When it's Time to Get a New Liver

 A Liver Transplant is a surgical procedure that may require you to follow a strict diet and physical activity for several months. During this time you will not be able to consume alcohol and or consume certain types of food.

Causes Of Liver Disease

Liver disease is caused by a lack of nutrients in the body. It can sometimes be caused by liver failure. Here are some of the things that can cause liver failure including dehydration (shaky stomach), viral infections (such as chickenpox), chronic alcohol consumption and certain medications. Blood, especially from the liver, can become poorer and harder to circulate through the body, changing the makeup of your red blood cells and decreasing the oxygen available to them. This depletion of oxygen causes pain in the abdomen, fatigue, numbness and tingling in the extremities and changes in skin color or sensitivity.

Liver Transplant Recovery Period

The transplant procedure is the most important medical procedure that a patient will undergo. The chances of survival after a liver transplant are around 20%–30%, and the recovery time can be up to a year. Before you decide to get a liver or stem cell transplant, you should know what the recovery period will be like and how the liver will function after treatment. In general, a patient can return to their normal activities immediately after undergoing a liver transplant, although they may require some limited assistance for 1–3 months after the procedure.

Liver Transplant Success Rate

This means that for every 100 people who receive a liver transplant in India for any reason, about 75 will live for five years and 25 will die within five years. People who receive a liver from a living donor often have better short term survival rates than those who receive a deceased donor liver.

When do you need a New Liver

A liver transplant may be recommended if you have end-stage liver disease (chronic liver failure). This is a serious, life-threatening liver disease. It can be caused by several liver conditions. Cirrhosis is a common cause of end-stage liver disease.