Nowadays, a major percentage of people and youth are suffering from liver cirrhosis. Many well-known actors, childrens are also facing the same issue. Previously, this disease used to affect people above 50 years of age but due to the busy lifestyle, now it started affecting the younger ones aged above 30 years of age.

Such cases have seen a surge post Covid-19 pandemic. While many people think alcohol to be the main reason, the major issue hampering our health is our current lifestyle. During the Covid-19 pandemic, our physical exercise was almost stopped, which was a major cause behind the increasing cases of liver problems. Apart from this, eating too much junk food and things prepared from flour leads to accumulation of fat in the liver. Due to which, 5 to 10 percent of children aged from 1-19 years, become victims of liver cirrhosis.

Causes of Liver Cirrhosis

Excessive Alcohol Consumption:

One of the major cause of liver cirrhosis is alcohol consumption. It causes serious damage to the liver cells. This is why, excessive alcohol cunsumption has been regarded to be the major reason for liver cirrhosis.

Unhealthy Lifestyle:

There has been a huge change in our daily life, that has been proved to be very harmful for our body. We often consume junk food like pizza, burger and momo. Later on this is stored in the form of fats in our liver. And eventually it takes the form of deadly diseases like liver cirrhosis.

Symptoms of Liver Cirrhosis:

The first and foremost symptom could be loss of appetite, constant itching in the body, yellowing of eyes and body parts, swelling of legs, sudden weightless, weakness and fatigue. These are the common symptoms of liver cirrhosis. If you experience any of these symptoms, seek a doctors consultation immediantely.

Thinks to pay attention to:

Manage your body weight, ensure exercising on an everyday basis, eat healthy food, avoid consumption of alcohol, add fiber-reach foods to your diet and eat fresh vegetables and fruits regularly.

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