Early Symptoms and Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis

Early stage of cirrhosis is usually asymptomatic or mild symptoms, may have abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite and other symptoms. The treatment mainly includes the treatment of the cause of the disease, symptomatic supportive treatment, prevention of complications and so on. Cirrhosis usually starts insidiously and develops slowly. Early stage of cirrhosis may be asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, such as abdominal discomfort, fatigue, loss of appetite, dyspepsia and so on, which often appear after exertion, stress or with other diseases, and can be relieved by resting and taking medicines to help digestion. 1. Treatment for the cause: there are many causes of liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B should be treated with antiviral therapy, such as entecavir, adefovir, etc. Cirrhosis caused by alcoholic liver should quit drinking; drug-induced cirrhosis should stop using the drug. 2. Symptomatic supportive treatment: enteral nutrition should be maintained, carbohydrate function should be ensured, and water-electrolyte balance should be maintained. Ursodeoxycholic acid, polyene phosphatidylcholine, diammonium glycyrrhizinate can be given to protect liver cells. 3. Prevention of complications:Early cirrhosis needs to slow down the progress of the disease and prevent complications. Quit smoking and drinking, avoid infection, control protein intake, avoid eating rough and spicy food. Patients with cirrhosis should consult the doctor in time and cooperate with the treatment under the doctor’s treatment.