Old Wang is 56 years old, a perennial alcoholic, at least half a kilogram of high alcohol every day, drinking for 20 years. During the Spring Festival, Lao Wang drank even more, and finally drank until he vomited blood, so his family rushed him to the hospital emergency, gastroscopy was found to be a ruptured esophagogastric fundic varices bleeding, endoscopic hemostasis treatment, but fortunately sent to the hospital in time, varices are not particularly serious, after a few days of conservative treatment, no longer bleeding. The hospital also checked the ultrasound of Wang’s liver and found that he had cirrhosis and an enlarged spleen, and that Wang’s liver had been damaged by his drinking and belonged to alcoholic cirrhosis with hypersplenism and esophagogastric fundic varices. When discharged from the hospital, the doctor instructed Lao Wang to do not touch alcohol, pay attention to diet, too hard, sharp food can not be eaten, regular review of liver function, liver ultrasound, methotrexate and other tests. Wang was wondering how he got cirrhosis for a good reason, and why the doctor did not prescribe some medicine? Do you know how cirrhosis of the liver comes about? There are many causes of cirrhosis, the common causes are: 1, viral hepatitis, mainly hepatitis B and C, which is the most common cause. 2, alcoholic cirrhosis, long-term heavy drinking (usually 80g of alcohol per day for more than 10 years), can cause cirrhosis; 3, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which is commonly known as fatty liver, the fat content in the liver more than 5%, can be diagnosed as fatty liver, about 20% of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis will develop into cirrhosis; 4, autoimmune hepatitis, cirrhosis; 5. Cholestasis, which can cause cholestatic cirrhosis; 6. Vascular liver disease, which causes long-term stasis and hypoxia in the liver, can also lead to cirrhosis; 7. Parasitic infections, such as Schistosoma chinensis and Schistosoma haematobium, can lead to cirrhosis. Principles of treatment for cirrhosis, is there any special medicine? First of all, the cause of cirrhosis needs to be clarified so that it can be treated, and getting rid of the cause is the best treatment. If it is alcoholic cirrhosis, quitting alcohol is a sure thing. If the cirrhosis is caused by an immune disease, autoimmune treatment may be required. For cirrhosis caused by parasites, parasites need to be eradicated. Patients with fatty liver need to control blood sugar, blood lipids and weight. China is a large country with hepatitis, and there are very many patients with cirrhosis after hepatitis, but unfortunately, if it reaches the point of cirrhosis, there is no special medicine, cirrhosis is irreversible and there is no way to reverse it. Patients with cirrhosis of the liver in hepatitis B, regardless of the transaminases, need to receive antiviral treatment. Anti-viral treatment for hepatitis B cannot reverse cirrhosis, but can only slow down the process of cirrhosis and reduce the incidence of liver cancer. If cirrhosis reaches the decompensated stage with severe liver function abnormalities, liver transplantation treatment is the last straw. If you are a cirrhotic patient, you need to review liver function, liver ultrasound, and methemoglobin regularly at ordinary times to detect cancer early and deal with it early, so that you can get a better treatment effect. At the same time, you need to pay attention to maintenance in life, do not overwork, do not drink alcohol, do not stay up late. Diet should be lighter, low-fat and high-protein diet, more fresh vegetables and fruits, and protein intake should be controlled if it is cirrhosis of the liver in the decompensated stage.