What is the reason for abdominal distension in the middle and late stages of liver cancer

What is the cause of abdominal distension in the middle and late stages of liver cancer? Experts say that abdominal distension is a symptom associated with ascites in liver cancer, and only by reducing ascites can abdominal distension be alleviated. Abdominal distension and increased bowel movements in the late stages of liver cancer are mainly caused by portal hypertension and intestinal dysfunction caused by portal vein or hepatic vein cancer thrombus.

In addition, all food, after being digested and absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, must enter the liver for detoxification. The liver function of liver cancer patients declines. When the highest command center in the body discovers this situation, it immediately issues an order to suspend food intake in order to protect the liver. After receiving this order, the gastrointestinal tract immediately responds by reducing digestive function, thus producing digestive tract symptoms such as dyspepsia, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, among which loss of appetite and abdominal distension are the most obvious. This is due to the disorder of liver metabolism in the late stage of liver cancer.

In the late stage of liver cancer, traditional treatments are no longer effective. Surgery is not only risky but also expensive. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy have strong side effects. At this time, the patient's immunity is already low, and more immune cells are killed along with cancer cells, making the patient's body weaker and even accelerating the patient's death. Obviously, it is imperative to find new treatments.