Factors That May Cause Liver Cirrhosis

Factors That May Cause Liver Cirrhosis

There are many factors that may cause liver cirrhosis, for instance, viral hepatitis, medication that may damage the liver and accumulation of fat, all these factors are likely to cause liver cirrhosis. To understand the causes of liver cirrhosis can help people to pay more attention to the details of their daily life and stay away from hurt of cirrhosis as much as possible.
　　
　　Liver cirrhosis is a serious disease that threat to both our physical and mental health, and even endanger our life. So only by understanding the causes of liver cirrhosis, can we take proper prevention and treatment measurements to protect ourselves. The followings are some causes of cirrhosis that are summarized by experts from Modern Asia Stem Cell Research&Treatment Center.

　 Virus hepatitis:

Viral hepatitis can transform into liver cirrhosis after a long-term development, which is mostly a chronic disease caused by the sustained affects of hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

　 Medication that damage the liver:
　
　　Some people may frequently take some medicines to guarantee the normal functioning of liver. This will not damage the liver in a short-term, but would increase the burden of their liver after a long-term application. Some chemicals like phosphorus, arsenic and carbon tetrachloride contained in these drugs may cause toxic hepatitis, which may develop into cirrhosis after a long time.

　Accumulation of fat:
　　
　　Obese peoples’ risks of liver cirrhosis ares relatively larger than the slim ones. This is because their liver cells are long-term accumulated with fat, which affects the normal metabolism and supply of blood and oxygen, then the liver function. Some worse cases might even lead to liver cell swelling, inflammation or necrosis. If there are any fibrosis with the liver, it might possible to develop into cirrhosis as well.

　The affects of some diseases:
　
　　If one is suffering from chronic diseases over a long term, his liver may develop into cirrhosis due to long-term congestion and hypoxia. If he is suffering from certain genetic diseases or metabolic diseases, he may also have the chance of occurring to metabolic liver cirrhosis.

　Alcoholic poisoning:
　　　
　　Long-term alcohol drinking is a major factor contributes to the occurrence of alcoholic cirrhosis. Alcohol has a direct toxic effect to the liver, it can make swelling cell mitochondria, mal-alignment mitochondria, and even ethanol crystallization.

　　Malnutrition:
　　　
　　　Many scholars think that malnutrition will reduce the resistance of hepatocytes to toxic and infectious factors, which will indirectly cause cirrhosis.
　　
　　The above is a general introduction in some risk factors of liver cirrhosis. Hope you can develop a good living habit and make yourself a specific plan to prevent the occurrence of cirrhosis according to the mentioned factors at the same time. Finally, Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou wish you can stay away from the harm of liver cirrhosis, keep a healthy physique condition. Any further questions, you can check our related websites and inquire from us.
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