Nobody gets Cirrhosis without hepatitis - David Manteit
All liver diseases can cause inflamation. Cirrhosis is always preceded by hepatitis
Liver diseases that can cause inflammation ( Hepatitis) -
Fatty liver disease - MASLD, becomes MASH
Alcoholic liver disease - ALD, becomes Alcoholic hepatitis
Autoimmune diseases - becomes Autoimmune hepatitis
Haemachromatosis - iron overload
Wilson's disease - buildup of copper
Gilberts Syndrome
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC))
Cholestatic diseases - conditions that block bile ducts
Viral Hepatitis
Hep A,B,C,D,E
Note that Cirrhosis is always preceded by Hepatitis (inflammation) A fact that some liver foundations seem to forget.
Dont forget about hepatitis please
Liver Foundation Australia left out non-viral hepatitis
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American Liver Foundation includes hepatitis
The AMLF have included hepatitis correctly in fatty liver disease.
This one includes hepatitis
This one includes hepatitis
This one recognizes hepatitis in fatty liver and non-alcoholic liver. But it leaves out the healthy liver!
What are the symptoms of Hepatitis ?
Symptoms of Hepatitis
What symptoms are related to Hepatitis?
Acute (short-term) hepatitis often has no symptoms, so you may not know you have it.
If you do get symptoms, they can be:
- muscle and joint pain
- fever
- tiredness
- nausea and loss of appetite
- abdominal (tummy) pain
- clay-coloured stools (poo) and dark urine (wee)
- jaundice — a yellowing of the skin and eyes
