Businessman Rohit Ganguly loves his single malt. At 39 years of age, Mr. Ganguly is the life of every social gathering. However, his weakness for alcohol often sees him going overboard with drinking.
A month ago, during a night of revelry with friends, Mr. Ganguly began to feel extremely ill and started vomiting. He had been experiencing abdominal pain and frequent nausea over the last few weeks and passing dark-coloured urine. Luckily, a friend of Mr. Ganguly at the party had the 24-hours Emergency number of Desun Kolkata, 90 5171 5171, and called the hospital immediately. Even though it was past 2 ‘o’ clock at night, Desun’s 24-hours Ambulance Pick-up service sent an ambulance straight away to bring Mr. Ganguly to Desun Kolkata.
At the hospital, a 24-hour Specialist Doctor diagnosed Mr. Ganguly’s ailment as Cirrhosis, a chronic liver disease.
Liver disease can be inherited (genetic) or caused by a variety of factors that damage the liver, such as viruses and alcohol use. Obesity is also associated with liver damage. Over time, damage to the liver results in scarring (cirrhosis), which can lead to liver failure, a life-threatening condition.
Skin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice).
Abdominal pain and swelling
Swelling in the legs and ankles
Itchy skin
Dark urine colour
Pale stool colour, or bloody or tar-coloured stool
Chronic fatigue
Nausea or vomiting
Loss of appetite
Tendency to bruise easily
Heavy alcohol use
Injecting drugs using shared needles
Tattoos or body piercings
Blood transfusion before 1992
Exposure to other people’s blood and body fluids
Unprotected sex
Exposure to certain chemicals or toxins
Diabetes
Obesity
Timely and accurate diagnosis & treatment at Desun Kolkata saved Mr. Ganguly’s liver from severe damage
Thanks to the correct and timely diagnosis by the hepatologist (liver specialist) at Desun Kolkata, Mr. Ganguly was properly treated. He was given medication to slow the progression of scar tissue in the liver and to prevent complications. He was strictly asked to stay off alcohol, which he did and soon recovered fully.
There are approximately 96,000 km of blood vessels in the human body.