Symptoms of late-stage liver cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is mainly caused by malnutrition and long-term nutritional deficiencies. The main symptoms of cirrhosis are some common symptoms. At the same time, cirrhosis in daily life mainly has some good symptoms. The common symptoms of late cirrhosis are mainly pain in the cadre. At the same time, a small number of patients will feel severe pain. The main symptoms of the digestive tract are loss of appetite and some symptoms of indigestion and nausea.

A small number of patients will experience sweating and fever, and patients undergoing surgery will have high fever. At the same time, a small number of patients will experience fatigue, lower limb edema, and some signs of bleeding. Therefore, cirrhosis also needs timely treatment in daily life.

1. Pain in the liver area The vast majority of patients with advanced liver cancer experience pain in the liver area as the first symptom, with an incidence rate of over 50%. Pain in the liver area is generally located in the right rib or under the xiphoid process, and the pain is intermittent or continuous. Dull pain or stabbing pain, before the pain, the patient may feel discomfort in the right upper abdomen. The pain may be mild or severe or relieve on its own for a short period of time. The main cause of pain is the rapid enlargement of the tumor, which compresses the liver capsule and produces pulling pain. It can also be caused by necrotic products of the tumor irritating the liver capsule.

A small number of patients experience severe pain in the liver area spontaneously or suddenly after liver puncture, which is mostly caused by rupture and bleeding of cancerous nodules located on the surface of the liver. If accompanied by a drop in blood pressure, signs of shock, and the presence of bloody fluid during abdominal puncture, it means that the cancerous nodule is ruptured and bleeding severely. In this situation, emergency rescue is required. If there are no associated symptoms and the pain is localized, it indicates that the bleeding is located under the liver capsule. The pain may vary depending on the location of the tumor. Tumors located in the left lobe often cause pain in the upper and middle abdomen; tumors located in the right lobe cause pain in the right hypochondrium; when the tumor involves the diaphragm, the pain radiates to the right shoulder or right back, which can easily be mistaken for shoulder arthritis; when the tumor is located in the posterior segment of the right lobe, it can sometimes cause low back pain; those with tumors located deep in the liver parenchyma generally rarely feel pain.

2. Gastrointestinal symptoms include decreased appetite and upper abdominal distension after meals. Warmth, indigestion, nausea, etc. are common digestive tract symptoms of liver cancer, among which loss of appetite and abdominal distension are the most common. Diarrhea is also a common gastrointestinal symptom of liver cancer. It has been reported both at home and abroad. The incidence rate is high and it is easily mistaken for chronic enteritis. Portal hypertension and intestinal dysfunction caused by portal vein or hepatic vein cancer thrombus can cause abdominal distension and increased bowel movement. Abdominal distension can also be caused by ascites. Gastrointestinal dysfunction can also lead to symptoms such as indigestion, belching, and nausea.

3. Fever A considerable number of liver cancer patients will experience sweating and fever. Most fevers are low to moderate, and a few patients may have high fever, above 39°C, generally not accompanied by chills. The fever caused by liver cancer is mostly cancer fever, which is caused by the release of pyrogens into the blood circulation after tumor tissue necrosis. Cancer patients are prone to infection and fever due to their low resistance. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish them from the cancerous fever of liver cancer. It is necessary to combine blood test results and observe whether antibacterial treatment is effective to make a judgment.

The above are the symptoms of late-stage liver cirrhosis. At the same time, a small number of patients will feel severe pain. The main symptoms of the digestive tract are decreased appetite and some symptoms of indigestion and nausea. Its treatment is mainly diet health care and some medication. At the same time, protein should also be improved for patients with liver cirrhosis and some other types of treatment.