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Cirrhosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Cirrhosis is advanced scarring of the liver caused by many diseases and conditions, including long-term alcohol use, obesity and fatty liver, or liver infections, among others
Liver problems - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Anything that damages the liver also can cause liver problems, including viruses, alcohol use and obesity Over time, conditions that damage the liver can lead to scarring, called cirrhosis
Hepatic encephalopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Hepatic encephalopathy may be caused by injury to the liver, cancer or a chronic liver disease that results in liver failure, such as cirrhosis Hepatic encephalopathy occurs in 30% to 40% of people who have cirrhosis
Cirrhosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic Treatment for cirrhosis depends on the cause and extent of liver damage The goals of treatment are to slow the progression of scar tissue in the liver and to prevent or treat symptoms and complications of cirrhosis
Cirrhosis self-care and diet - Mayo Clinic When the liver is damaged, it tries to heal itself While it is healing, scar tissue builds up, making the liver less able to work properly The scarring of cirrhosis usually cannot be reversed But if it is found early enough and carefully managed, complications may be prevented or at least slowed
Esophageal varices - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Several liver diseases — including hepatitis infection, alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease and a bile duct disorder called primary biliary cholangitis — can result in cirrhosis
What is cirrhosis? A Mayo Clinic expert explains Cirrhosis is usually a result of liver damage from conditions such as hepatitis B or C, or chronic alcohol use The damage done by cirrhosis typically cannot be undone