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The most common effect of Cirrhosis are:

• Impotence in men
  
  
• Severe internal bleeding from ruptured varicose veins in the stomach or oesophagus. This is very serious and requires hospital treatment
  
  
• Liver cancer, which occurs at a late stage of cirrhosis
  
  
• Blood poisoning, because of the infection of excess fluid in the abdomen (ascites)
  
  
• Headache
  
  
• Vomiting with blood in the vomit
  
  
• Stools become pale in color
  
  
• Irritability
  
  
• Loss of appetite
  
  
• Mental disturbances such as hallucinations
  
  
• Kidney failure
  
  
• Persistent jaundice

Long-term effects of cirrhosis