The liver, the "digestive system center" of the human body, has five major functions and is open online 24 hours a day.
When you have fallen asleep and it is still working;
The liver, an organ of "taciturnness".
While bearing the harm you have given, while repairing yourself and continuing to work.
Cirrhosis, one of these chronic injuries, is usually advanced when it is found.
How did it become as hard as a stone?
Can it ever change back to its former softness?
Will it develop liver cancer?
Today, Brother Dian will tell you what cirrhosis is!
cirrhosis
It is the liver that is injured "too deeply" and enters the advanced stage of chronic damage.
There are many reasons for this:
Viral hepatitis, long-term heavy alcohol consumption, severe fatty liver disease, cholestatic hepatitis, parasitic infections, etc.
However, the liver is very patient, and continues to work silently with injuries, but at this time, you do not know the grievances it has suffered, and continue to live a life of "doing my own thing".
After the liver cells are damaged, diffuse degeneration occurs, resulting in necrosis, and after necrosis, it continues to repair and regenerate, but the regenerated area will form nodules.
In mainland China, hepatitis B virus is a common cause of cirrhosis.
When the hepatitis B virus enters the liver, it will become invisible in the liver cells and begin to replicate wildly, at this time, the immune system will open a defensive war, not only attacking the virus, but also killing normal liver cells.
After the death of liver cells, scar tissue forms in the area, which is like a large stone on the highway, blocking the flow of blood to other blood vessels, and eventually, the liver is filled with stones.
This makes the liver smaller, shrink, and harder like a stone.
Dian Ge interjected:
In recent years, there has been an upward trend in cirrhosis caused by chronic alcoholism, accounting for about 15%.
The process of cirrhosis is very quiet, and there is almost no obvious discomfort, but when it is found, it is often in the middle and late stages.
The liver, finally exploded in silence!
After cirrhosis is formed, the liver's ability to synthesize substances decreases and its detoxification ability spirals out of control, at which point your body will:
Malnutrition, lower extremity edema, wasting, fatigue.
More serious case: gastrointestinal bleeding!
If the rescue is not timely, it may lead to tragedy.
If the liver is injured, other organs will also be affected:
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Bleeding from the gums and nasal cavity, bleeding spots and purple spots of the mucous membranes of the skin, menorrhagia in women;
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Some people also have endocrine disorders, such as:
Male sexual dysfunction, breast development, female infertility and amenorrhea.
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Chronic appearance: dark complexion, inflammation of the corners of the mouth, dilation of facial capillaries, etc., spider moles and liver palms appear on the skin. When jaundice occurs, the condition may progress to the middle stages: yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera.
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Symptoms of portal hypertension: hematemesis, black stool, pallor of the skin due to anemia, and even enlargement of the abdomen, ascites, and bloating.
Time can buy gold, but gold can't buy time.
After developing cirrhosis, about 0.3% of people may develop liver cancer each year.
Currently, there is no way to restore a hardened liver to its once soft appearance, however, treatment can delay or prevent further damage from occurring.
Everything, focus on prevention, cherish the body in every moment:
Strict abstinence from alcohol;
Reasonable diet: less sugar, less oil, weight control, prevention of obesity and overweight, prevention of fatty liver;
Medication should be taken by the doctor and taken strictly as required;
If there is chronic viral hepatitis, actively and carefully cooperate with treatment;
Dietary hygiene should be taken care of, beware of parasitic infection damage:
Do not eat raw:
Meat, fish, shrimp, snails, eggs;
Cress, diamond horn, water chestnut and other aquatic plants;
Do not drink: freshly milked raw goat milk, camel milk;
Not touching, buying and eating wild game;
Food needs to be thoroughly heated;
Cut the cutting board and the refrigerator raw and cooked should be separated;
Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw food.
Don't ignore it because of the silence of the liver, after the love of the liver and intestines, you will encounter better, liver damage, but you can no longer turn back.
Review expert: Wu Fan
Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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