Mild abdominal edema is not necessarily an early stage of cirrhosis because there are more causes for abdominal edema to occur. It is possible to have abdominal edema with cirrhosis, but it is not necessary that abdominal edema is cirrhosis. Abdominal edema can occur in severe allergies, and it can also occur in kidney disease. So abdominal edema does not necessarily mean that the patient has cirrhosis, abdominal edema is not a special manifestation of cirrhosis. Most of the early abdominal edema in cirrhosis is hepatogenic edema, accompanied by a decrease in plasma albumin. There is usually a manifestation of portal hypertension, such as periumbilical veins like water snakeheads. If this kind of edema occurs, there may be a probability of cirrhosis. Normally, the diet should be light, eat more high protein food, such as lean meat, eggs, milk helps to supplement albumin to relieve edema. If there is a mild abdominal edema, you still need to visit the hospital for further detailed examination of the body to determine which is the cause of the timely therapeutic intervention to avoid delays in the condition.