What are the symptoms of liver stasis

Hepatic stasis can be divided into acute hepatic stasis and chronic hepatic stasis. The former mainly manifests as liver enlargement and pain; the latter manifests as epigastric pain, lower limb edema and other manifestations. 1. Acute hepatic stasis. This kind of patients with liver enlargement as the main manifestation, due to the enlarged liver pulling its surface envelope, can make the patient’s right upper abdomen of the liver area to appear boring pain, tenderness, but the pain is usually not intense and the duration is short. 2. Chronic hepatic stasis (1) Epigastric pain. These patients usually have no obvious clinical symptoms in the early stage, which can be manifested as intermittent pain and discomfort in the right upper abdomen, and a sense of pressure when pressing or bending over. (2) Lower limb edema. Due to liver stasis, it can affect the venous blood return of the lower limbs, so with the progression of the disease, the patient can show double lower limbs of the depressed edema. (3) Ascites. Due to the stagnation of blood in the liver veins, elevated vascular pressure, and exudation of protein-rich fluid, patients may develop ascites. Clinical symptoms of small amount of ascites are not obvious, while patients with large amount of ascites may have obvious abdominal distension and positive mobile turbid sounds on physical examination. (4) Jaundice. Patients may develop mild jaundice, which is manifested by mildly symptomatic yellowing of the skin or sclera. (5) Right heart failure. Patients may show chest tightness, panic, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, and loss of appetite. It is recommended that patients with corresponding clinical symptoms should consult the doctor in time, and receive regular treatment after the cause and diagnosis are clarified, so as to slow down the development of the disease and improve the quality of life of patients.