the Foundation of Wellness: Gastroenterology

The end result of liver disease and its complications is cirrhosis. During the early stages of the condition, you might not experience any symptoms. Hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease and non-alcohol-related fatty liver disease are common causes. The type and extent of treatment depend on the cirrhosis's underlying cause. If your liver is failing, liver transplantation can be a possibility.

When your pancreas is irritated and inflamed, pancreatitis results (swollen); it's not widespread. Although there are several reasons, gallstones or excessive alcohol consumption are the main offenders. The illness, which can potentially cause lifelong harm, can flare up quickly or persist for a long time. The clinical condition known as chronic pancreatitis is brought on by the pancreas' progressive inflammation and irreversible fibrosis due to the organ's cumulative damage over time.

The term "hepatitis" describes liver inflammation. A tissue's response to irritation or injury is inflammation, which typically causes swelling and can be painful. Hepatitis can have a variety of reasons. A virus is the cause of viral hepatitis, which can be acute (lasting less than six months) or chronic (lasting more than six months). It is possible to contract viral hepatitis from another individual. Sexual contact can spread some viral hepatitis strains. The letters A through E are used to classify the five known hepatitis viruses.

One of the cancer forms with the quickest growth rate, liver cancer, is a life-threatening condition. Primary and secondary liver cancers are the two types. Your liver is the site of primary cancer. Your body's secondary cancer can migrate from another area to your liver. Healthcare professionals can do more to treat liver cancer in its early stages, similar to how they treat many other cancer types. Healthcare professionals are very aware of what raises a person's risk of acquiring liver cancer, unlike many other types of cancer. In light of this, healthcare professionals are committed to figuring out who may be at an elevated risk to detect and treat primary liver cancer as soon as feasible.

Acute liver failure is the loss of liver function that happens quickly, usually in a matter of days or weeks, and in people who do not already have liver disease. Most frequently, acetaminophen or the hepatitis virus is to blame. Compared to chronic liver failure, which manifests itself more gradually, acute liver failure is less frequent. Acute liver failure, sometimes called fulminant hepatic failure, can result in serious side effects such as haemorrhage and raised cerebral blood pressure. It's an urgent medical situation that necessitates hospitalisation. Depending on the underlying reason, acute liver failure may occasionally be cured. However, in many cases, a liver transplant may be the sole option for treatment.

Veins within and outside the anus and rectum that are swollen and enlarged are called haemorrhoids. They may be uncomfortable and painful and may even result in rectal bleeding. Another name for haemorrhoids is piles. Haemorrhoids are a part of everyone's natural state. However, they are generally not an issue. They only exhibit bothersome symptoms when they swell and grow larger.