Liver Failure

When liver disease or liver destruction gets to
the point of liver failure, the situation turns
into a very uncomfortable and life threatening
situation.

Because the liver ceases to work, the blood 
ammonia level starts to rise.  Once the liver
completely stops working, the ammonia level
continues to rise and must be removed by medicines
or dialysis otherwise the patient will become very
demented and eventually go into a coma and then
death shortly there after.

During this process, fluid accumulates in the abdomen
and it is called ascites.  The fluid in the abdomen
can become so full, that the belly becomes very distended
and painful.

There are a number of therapies for liver failure
depending upon the reason why one has liver failure.

At this time within the USA, the science of medicine
does not have a definitive therapy for liver failure
except for liver transplant (1997).  Thus, those
with failing livers get ascites, become jaundice and
eventually die from this disease.

Because the pain is so intense because of the fluid
in the abdomen, patients' request that the fluid
be drawn off of the abdomen because it releaves the
pain instantly and lasts for a week or more before
it needs to be done again.

However, removing this fluid will hurry the dieing
process.