Can Liver Cirrhosis be cured? | Symptoms and Treatment explained

You must be wondering if Liver Cirrhosis is treatable and what are the stages of this condition? How to prevent it from worsening? Well, today I'll be elucidating the factors of Liver Cirrhosis. Don't forget to subscribe to this channel for more informative content in future! Watch on!

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Liver cirrhosis means scarring of the liver in layman terms.
When the liver is repeatedly injured by agents such as hepatitis B or alcohol, the liver tries to repair itself by growing new liver cells.
In the process, scar tissue forms.
As the damage progresses, more and more scar tissue forms, making it difficult for the liver to function properly.

Many types of liver diseases and conditions can damage healthy liver cells causing cell death and inflammation.
In Singapore, the most common cause of liver cirrhosis is Chronic Hepatitis B.
Click on the top right of your screen to find out more about Hepatitis B and how we can prevent hepatitis B.
While not every Hepatitis B carrier will become cirrhotic, approximately 20-40% may end up with cirrhosis if their condition is not monitored
Other causes include alcohol, Hepatitis C, fatty liver or Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, autoimmune liver disease and many other less common causes.

You are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver if you
- abuse alcohol for many years
- if you have chronic viral hepatitis
- have a history of liver disease
- inject drugs using shared needles
- have diabetes or if you are obese

So What are some of the symptoms of liver cirrhosis?
In early or compensated cirrhosis, patients may not have any symptoms.
They may not even know that they have liver cirrhosis.
This is because the liver has enough reserve capacity to cater to the needs of the
body even if scarred.
To know more about the functions of the liver - click on the link to my other video on
the top right of your screen.

However when scarring progresses, the patient is prone to develop
- Fluid retention
- Delayed clotting and increased risk of internal bleeding
- Increase risks of infection
- Increased risks of mental confusion
- Increased risk of cancer

As a result, advanced cirrhotic patients may have symptoms like :
- Tiredness, lethargy
- Jaundice which is the yellow discolouration of the eye and skin
- Loss of appetite, loss of weight and nausea
- Fluid-filled distended abdomen
- Swelling of legs
- Lethargy, confusion, personality change
- Sleep disturbance
- Easy bruising and bleeding
- Possibly even bleeding from the stomach and intestines.

Can cirrhosis be cured?
Unfortunately, cirrhosis cannot be cured. The damage done to your liver is permanent.
However, depending on the underlying cause of your cirrhosis, there may be actions you can take to prevent it from worsening.

Actions include :
- Stop drinking alcohol
- Follow up with your doctor for chronic viral hepatitis to keep it in check
- Avoiding medications that stress the liver
- Eat a healthy, well balanced low fat diet.
Once the cause is treated or controlled, further damage to the liver can be prevented.
Then the liver will have a chance to repair itself.
For end stage liver cirrhosis, liver transplantation provides a cure for cirrhosis patients.
So the key is in early identification and early treatment - so please see your doctor early if you experience any of the symptoms of liver cirrhosis.

Understand that liver cirrhosis is a potentially fatal condition and that it is actually preventable by taking the right actions.
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00:00 Intro
00:28 What is Liver Cirrhosis?
00:58 Causes of Liver Cirrhosis
01:46 Symptoms of Liver Cirrhosis
02:56 Can Cirrhosis be cured?

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[ibphysicsclassroom]

the painful thing is someone never tasted alcohol but still developed this cirrhosis

[donnalauritzen]

Thank you for the informative video. I realize you know what I am about to say, but, having received a transplant five years ago, and knowing what the general public believe about cirrhosis, I feel compelled to speak.

You mentioned that cirrhosis is often caused by uncontrolled hepatitis B or chronic alcohol abuse, but there are far more causes than just those two. I was diagnosed almost 20 years ago quite by accident. I was in an emergency room with abdominal pain, and the doctor suspected gall stones. They ordered a CT scan, and never found a cause for the pain (which had subsided by then), but found something far worse. The ER doctor asked if I was ever a heavy drinker. I was not, and I have never taken any illicit drug, either. Then she dropped the bombshell: I had cirrhosis. They admitted me, and ran a battery of tests. I was finally diagnosed with NASH. I was in my 30's at the time and was quite healthy - except for NASH. I was unaware anything was wtong, because I had no symptoms. I made some changes in my lifestyle, continued my 'habit' of not drinking, and began to live with my damaged liver. The doctor told me at the time that, I would likely need a transplant in about 15 years. He predicted it nearly to the date. I received a new liver, and have been living well with it for almost five years.

