Hepatic ascites usually has a soft stomach, and the patient’s stomach is harder when the amount of ascites is high and infections are present. Patients with cirrhosis may have fluid leakage from the abdominal cavity, forming ascites, which is an important clinical manifestation of cirrhosis. When a small amount of ascites is present or no ascites infection occurs, the patient’s stomach is usually softer. Once the amount of ascites is higher, the volume of the abdomen may increase and bulge, resulting in the patient’s abdomen becoming harder when there is more tension in the abdominal cavity. Since the contents of the intestinal tubes are mainly stools and bacteria are present in the stools, prolonged soaking of the intestinal tubes by ascites may lead to displacement of the bacteria in the intestinal tubes into the abdominal cavity, resulting in an ascites infection called spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Patients may also have a harder abdomen once they develop an ascites infection. Patients with hepatic ascites should go to the hospital in time to cooperate with the doctor for ultrasound examination, CT examination, etc., and active treatment.