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What causes cirrhosis of the liver? Cirrhosis is a gradual scarring process that’s triggered by chronic inflammation in your liver.
Cirrhosis is advanced scarring of the liver caused by many diseases and conditions, including long-term alcohol use, obesity and fatty liver, or liver infections, among others.
The most common causes of cirrhosis are hepatitis B and C, alcohol-associated liver disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFL...
Overview of cirrhosis symptoms, such as fatigue and severe itchy skin, and cirrhosis causes, including alcohol-associated liver disease and viral hepatitis.
Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver, often caused by fatty liver disease, hepatitis, or alcohol use disorder. (Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images)
When you have cirrhosis, scar tissue slows the flow of blood through the liver. Over time, the liver can’t work the way it should. In severe cases, the liver gets so badly damaged that it stops working. This is called...
Two of the most common causes in the United States are long-term alcohol misuse and long-term hepatitis infections. According to a 2019 meta-analysis of studies, the risk of cirrhosis increases...
Cirrhosis is the result of long-term liver injury where healthy tissue is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis). Common causes of cirrhosis include alcohol use disorder (AUD), nonalcoholic fatty...
Any illness that affects the liver over a long period of time may lead to fibrosis and, eventually, cirrhosis. Heavy alcohol drinking and viruses (like hepatitis C or hepatitis B) are common causes of cirrhosis. Howev...
Cirrhosis is most often the end result of chronic liver damage caused by long-term (chronic) liver disease. Common causes of chronic liver disease in the United States are: Hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. Alcoho...
