Cirrhosis+of+the+liver

= = Cirrhosis of the Liver By Emma Filgate

What is Cirrhosis? Cirrhosis of the liver is when liver cells continually die, and scar tissue forms. This damages the structure of the liver, which affects the liver's usual funtions, which are:
 * making bile
 * storing and processing glucose
 * producing certain fats and cholesterol
 * breaking down things in the blood, such as
 * ammonia
 * toxins
 * proteins
 * storing vitamins and minerals
 * making proteins

A Cirrhotic liver compared to a healthy liver If the Cirrhosis has developed to a severe level, the only option is to have a liver transplantation, or the liver will fail, causing the person to die

What causes Cirrhosis?

There are many different causes for Cirrhosis, the most common one being Hepititis B virus infection. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Some others include: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">In around 10% of cases, a cause is not found. When this occurs the Cirrhosis is called Cryptogenic Cirrhosis <span style="color: #0e10c4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">How can you cure, treat or prevent Cirrhosis?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">over-consumtion of alchohol
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">blocked bile ducts
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Chronic viral hepetitis types B, C and D
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Haemochromatosis -where too much iron is absorbed by the blood
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Autoimmune Hepatitis, or Crohns disease
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Non-alchoholic fatty liver disease, related to obesity and diabetes
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Wilson's disease, which is having excessive amounts of copper in your body

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Liver Cirrhosis is an irreversible disease, so once it is diagnosed all you can do to treat it is to stop it from becoming worse. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Depending on the cause, there are different treatments for Cirrhosis, such as:
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">stop or avoid drinking alchohol
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">routinely letting excess iron or copper out of your body
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">maintain a healthy and balanced diet
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">vaccinations against hepetitis A and B, and pneumonia
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">don't eat oysters and raw shellfish
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">be careful about the medicines you buy, as after Cirrhosis your liver becomes sensitive to some medicines

eating healthy is a major factor in treating and preventing Liver cirrhosis

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