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Can cirrhosis of the liver be cured? |
Can cirrhosis of the liver be cured? No, not without a transplant. But if the cirrhosis is caused by a virus, such as hepatitis C, and the person is able to do the treatment (peginterferon & ribavirin), then studies have shown that the liver can have histologic improvement. While that might mean the liver will still have damage, it may add some time and slow down further progression of the disease. Pegylated interferon has been used as a maintenance to keep people from going into liver failure. I think maybe with a liver transplant..... No. Yes, one quart of Vodka per day. No. it's incurable. Just with a transplant. And the outcome is not very good there. Sorry. the only way to cure cirrhosis is to receive a liver translplant Slowly. The term cirrhosis means that the damaged liver tissues did not get a chance to heal themselves (it's a very slow process). So the damage tissue is replaced with scar tissue that will never heal. If you do anything to severely damage the liver cells, like drinking heavy or having a std or many other things, you should wait for it to heal before you engage in any activities that will stress the liver's function. If it is caught early, and caused by alcohol, but if it is due to Hep C, not usually. I have never heard of a case. It requires a transplant. This is why Hep C is harder to treat than aids today and can kill you faster in many cases. It causes liver cirrhosis and liver cancer and it is not curable. As a matter of fact it can. My father had cirrhosis of the liver and was deathly sick (but he did not drink it was in his blood)and he got a transplant and it has been like two years, but other than that I do not think that there is any other way to fix it other than a transplant. Since your liver is already screwed up any more medication could be fatal as well as alcoholic I have a BS in Biology and was taught...no, it can't, except by transplant (hello, anti-rejection drugs for the rest of the patient's life!) |
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