What are the harmful consequences of liver cirrhosis

summary

Liver cirrhosis is a common disease type in life. It not only has strong heredity, but also has relatively fast infectious ability. It is one of the more serious disease types. In life, people have more knowledge about the prevention of liver cirrhosis. Then, what are the hazards of liver cirrhosis?

What are the harmful consequences of liver cirrhosis

(1) Portal hypertension in cirrhosis, due to the formation of fibrous tissue, liver lobule structure damage, portal blood obstruction, resulting in a large number of blood flow from the stomach, intestine, spleen and other places stagnated in the portal vein, the portal pressure increased, to a certain extent, the formation of portal hypertension.

(2) Gastrointestinal bleeding gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common complication, usually a large amount of bleeding, manifested as sudden massive hematemesis or a large number of black stool, some patients first have dizziness, palpitations, fatigue, dry mouth, amaurosis (unclear vision) or syncope, often causing shock or inducing hepatic encephalopathy (formerly known as "hepatic coma"), mortality is very high.

(3) Ammonia produced by protein metabolism is one of the causes of hepatic encephalopathy. Due to liver cirrhosis, the metabolic clearance of ammonia is impaired. The ammonia produced by protein metabolism in the body or by ingesting a large amount of protein food in the body at one time will increase the concentration of ammonia in the blood, which will lead to hepatic encephalopathy.

matters needing attention

During the treatment of patients with liver cirrhosis, we should not only pay attention to their emotional changes, but also pay special attention to diet matters. We can eat more carrots, eat more nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables, help patients strengthen the body, but also effectively assist in the treatment of liver cirrhosis. We hope that people can get up early and recover.