Learning about Liver Cirrhosis
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cirrhosis of the liver is the 12 leading cause of death in the United States. I have to admit when I read that statistic I was surprised that it was so high on the list of causes of death. I thought dedicating today’s blog to cirrhosis would be a good educational topic.
I think that the liver is one of the most fascinating organs in the body. It handles so many functions and is supportive to many of our organ systems. Some primary functions are related to digestion and release of nutrients in the body, storing extra glucose and other nutrients and releasing them into the bloodstream when appropriate, handling of toxins and rendering them harmless to the body, collection and disposal of certain hormones, production and elimination of cholesterol and blood cells just to name a few. The liver has an added ability to regenerate itself when it gets damaged more readily than other organs.
You can see that with so many responsibilities we want to keep the liver healthy. How does something like cirrhosis happen? Cirrhosis of the liver is defined as a slowly progressing disease which scar tissue replaces healthy tissues.
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