Will cirrhosis lead to death? What is the cause of the disease?

Many people have always been very worried about death from cirrhosis, because they don’t know how long a person with cirrhosis can really live, and what stage of life a patient with cirrhosis can reach. Cirrhosis has always troubled many people. In fact, cirrhosis is a common disease at present. Due to damage to the liver due to various reasons, fibrotic lesions and even diffuse complications will occur. Therefore, if the condition of cirrhosis can be controlled in time, the patient still has a long life. If the condition is ignored for a long time and delayed, it will lead to a serious condition and finally threaten life. Cirrhosis is not so easy to die, so don’t succumb to fate, understand the causes of cirrhosis, choose appropriate methods of diagnosis and treatment, and avoid worsening of cirrhosis.

The question of how long one can live with cirrhosis has always troubled many patients. In fact, cirrhosis is a common chronic liver disease. Liver damage can be caused by one or more reasons. The liver presents progressive, diffuse, and fibrotic lesions.

One thing to note here:

Although cirrhosis is relatively common, it is itself a manifestation of late-stage liver disease and a serious liver disease. Cirrhosis is often caused by the transformation and deterioration of other more common and easily overlooked diseases. For example, chronic viral hepatitis and chronic alcoholism are the main causes of cirrhosis.

Since we cannot prevent the occurrence of cirrhosis, we must prevent the development of cirrhosis, grasp the opportunity of treatment, and actively treat it. Most patients with cirrhosis can achieve a higher quality of life, may live longer, and may not even affect their lifespan. Patients can supplement more selenium. Selenium is known as an important "liver protection factor". Selenium deficiency is common in patients with liver disease, and the degree of selenium deficiency is often proportional to the severity of the disease. Tihengjian brand liver-nourishing tablets are rich in selenium, a trace element with strong antioxidant effects. They can effectively remove excess free radicals in the body, protect liver cells, and enhance the liver's own disease resistance. When used in combination with anti-liver disease drugs, it has a good synergistic effect and is suitable for patients to take for a long time.

There are many causes of cirrhosis of the liver, among which only cirrhosis caused by viral hepatitis is contagious. Generally speaking, only hepatitis C and hepatitis B can become chronic and cause cirrhosis, while hepatitis A and hepatitis E are both acute, self-limiting liver diseases, which means that most of them will improve on their own within a certain period of time, so they rarely cause cirrhosis.

Other causes of cirrhosis include drinking, fatty liver, immune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, metabolic diseases, genetic diseases, drugs and many other factors. However, cirrhosis caused by these factors is not contagious. However, some diseases tend to cluster in families, which may be due to genetic factors or lifestyle habits.

Therefore, whether cirrhosis is contagious depends on the cause of cirrhosis. At this time, go to the hospital to check the hepatitis B two-pair-and-a-half test and the hepatitis C antibody, and the diagnosis can be basically confirmed. Even though hepatitis C and hepatitis B are contagious, they are mostly transmitted through blood and cannot be transmitted through normal contact in daily life, so there is no need to panic.

Once cirrhosis is diagnosed, standardized treatment should be given to slow the progression of the disease; regular follow-up will help detect complications or liver cancer early, leaving more room for treatment.