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How Long Will My Brother Live After End Stage Liver Disease Diagnosis?

My brother has end stage liver disease due to hepatitis C. His kidneys are shutting down and he has started to sound like he is drunk when he talks (slurred). He has also started losing blood, which the Dr.'s have not figured out yet. How long can I expect him to live?
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
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Hi thanks for asking question.
Your bother having hepatitis c.
He might develop here cirrhosis.
Because of cirrhosis variceal bleeding from rectum may present here.For esophageal varices banding can done...

As kidney is shutting down suggesting hepatic disease induce functional kidney failure as may be by hepatorenal syndrome.

Slurred speech indicating encephalopathy development....

So here prognosis seems poor.
Care taken with consultation to surgeon.
If need for portal hypertension beta blocker can taken...
Take low salt and low fat diet.
One tsp licorice with honey can taken.
If needed for encephalopathy neomycin or rifaximine like antibiotic taken after estimating blood ammonia level..
Fruits more.like papaiya
Take care.

Dr.Parth
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How Long Will My Brother Live After End Stage Liver Disease Diagnosis?

Hi thanks for asking question. Your bother having hepatitis c. He might develop here cirrhosis. Because of cirrhosis variceal bleeding from rectum may present here.For esophageal varices banding can done... As kidney is shutting down suggesting hepatic disease induce functional kidney failure as may be by hepatorenal syndrome. Slurred speech indicating encephalopathy development.... So here prognosis seems poor. Care taken with consultation to surgeon. If need for portal hypertension beta blocker can taken... Take low salt and low fat diet. One tsp licorice with honey can taken. If needed for encephalopathy neomycin or rifaximine like antibiotic taken after estimating blood ammonia level.. Fruits more.like papaiya Take care. Dr.Parth