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How To Prevent Bleeding In Cirrhosis And Oesophageal Varices

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Dr. Mayank Bhargava MD

What diet to be given to a patient with grade three oesophageal varices & liver cirrosis. The ... bleeding varices, three to four times in past six months but the condition is not improving as... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mayank Bhargava ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Klerida Shehu MD

Stage 4 Alcoholic Cirrhosis with ascites and varices ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klerida Shehu ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Klerida Shehu MD

with cirrhosis of the liver . Is there a way to tell if it is from alcohol consumption or is non-alcoholic cirrhosis. He is not an alcoholic, but did drink in moderation before the diagnosis. Does the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klerida Shehu ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

what are the effects of smoking marijuana on gastric and esophageal varices? I've had varices banded in both my stomach and esophagus due to cirrhosis of the liver, and obviously I'm not drinking ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Hi, My father had esophageal varices banding 2 weeks ago. He suffers from cirrhosis with 30% - 40% live function. Is he allowed to take a long international flight (~15 hours)? Is there a risk to his ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

My husband has Cirrhosis and Oesophageal Varices. Two days ago he suffered a massive haemorrhage from the varices. They have been banded, doctor says the varices are huge. Next week they... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Baranidharan Kuselan MD

Can it be possible to have oesophogeal varices (treated six weeks ago with banding) and NOT have cirrhosis? The latter has not been mentioned. Everywhere on the net seems to connect it with cirrhosis ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
Dr. Annapoorna Bhat MD

My husband who has diabetes is a smoker and alcoholic. He was hospitalized due to vomiting blood from oesophageal varices 3 weeks ago. We were told he has cirrhosis of the liver but we don t know what ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Annapoorna Bhat ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

Hello Doctor, My father has Non alcoholic cirrhosis ..resulting in Oesophageal Varices, He is undergoing banding as a preventive measure. He has fluctuated between stage 2 and 3 for the last year and a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

My father has liver cirrhosis and his endoscopy report says DIAGNOSIS: Grade 1 n 2 oesophageal varices. He used to drinks almost daily basis but stopped immediately since the day he was aware about his... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)