Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease in which liver tissue gradually loses normal function and scars due to long-term damage and inflammation of the liver, affecting the liver's metabolism and detoxification ability.
In the early stage of cirrhosis, there are usually no obvious symptoms, the process is relatively slow, easy to be misdiagnosed or ignored, and over time it causes further evolution and deterioration of cirrhosis, resulting in serious consequences. Therefore, it is necessary to be alert to the "signal" of cirrhosis in daily life. Early diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis.
First, itching in 2 places of the body, be alert to cirrhosis
1. Itchy eyes
People with cirrhosis may experience jaundice because the liver loses its normal metabolic and excretory functions, causing bilirubin to build up in the body. When jaundice occurs, the skin and sclera appear pronounced yellow, accompanied by symptoms such as itchy eyes and itchy skin.
At the same time, cirrhosis may also cause retinopathy, including varicose veins, macular edema, etc. These lesions can affect vision and can also cause symptoms such as itchy eyes.
2. Itchy skin
The main mechanism of itching of the skin due to cirrhosis is cholestasis and impaired liver function. The liver is the center of metabolism and detoxification in the body, and when liver function is impaired, it will affect the removal and metabolism of toxins in the body, resulting in an increase in the concentration of toxins in the blood, stimulating skin nerves and causing itching sensations. In addition, the liver is also an important organ for the secretion and excretion of bile, and cirrhosis may lead to cholestasis, where bile acids and other bile components irritate the skin and cause itching.
In addition to these two points, cirrhosis has the following early symptoms:
Fatigue and fatigue: Unexplained fatigue and fatigue may occur in the early stages of cirrhosis, feeling less energetic, because the liver is no longer able to effectively metabolize and eliminate toxins and waste products from the body.
Abdominal discomfort: In the early stage of cirrhosis, symptoms such as abdominal flatulence, stomach aches, and loss of appetite may occur, which is due to the impact on the metabolic and excretory functions of the liver, resulting in a decline in digestive function. In advanced stages, ascites may even form.
Weight loss: The early stages of cirrhosis may be accompanied by weight loss because the liver functions weakened and the body is unable to absorb nutrients properly.
Jaundice: Mild jaundice may occur in the early stages of cirrhosis, with yellow skin and whites of the eyes, because the liver is unable to metabolize and excrete bilirubin in time, resulting in the accumulation of bilirubin in the body.
Pain in the liver: Pain in the liver area may occur early in cirrhosis, but this pain tends to be mild and feels similar to dull or pressure.
Spider angiomas: In the late stage of cirrhosis, spider angiomas, due to obvious decline in liver function, increased estrogen secretion, and a large amount of estrogen in the blood, spider angiomas.
Second, what manifestations of cirrhosis indicate that the situation is not optimistic? These five situations should be vigilant
1. When there is more ascites, it means that the situation is not optimistic.
2. There are manifestations of bleeding. As soon as there are manifestations of bleeding, such as vomiting blood and blood in the stool, modern medicine believes that it is bleeding caused by varicose veins in the lower esophagus and fundus or even rupture, and blood gushes out as soon as it ruptures, which is also a very dangerous situation. Because it is difficult to stop the blood as soon as it comes out, and the blood does not stop people and dies. So this is also a sign of unoptimism.
3. Sudden severe pain occurs. Take some medicine, wait and hurt, always repeatedly, this may be a sign of liver cirrhosis to liver cancer, this situation is not optimistic, need to strengthen testing and treatment.
4, the consciousness is relatively blurry, the reaction is slow, you talk to him he ignores, sometimes answer non-questions, to be alert to these are the precursors of liver coma, this is also not optimistic, need to be rescued immediately.
5. The belly is very large, but the limbs are as thin as monkeys, which indicates that the patient's nutrition is very poor. This is called cachexia, which is a manifestation of unoptimism.