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Cirrhosis is basically a critical stage of fibrosis in liver. It is caused due to many diseases associated with liver such as hepatitis. Liver is one the most important organ of the body it performs many vital functions of the body. Some of the main functions performed in liver are, formation of blood protein that help in clotting, transport, immune system. It also produces bile which helps in emulsification of fats. Apart from these it also have storage functions such as it stores glucose in the form of glycogen. It also performs the function of detoxification. And also help in maintaining blood glucose level and cholesterol levels thereby reducing many diseases.
Cirrhosis progresses gradually and it starts from small tissue injury which is replaced by scar, this scar creates a hurdle in liver functions. This scar also obstructs the blood flow thereby slowing the reducing the amount of nutrients being processed and hormones and drugs being transported, this scar is permanent and cannot be undone. But it can be treated if diagnosed early. ("Cirrhosis of the Liver").
Some of the main causes of liver cirrhosis are Cystic fibrosis, hemochromatosis, Wilson’s disease, obstruction of biliary duct, glycogen storage disease, hepatitis, alcohol abuse, fatty liver and infections by parasite. The symptoms include appetite loss, fatigue, edema in ankles, blood in stool, fever, pale urine and personality disorders. The treatment includes treating the underlying cause the causes such as medications for hepatitis, removing alcohol dependency. And the last and most important but critical procedure is liver transplant. Cirrhosis basically occurs in patients who use lot of alcohol and are prone to get affected by hepatitis, patients.
According to Canadian statistics there are currently 740 Canadian living with primary biliary cirrhosis. 2,788 people die each year from liver diseases.
Work cited
"Cirrhosis Of The Liver". WebMD. N.p., 2016. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.
