"Cirrhosis" must have been heard of by everyone, which is the second largest fatal liver lesion after liver cancer.
However, this disease is different from hepatitis in that it is not a lesion that appears independently on the liver, but that the patient has already had one or more chronic liver diseases before, and in the case of repeated damage to the liver disease, it eventually develops into cirrhosis!
The so-called cirrhosis of the liver, we can understand the liver deformation and hardening, which is the result of repeated damage to liver tissue. Although it is only a deformation of the liver, it will have severe liver function impairment and portal hypertension.
If the patient is not found and treated in time, various complications may be combined in the later stage, and even the possibility of cancer, which will eventually lead to the death of the patient.
What is more frightening is that cirrhosis of the liver can be divided into two stages in the clinic, namely the compensatory period and the decompensated period. The so-called compensatory period refers to the initial stage of cirrhosis, because the liver's compensatory capacity is very strong, so its onset is very insidious, and there can be no obvious symptoms in the early stage, or only symptoms similar to hepatitis.
Only after entering the decompensated period may patients have significant liver function impairment and portal hypertension syndrome.
So the question is, the onset of cirrhosis is hidden, in the end what symptoms are the signs of liver cirrhosis?
1. Fatigue
Progressive fatigue and fatigue can occur in the compensatory period, in the decompensated period, and even throughout the entire development of the disease. This fatigue is different from ordinary physical or mental fatigue, and even after a long period of rest, the feeling of fatigue does not disappear.
The reason why fatigue is produced is directly related to the damage of liver function, the liver can not store vitamin E, glycogen normally, resulting in glucose metabolism disorders, protein deficiency, reduced cholinesterase production, and eventually produce progressive fatigue and fatigue;
2. Jaundice symptoms
After entering the stage of cirrhosis, it means that the patient's liver cells have been gradually damaged and lesions have occurred. After liver cells are damaged, their ability to uptake, metabolize, and transform bilirubin decreases.
The special substance of bilirubin, which was originally the main pigment in bile, showed an orange-yellow color. After its metabolic disorder, a large amount of bilirubin will accumulate in the blood and swim with the blood, and then develop hyperbilirubinemia, patients can thus have hepatocellular jaundice, which is mainly manifested as sclera, skin and mucous membrane yellow staining, urine dark yellow, stool clay color, etc.;
3. Gastrointestinal symptoms
Whether it is hepatitis or cirrhosis, there may be gastrointestinal symptoms similar to chronic stomach disease, which are mainly manifested as worse and worse appetite, dyspepsia, bloating after meals, nausea, vomiting, etc.
It should be known that the liver is originally part of the digestive system, which is responsible for the resynthesis and storage of some nutrients, and bile is also an important substance involved in the absorption of food in the small intestine.
Therefore, after the liver function is impaired, the patient may have digestive and absorption dysfunction, and after the combination of portal hypertension, gastric varicose veins, and gastrointestinal congestion, the patient may even have a malabsorption syndrome.
Finally, we should remind everyone that if there are different types of chronic liver disease, similar symptoms have suddenly appeared in recent days, or the original symptoms continue to worsen, which is likely to be the manifestation of worsening the condition, and even cirrhosis has found its own signal, patients should be vigilant and actively seek medical treatment for relevant examinations.