Cirrhosis
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Cirrhosis Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have cirrhosis and any of the following:
Black stools
Confusion
Easy bleeding
or bruising
Hallucinations:
A false perception of something that does not exist
Hallucinations may be visual (seeing things that do not exist)
Hallucinations may be auditory (hearing sounds or voices that do not exist)
Jaundice
Rectal bleeding
Red stools
Vomiting blood
Vomiting
material that looks like coffee grounds
Worsening
abdominal swelling
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Cirrhosis Prevention
Related Conditions
Alcoholic hepatitis
Alcoholism
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Right upper abdominal pain
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Abdominal pain
Abdominal swelling
Fatigue
Jaundice
Vomiting
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008
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