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What Are The Early Signs Of Liver Cirrhosis?

I wanted to know the early signs of cirrhosis of the liver. My husband is an alcoholic and drinks an unbelievable of alcohol a day. He is in denial that he is causing any damage even though he was told by his doctors over a year ago that his liver did show signs of damage. He also suffers from high blood pressure and once his meds are done he stops taking them because he knows that he needs to see his doctor in order to get more...
Thu, 21 May 2015
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Well, alcohol is the first cause of liver cirrhosis in western world, but thak God not all heavy drinkers develop cirrhosis. Anyway there are many presentation possibilities of this disease. It can stay for many years as a compensated disease and so without signs but can come with the decompessation signs like ascites, upper hemorrhagia, cutaneous signs as angiomas that are eritematous zones in the thoracic region, but please don't live with the waiting fear and try to convince your husband to give up drinking. It would be great.
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What Are The Early Signs Of Liver Cirrhosis?

Well, alcohol is the first cause of liver cirrhosis in western world, but thak God not all heavy drinkers develop cirrhosis. Anyway there are many presentation possibilities of this disease. It can stay for many years as a compensated disease and so without signs but can come with the decompessation signs like ascites, upper hemorrhagia, cutaneous signs as angiomas that are eritematous zones in the thoracic region, but please don t live with the waiting fear and try to convince your husband to give up drinking. It would be great.