There are several stages in cirrhosis? What are acute cirrhosis f1, f2, f3, f4?

Cirrhosis has claimed thousands of lives every year due to inadequate knowledge of cirrhosis. Therefore, this is a dangerous disease and everyone needs special attention. There are several stages in cirrhosis and what are these stages? Let's find out soon.

What is cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue with fibrous tissue, scarring and the formation of nodular nodules that lead to loss of liver function. Common causes of cirrhosis include alcoholism, acute hepatitis B and C, and fatty liver disease.

There are several stages of cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis develops through many different stages, increasing gradually.

Cirrhosis causes impaired liver function, the original cells will gradually be replaced by cirrhosis cells, making the ability to eliminate harmful substances to the liver getting worse. Cirrhosis develops through many different stages, the level gradually increases, and each level will have different threats to the patient.

At each stage, people with cirrhosis will have different manifestations caused by physical injury factors. But if cirrhosis is detected early especially in the early stages and treated promptly, it can be effectively treated. And if the disease is detected at a stage that is too wanted, then this is impossible to cure.

The stages of development of cirrhosis

Cirrhosis has 4 stages.(Illustration).

Stage 1: The liver starts to show signs of injury but is not yet manifested

This is the stage of cirrhosis of level 1, also known as cirrhosis f1, in this first stage, patients rarely see the phenomenon, manifestations of disease because it appears extremely faint. Fibrosis scar tissue has just begun to form causing symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, nausea, anorexia, and common gastrointestinal disorders.

Grade 1 cirrhosis is often overlooked or mistaken as a manifestation of another disease because it has faint symptoms and is similar to the symptoms of many other diseases that are easily mistaken and ignored.

Stage 2: The liver appears more vulnerable and has more symptoms

Stage 2 cirrhosis or grade 2 cirrhosis, cirrhosis of f2, this is the stage of liver fibrosis f2, the disease now appears more than scar tissue, fibrosis in patients' liver can be seen clearly than. Cirrhosis is the phenomenon of damaged liver tissue forming excess connective tissue.

The amount of fibrous tissue cells in this stage is greatly increased, making the liver functionally impaired, stagnant toxins, not being excreted causing other organs to be disturbed in muscle metabolism. can. Typical symptoms of this stage are jaundice.

Stage 3: The liver has more lesions, the symptoms are also more pronounced

Stage 3 cirrhosis (grade 3 cirrhosis, f3 cirrhosis of the liver) causes partial liver dysfunction. Because the amount of liver cells is replaced by predominantly fibrous tissue. Liver fibrosis f3 is much higher than f2 fibrosis, causing the liver to lose most of its function.

The remaining normal liver cells will have to work harder to replace the fibrous part of the liver, which leads to overload, more and more stagnant toxins cause liver cells to become damaged and turn to fibrosis.

The symptoms of this stage 3 cirrhosis is quite obvious as the patient feels body aches, the patient has begun to show the phenomenon of limb swelling and gradually spread to the whole body.

Stage 4: At the end of the stage, liver cells are completely damaged

Cirrhosis f4.(Illustration).

What is cirrhosis f4? Stage 4 cirrhosis is a liver disease that has progressed to the end, at which time the liver is no longer functional, the disease is getting worse.

At stage 4 cirrhosis of this liver, the liver has completely lost its function, and the patient now faces other pathological symptoms or manifestations of cirrhosis complications.

Therefore, in stage 4 cirrhosis, patients need to pay attention to the diet, rest of the body. Because f4 cirrhosis at this time all treatments are to limit the progression of the disease and unwanted complications, it cannot be cured anymore. Cirrhosis f4 is the most dangerous stage.

The role of accurately determining liver fibrosis

• Accurate determination of liver fibrosis helps determine how damaged the liver is and has appropriate treatments. Especially people with hepatitis B will develop cirrhosis if the liver has a fibrosis.
• Help patients have their own monitoring mode and know the maximum life time to control possible complications such as liver cancer or esophageal varices.
• Helping patients can monitor the treatment process better and have accurate assessments about the development of liver fibrosis. Since then there are the best treatments.