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What are some symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver?
Cirrhosis of the liver is a very serious condition. The liver store bile. Bile is acidic. If the liver malfunctions, there is a possibility that bile will leak, and this could have fatal ramifications on the body.
How do you describe primary biliary cirrhosis?
Has many features to suggest that it is an autoimmune disease, the system that drains bile from the liver into the intestines is progressively destroyed, the liver becomes scarred, leading to cirrhosis.
After you drink beer you vomit bile?
No, you wont vomit bile. But if you have an obstructed gall bladder which stores your bile then you will vomit bile.You know the problem which is dangerous for alcoholics is liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. Because ammonia will get into the brain.
When is bile made?
Bile is made when food enters your stomach and your liver produces bile.
Do men without chest hair have a better chance of getting cirrhosis of the liver?
No chest hair have nothing to do with it.What causes cirrhosis?Cirrhosis has various causes. In the United States, heavy alcohol consumption and chronic hepatitis C have been the most common causes of cirrhosis. Obesity is becoming a common cause of cirrhosis, either as the sole cause or in combination with alcohol, hepatitis C, or both. Many people with cirrhosis have more than one cause of liver damage. Cirrhosis is not caused by trauma to the liver or other acute, or short-term, causes of damage. Usually years of chronic injury are required to cause cirrhosis.Alcohol-related liver disease. Most people who consume alcohol do not suffer damage to the liver. But heavy alcohol use over several years can cause chronic injury to the liver. The amount of alcohol it takes to damage the liver varies greatly from person to person. For women, consuming two to three drinks-including beer and wine-per day and for men, three to four drinks per day, can lead to liver damage and cirrhosis. In the past, alcohol-related cirrhosis led to more deaths than cirrhosis due to any other cause. Deaths caused by obesity-related cirrhosis are increasing.Chronic hepatitis C. The hepatitis C virus is a liver infection that is spread by contact with an infected person's blood. Chronic hepatitis C causes inflammation and damage to the liver over time that can lead to cirrhosis.Chronic hepatitis B and D. The hepatitis B virus is a liver infection that is spread by contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or other body fluid. Hepatitis B, like hepatitis C, causes liver inflammation and injury that can lead to cirrhosis. The hepatitis B vaccine is given to all infants and many adults to prevent the virus. Hepatitis D is another virus that infects the liver and can lead to cirrhosis, but it occurs only in people who already have hepatitis B.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In NAFLD, fat builds up in the liver and eventually causes cirrhosis. This increasingly common liver disease is associated with obesity, diabetes, protein malnutrition, coronary artery disease, and corticosteroid medications.Autoimmune hepatitis. This form of hepatitis is caused by the body's immune system attacking liver cells and causing inflammation, damage, and eventually cirrhosis. Researchers believe genetic factors may make some people more prone to autoimmune diseases. About 70 percent of those with autoimmune hepatitis are female.Diseases that damage or destroy bile ducts. Several different diseases can damage or destroy the ducts that carry bile from the liver, causing bile to back up in the liver and leading to cirrhosis. In adults, the most common condition in this category is primary biliary cirrhosis, a disease in which the bile ducts become inflamed and damaged and, ultimately, disappear. Secondary biliary cirrhosis can happen if the ducts are mistakenly tied off or injured during gallbladder surgery. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is another condition that causes damage and scarring of bile ducts. In infants, damaged bile ducts are commonly caused by Alagille syndrome or biliary atresia, conditions in which the ducts are absent or injured.Inherited diseases. Cystic fibrosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, galactosemia, and glycogen storage diseases are inherited diseases that interfere with how the liver produces, processes, and stores enzymes, proteins, metals, and other substances the body needs to function properly. Cirrhosis can result from these conditions.Drugs, toxins, and infections. Other causes of cirrhosis include drug reactions, prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals, parasitic infections, and repeated bouts of heart failure with liver congestion.
Is there cure for cirrhosis?
You do not die from cirrhosis of the liver. However, cirrhosis of the liver makes the liver susceptible to cancer. You die from cancer. The worse the cirrhosis, the greater the chance of cancer. If the cirrhosis is alcohol related, if you stop drinking immediately, it is possible to reverse it. Your liver can produce chemicals that dissolve the cirrhosis. Alcohol destroys those chemicals. Your liver constantly produces chemicals that make it heal itself. Alcohol destroys those chemicals.
What is cirrhosis of the liver?
CirrhosisCirrhosis of the liver is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcoholism and hepatitis C, but has many other possible causes. Cirrhosis is generally irreversible once it occurs, and treatment generally focuses on preventing progression and complications. In advanced stages of cirrhosis the only option is a liver transplant.1Sulphasalazine, an inexpensive drug used for arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, can reverse the scarring associated with cirrhosis of the liver, according to scientists at the University of Newcastle in the UK.Previously thought to be irreversible, new research on animals has found that the scarring damage can be reversed with the drug. If research with humans conforms these findings, it may mean that use of the drug could eliminate the need for liver transplants.The scientists will start clinical trials with previously heavy drinkers who no longer drink and whose livers are heavily scarred.
Some Facts About Liver Disease?
Liver disease can manifest itself in many ways. Some types of liver disease, like most instances of fatty liver, don't trouble most of the people who have them. Other liver diseases are devastating and can be fatal.CirrhosisThe liver is the largest organ in the body and is found in the upper right part of the abdomen, just below the ribs. One condition that affects the liver is cirrhosis, which is the result of several disease processes. The scar tissue of cirrhosis impedes the blood flow through the liver and makes it difficult for the organ to do its job of processing nutrients, hormones, drugs and poisons. Cirrhosis also impairs the production of proteins that the liver makes. Cirrhosis is a leading cause of death in the United States.Cirrhosis can have many causes. The most common cause is alcoholism, but cirrhosis can also result from hepatitis B, C and D. Cirrhosis can also be caused by inherited diseases like cystic fibrosis, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease and diseases that interfere with the liver's ability to store glycogen. People with Wilson's disease store too much copper in their livers, brains and kidneys and even in their eyes, while people with hemochromatosis store too much iron. The excess metal damages the liver.A blocked bile duct can also cause cirrhosis. Bile ducts can become blocked, inflamed or scarred. This can happen if the person has had gallbladder surgery that ties off or injuries the bile ducts. Other things that cause cirrhosis are toxins, prescription drugs and heart failure that's coupled with congestion in the liver.HepatitisHepatitis is a family of diseases that attack the liver. Hepatitis is caused by viruses and cause the liver to be inflamed, swollen and tender. Sometimes the liver is permanently damaged. There are at least five types of hepatitis, A, B C, D and E. Hepatitis B is the most serious type of hepatitis. Still, even with hepatitis the symptoms are sometimes mild or silent. But the most common symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, aching muscles or joints, mild fever and abdominal discomfort. Other viruses that can attack the liver are the cold sore virus, the chicken pox virus, the mononucleosis virus and others.
Would having elevated liver enzymes cause vomiting bile?
yes
What is the function of the liver and gallbladder?
The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile. The liver produces many functions with digestion, metabolism, immunity and the storage of nutrients within your body. There are tubes called bile ducts that carry bile through the liver and gallbladder.
Why does the liver leak bile?
because bile is the inner coating of the liver
Describe how the urinary system eimination of waste from te bloodsteam?
Your liver filters the blood in your body turning the filtered product into bile. thats how alcoholics have cirrhosis of the liver(hardening of the liver) because it has filtered to much alcohol out of the bloodstream for to long of a period of time.
