Cirrhosis (patient information)
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What is cirrhosis?
How do I know if I have cirrhosis and what are the symptoms of cirrhosis?
Early cirrhosis does not have any symptoms. However, as the disease progresses, a person may experience the following symptoms:
- Fatigue and weakness
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Weight loss
- Abdominal pain and bloating when fluid accumulates in the abdomen
- Itching
- Bleeding easily
- Spiderlike blood vessels on the skin
Other health problems may also cause these symptoms. Only a doctor can tell for sure. A person with any of these symptoms should tell the doctor so that the problems can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.
Who is at risk for cirrhosis?
How to know you have cirrhosis?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for cirrhosis?
Directions to Hospitals Treating cirrhosis
Prevention of cirrhosis
What to expect (Outook/Prognosis)?
Copyleft Sources
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cirrhosis/index.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/cirrhosis/DS00373/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=cirrh-00-00