sclerotic, leading to cirrhosis. Early liver function compensation had no obvious symptoms. In the late stage, liver function damage and portal hypertension are the main manifestations, and multiple systems are involved. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, secondary infection, hypersplenism, ascites and canceration often occur in the late stage. Let me talk about the most common symptoms of liver cirrhosis

The most common symptoms of cirrhosis

The skin color of patients with liver cirrhosis is characterized by gradually blackened facial skin, dull, poor elasticity of black, dry and rough skin, and even "bronze face". Some patients, especially the darkness around the eyes. They're kind of like "panda eyes.". In some patients, small capillaries dilate on the face or the tip of the nose. This kind of skin change is often formed after a long course of disease, commonly known as "liver disease face".

Patients with biliary cirrhosis are characterized by dark yellow skin, skin melasma and luchless skin xanthoma formation, which is caused by increased lipid concentration in the blood and applied to the skin. Abdominal pain, abdominal pain is a symptom of liver cirrhosis patients, such as peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, often difficult to identify, if abdominal pain, especially persistent can not relieve, should be timely medical treatment.

Patients with fever and cirrhosis have low immunity and are easy to be infected. Fever often indicates bacterial infection. Patients with liver cirrhosis should place several thermometers at home regularly, measure their body temperature regularly, and receive treatment for a long time when they have fever. Daily observation of stool frequency and stool normal color, stool character is not hard, not diluted. The frequency of defecation in patients with liver cirrhosis increased significantly, and the quality of defecation decreased gradually. If there is ascites, abdominal infection, intestinal flora imbalance or infectious diarrhea, we should be alert. If there is black stool, it is necessary to consider whether upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurs.

matters needing attention

There are many reasons leading to liver cirrhosis, and the most common one is due to long-term drinking. Therefore, we should try not to drink a lot at ordinary times. We should eat more food that is good for the liver. We should also maintain a good mood at ordinary times, because long-term bad mood will also cause liver qi stagnation, Eating more detoxification food is good for the prevention and treatment of liver cirrhosis.