How long can you live with cirrhosis

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My uncle is suffering from liver cirrhosis. In the past, my uncle was drinking seriously. Recently, he even gave up drinking. Through the way of drugs, the treatment effect is quite good. Recently, his body has also improved. For the patients who are also suffering from liver cirrhosis, I will discuss the treatment of liver cirrhosis How long do you live.

How long can you live with cirrhosis

Calcification should be paid attention to and should be examined and treated in regular hospitals as soon as possible. We must prevent the development of liver cirrhosis, grasp the opportunity of treatment, actively treat, most patients with liver cirrhosis can get a higher quality of life, may live for a long time, or even will not affect life expectancy.  

About 70-80% of the patients with decompensated cirrhosis will die five years later if they are not treated and allowed to develop cirrhosis. However, active treatment, including traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, rejoining antiviral therapy, prevention of bleeding, liver protection and liver transplantation, can greatly improve the survival time of patients.

Compensated cirrhosis patients, if after treatment, cirrhosis no longer continues to develop, liver function remains normal, hepatitis B virus replication index negative, this is the best state of cirrhosis, can work normally, this state of life and quality of life is good, can also live 70 ~ 80 years old.

matters needing attention

Patients with liver cirrhosis in daily life, should correct bad habits, to quit smoking and alcohol, to avoid serious harm to the body. If the liver function is not normal, it can not bear the energy consumption of work and life, that is, it is decompensated. Of course, the degree is very different. In patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, if ascites, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and other complications occur, it indicates that liver cirrhosis enters the middle and late stage.