Disease Hepatic Cirrhosis

Liver cirrhosis is a disease characterized by hardening of the liver and the degeneration of liver cells or hepatocytes, which leads to the loss of the normal functions of the liver. The liver is a complex laboratory are important, vital for the body processes.

It is responsible for more than 500 functions in the body, the liver consists of cells responsible for carry out chemical transformations that provide to the body of what needs to function properly. It is the place where stored glycogen, proteins, fats and vitamins, which are extremely important for our energy load. Also performs various detoxification processes by removing compounds which may be harmful to the body.

There are many factors that cause liver cells to die slowly, and that are transformed tissue of fibrous appearance to determine that the liver becomes rigid and numerous scars and knots. When this happens is called cirrhosis of the liver, third leading cause of mortality in the urban population between 25 and 65 in the United States.

The main cause of this disease is excessive alcohol consumption, to the extent that it is estimated that drinking more than 80 ml of alcohol every day, for 10 years, 25% of the subjects will develop cirrhosis. It can also be caused by hepatitis B, C, D, and E, if treatment is not followed.

It is not very common, but it is possible that this condition arises in children, birth to some deficiency in liver or enzyme deficiency as Galactose (to digest the milk sugar) that causes galactosemia or conveyor ATPase, resulting in disease Wilson, caused by the accumulation of copper when the liver is unable to assimilate it.

Found scientifically that the simultaneous ingestion of several drugs can cause severe damage to the liver, as well as substance abuse such as acetaminophen, Alpha-methyldopa, methotrexate or phenylbutazone. Very large quantities of these compounds are needed to cause a liver problem in healthy people, only a single therapeutic dose in sick alcoholics so massive damage to this vital organ.

The liver has the quality not present anomalies in its operation until they are affected by 75%. In the beginning of cirrhosis, vomiting with blood and black stools can manifest. As in other diseases of this body, the skin becomes yellow (jaundice), and this coloration also appears in the sclera (white part of the eye); there is redness of the palms of the hands and appear small moles as Spider chest; nails are very white and there is growth in men, as well as edema mammary glands, or retention of liquids in waist and feet.

The breath becomes very strong pubic and axillary hair falls and decreases the size of the genital organs. Subsequently be fluid accumulation in the abdomen (ascites), and when you reach the final stages of the disease it is not uncommon that there are mental disorders arising from Frank failure of the liver (hepatic encephalopathy).

Cirrhosis can detect when the doctor is in high number of liver transaminases (enzymes that typically results in the liver), laboratory tests although a liver biopsy (a part of the own liver scanning) is more accurate to diagnose the disease.

Main recommendation to prevent cirrhosis is to avoid consuming alcoholic beverages and, if do you, do not exceed the quantities; take it as a simple tip, but when drinking helps foods. Be careful not to eat too many drugs, and try to wrap only at doses that doctor points, especially if you usually alcoholic beverages.

For the recovery of the patient is essential to follow the diet model proposed by the doctor, which probably included foods with high content in vitamins soluble in water (such as B and C), since these are quickly removed in patients with cirrhosis.

In the case of retention of fluid (oedema or ascites) need to restrict consumption of sodium and fluid. It is very difficult to recognize if the liver is the largest organ of our body, but is a reality that serves vital functions, reason by which we must learn to care for it.




 

   

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