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	*Regularly consuming excessive amounts of alcohol over a long duration of time		*Regularly consuming excessive amounts of alcohol over a long duration of time
	*Clinically obese people who have a fatty liver.		*Clinically obese people who have a fatty liver.
	*Being infected with long-term liver infections such as Hepatitis B or [[Hepatitis C\|Hepatits C]]		*Being infected with long-term liver infections such as [[Hepatitis_B\|Hepatitis B]] or [[Hepatitis C\|Hepatits C]]

	=== Symptoms ===		=== Symptoms ===

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	~~ ~~Cirrhosis is a medical condition caused by long-term damage to the~~ ~~[[Liver\|liver]]. It is characterised by the abnormal structure and function of the liver. The damage caused leads to the formation of scar tissue and the smooth liver tissue becomes harder. Build up of scar tissue can interfere with blood flow to the liver cells, this leads to the loss of function and eventually liver failure. However , it usually takes a very long time to reach this stage and ~~treatement~~ and intervention can help prevent this.		Cirrhosis is a medical condition caused by long-term damage to the [[Liver\|liver]]. It is characterised by the abnormal structure and function of the liver. The damage caused leads to the formation of scar tissue and the smooth liver tissue becomes harder. Build up of scar tissue can interfere with blood flow to the liver cells, this leads to the loss of function and eventually liver failure. However, it usually takes a very long time to reach this stage and treatment and intervention can help prevent this.

	= Causes~~ ~~ =		=== Causes ===

	Several of the most common causes of cirrhosis include:		Several of the most common causes of cirrhosis include:

	*Regularly consuming excessive amounts of alcohol over a long duration of time		*Regularly consuming excessive amounts of alcohol over a long duration of time
	*Clinically obese people who have a fatty liver.		*Clinically obese people who have a fatty liver.
	*Being infected with long term liver infections such as Hepatitis B or [[~~Hepatitis_C~~\|Hepatits C]]		*Being infected with long-term liver infections such as Hepatitis B or [[Hepatitis C\|Hepatits C]]

			=== Symptoms ===

			The earliest symptoms occur when scar tissue formation first begins these can include :

	~~= Symptoms  =~~		*Tenderness or pain in the area of the liver
			*General feeling tired and unwell
			*Feeling sick and vomiting
			*Loss of appetite and weight loss

	~~The earliest~~ symptoms occur ~~when scar tissue formation first begins these can include~~ :		As the build-up of liver disease continues, the following symptoms may occur:

	*~~Tenderness or pain around the area~~ of the ~~liver ~~		*Vomiting blood
	*General feeling tired and ~~unwell~~		*Hair loss
	*~~Feeling sick and vomiting~~		*Yellowing of the skin and eyes ([[Jaundice\|jaundice]])
	*~~Loss of appetite and weight loss ~~		*Intensely itchy skin
			*very rapid heartbeat ([[Tachycardia\|tachycardia]])

	~~<br>~~		=== Treatments ===

	As the ~~build up of~~ liver ~~disease continues~~, the ~~following symptoms may occur~~:		There's currently no cure for cirrhosis. But it's possible to manage the symptoms and slow its progression. Using anti-viral medication to treat a hepatitis C infection can stop cirrhosis getting worse. If your liver is severely scarred, it can stop functioning. In this case, a liver transplant is the only treatment option<ref>Cirrhosis [Internet]. nhs.uk. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cirrhosis/</ref><ref>Cirrhosis of the liver - British Liver Trust [Internet]. British Liver Trust. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions/cirrhosis/</ref>.

	*Vomiting blood		=== References ===
	*Hair loss
	*Yellowing of the skin and eyes ([[Jaundice\|jaundice]])
	*Intensely itchy skin
	*very rapid heartbeat ([[Tachycardia\|tachycardia]]) <br>

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	~~= Treatments  =~~

	There's currently no cure for cirrhosis. But it's possible to manage the symptoms and slow its progression. Using anti-viral medication to treat a hepatitis C infection can stop cirrhosis getting worse. If your liver is severely scarred, it can stop functioning. In this case, a liver transplant is the only treatment option.

	<~~br>~~

	~~== Reference List:<br> ==~~

	~~1. Cirrhosis [Internet]. nhs.uk. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cirrhosis/~~

	~~2. Cirrhosis of the liver - British Liver Trust [Internet]. British Liver Trust. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions~~/~~cirrhosis/<br~~>

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	= Treatments  =		= Treatments  =

	There's currently no cure for cirrhosis. But it's possible to manage the symptoms and slow its progression. Using anti-viral medication to treat a hepatitis C infection, can ~~also~~ stop cirrhosis getting worse. If your liver is severely scarred, it can stop functioning. In this case, a liver transplant is the only treatment option.		There's currently no cure for cirrhosis. But it's possible to manage the symptoms and slow its progression. Using anti-viral medication to treat a hepatitis C infection can stop cirrhosis getting worse. If your liver is severely scarred, it can stop functioning. In this case, a liver transplant is the only treatment option.

			<br>

			== Reference List:<br> ==

	~~== Reference List:<br> ==~~		1. Cirrhosis [Internet]. nhs.uk. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cirrhosis/

	1. Cirrhosis [Internet]. nhs.uk. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cirrhosis/

	2. Cirrhosis of the liver - British Liver Trust [Internet]. British Liver Trust. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions/cirrhosis/<br>		2. Cirrhosis of the liver - British Liver Trust [Internet]. British Liver Trust. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions/cirrhosis/<br>

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 Cirrhosis is a medical condition caused by long-term damage to the [[Liver|liver]]. It is characterised by the abnormal structure and function of the liver. The damage caused leads to the formation of scar tissue and the smooth liver tissue becomes harder. Build up of scar tissue can interfere with blood flow to the liver cells, this leads to the loss of function and eventually liver failure. However , it usually takes a very long time to reach this stage and treatement and intervention can help prevent this.

= Causes  =

Several of the most common causes of cirrhosis include:

*Regularly consuming excessive amounts of alcohol over a long duration of time
*Clinically obese people who have a fatty liver.
*Being infected with long term liver infections such as Hepatitis B or [[Hepatitis_C|Hepatits C]]

= Symptoms  =

The earliest symptoms occur when scar tissue formation first begins these can include :

*Tenderness or pain around the area of the liver 
*General feeling tired and unwell
*Feeling sick and vomiting
*Loss of appetite and weight loss 

<br>

As the build up of liver disease continues, the following symptoms may occur:

*Vomiting blood 
*Hair loss 
*Yellowing of the skin and eyes ([[Jaundice|jaundice]])
*Intensely itchy skin
*very rapid heartbeat ([[Tachycardia|tachycardia]]) <br>

= Treatments  =

There's currently no cure for cirrhosis. But it's possible to manage the symptoms and slow its progression. Using anti-viral medication to treat a hepatitis C infection, can also stop cirrhosis getting worse. If your liver is severely scarred, it can stop functioning. In this case, a liver transplant is the only treatment option.

== Reference List:<br> ==

1. Cirrhosis [Internet]. nhs.uk. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cirrhosis/

2. Cirrhosis of the liver - British Liver Trust [Internet]. British Liver Trust. 2017 [cited 5 December 2017]. Available from: https://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions/cirrhosis/<br>