Unfortunately, when many/most people hear that someone has cirrhosis or had a liver transplant, they automatically assume that the person is or was a raging alcoholic, and no amount of explanation will convince them otherwise. As a doctor, you could help inform people. I would greatly appreciate that, as would many others, I'm sure.

[RaniaBenOthman]

My mother was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis on december 2023 i'm so afraid of losing her i love her more than anything in the world transplantation is not possible in my country 😢

[jtroueche]

I was diagnosed with Alcoholic hepatitis three days ago. I've been drinking heavily for the past 20 years basically. Then I left my wife a month ago and stayed drunk the entire time, only leaving the apartment I rented to take an uber ride to the store to buy a box of wine every two days or so. Somehow she came to see me at the apartment took me to Conway Medical Center and they did an ultrasound on my abdomen. When the doctor diagnosed me he told me I had to stop drinking immediately. He told my wife I had the liver of what looked like a 70 year old. I'm only 43. I haven't slept the past three days and today I'm taking some action to find out if there is a reverse course to stop this. And thanks to God I've moved back in with my wife.

[raymondlin]

I stopped all beer, wine, 2 summers ago. So at least 1 and a half year without alcohol. 18 months no beer or wine. At least 500 days, nights no alcohol. 1000 cans of beer or wine didn't go thru my liver

[cynthiaforequity]

Dx with nonalcoholic cirrhosis. Hep c/coma . No ascites or swelling. Internal bleeding, no lesions, loss of appetite, nausea...

[Idropkick]

My husband had ulserative colitis and also developed psc of liver. His colon has been removed. Should I worry any more. Is he perfectly fine ? Is there with same case ?

[patriciamartin]

My husband developed non alcoholic chirrosys from not eating. He was literally starving himself to death due to PTSD and developed liver failure. He was 40 pounds underweight. With proper nutrition he recovered

[supriyochatterjee]

Hi Doctor, for how long medicines like URSOCOL SR 300 or URSOCOL SR 450 and Megaley E vitamin E needs to be continued for Grade 3 fatty liver and NASH, I have been taking those medicines for the last one year, so please kindly tell me how long those medicines needs to be continued

[pradiptamishra]

I am an old man of 63 years old undergoing ERCP twice three years back with no cholocyctotomy for risk factor deploying SEMS for last eight months. Last review yesterday with USG / LFT under control limit I have been advised two reduce 10Kg of weight with USD300mg & Carvadilol 3.125mg for the next review after two months. Thanks

[ccxfrank]

188 days sober! hopefully my liver can repair itself

[Consp]

I don't drink and smoke . Before I diagnosed fatty liver and now experiencing skin itch. And spider chena on the skin

[vbcxyhp]

Sir, what if a little portion of liver is removed is it cirrhosis

[Jaleeshan]

I have non halkohalik damage what i do sir

[sharonmassetti]

6 yrs for me I eat lots of protein. Salads of spinach and kale some apple or a few grapes. No fried food no fast food low salt 2, 000 mg per day. Not a lot of sugar or carbs and I’m very happy with it. Once in a blue moon I’ll have ice cream. I’ve to the point I don’t miss all the other food. I have chicken, pork, steak, fish baked or broiled or on the grill I make a sauce for the chicken digon mustard and honey 50/50 ratio very easy

[mohamedmounir]

Hello
My uncle is so sick and I wished if he can make a transplant, but doctors say here that he should finish and get treated first from cancer that exists in liver and they said that the liver function does not exceed 10% 😑 can you help doctor !!?

[georgehimon]

Just sauteed it with onions and mushrooms, . delish.😋

[SPL]

Ok I must’ve missed something. First he said that cirrhosis isn’t reversible, but later on he mentioned the liver “repairing itself”.

[pointlesscmbchap]

Didn't speak of sugar and carbs but said to avoid fat!!! why?

[pennydezsi]

I just turned 50 the end of may I have stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver in April I had to be put in the hospital for 10 days and had a blood transfusion spent 4 days in ICU.
All the doctor told me that if i stop drinking alcohol that in a year my liver would ba as good as its going to be.
I have many questions so I'm doing my own research.