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Suggest Remedy For Liver Ailments

hi ,dr my mother is suffering from liver disease ,she had hapatitus c treated about 10 years ago,now she had water in her bally she is being trated with urine pills,now she is passing black stools also,she is 75 years old.should liver transplant in this age works as she is also having blood presure and diabetic but controled ,we r worried as parents love is irreplaceable ,pls answer and suggest we dont want to loose her .
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Hello,
1) your mother has Hepatits-C related liver failure with portal hypertension
2) Liver failure cause collection of water in stomach. Portal hypertension cause bleeding in intestine which make stool black colored. (this also require to check hemoglobin level frequently)
3) liver transplant would improve liver function which was damaged due to hepatitis-C but presence of this virus in blood make new transplated liver susceptible for hepatitis also. And this require strict medical treatment to prevent repeat episode of hepatitis
4) liver transplantation is associated with some complications in case of your patient due to age, other illness, hepatitis C, prolonged liver failure (early stage of liver failure has good outcome after transplantation)
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Suggest Remedy For Liver Ailments

Hello, 1) your mother has Hepatits-C related liver failure with portal hypertension 2) Liver failure cause collection of water in stomach. Portal hypertension cause bleeding in intestine which make stool black colored. (this also require to check hemoglobin level frequently) 3) liver transplant would improve liver function which was damaged due to hepatitis-C but presence of this virus in blood make new transplated liver susceptible for hepatitis also. And this require strict medical treatment to prevent repeat episode of hepatitis 4) liver transplantation is associated with some complications in case of your patient due to age, other illness, hepatitis C, prolonged liver failure (early stage of liver failure has good outcome after transplantation)