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2:01 pm
July 26, 2010
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lascivious
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One of my colleagues at work found this picture of a liver with alcoholic liver cirrhosis
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2:07 pm
July 26, 2010
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GeorgeW
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What you see there is either damaged liver cells or scar tissues. Alcoholic liver cirrhosis reduces the organ's ability to produce proteins and changes the way it processes hormones, medications, poisons and other stuff that the liver is supposed to process.
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2:11 pm
July 26, 2010
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Yup, and the thing is, cirrhosis gets worse as years go by and may be life threatening!
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2:37 pm
July 26, 2010
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frauleinmaria
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Cirrhosis is actually the 7th leading cause of death (due to diseases) in the U.S. and is a noted killer of people between 45 to 65 years old.
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5:07 pm
July 26, 2010
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How do you know you have this???
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5:19 pm
July 26, 2010
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matthew
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Well, there are a lot of symptoms, including abdominal pain, nausea, dry mouth, excessive thirst, jaundice and fever. You may also get tired easily, or have that overall feeling of tiredness.
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2:58 pm
August 4, 2010
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Sookie
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Alcoholic cirrhosis is the most common type of cirrhosis in the US and it affects 10-20% of heavy drinkers, usually after about 15 years of heavy alcohol consumption. In the liver, alcohol converts to toxic chemicals that trigger inflammation and tissue injury, which can lead to cirrhosis. There are two stages of cirrhosis: compensated and decompensated. If someone has Compensated Cirrhosis,
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2:54 pm
February 9, 2011
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jaime
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Great information Sookie. A way of finding out whether or not you have liver cirrhosis is a blood test and an abdominal ultrasound.
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7:54 pm
June 14, 2011
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katevers
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jaime said:
Great information Sookie. A way of finding out whether or not you have liver cirrhosis is a blood test and an abdominal ultrasound.
The blood test usually consists of finding out what your liver enzyme levels are.
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2:29 pm
August 3, 2011
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Terri25
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You can also have an incorrect blood result though if you drink alcohol the night before your blood test, your liver enzymes might come out elevated that doesn't necessarily mean you have liver cirrhosis. They would need to do an Ultrasound to confirm.
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