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hi my daughter has been having nose bleeds she has cirrhosis is this common

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AyrshireK

Frequent nosebleeds and bleeding gums are listed as later symptoms of cirrhosis.

Details are on the BLT page.

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Katie

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Aotea2012

Yes nosebleeds are very common with cirrhosis. It is worth investigating further though. I have cirrhosis and was anaemic when first diagnosed and also having very heavy nosebleeds. I was very lucky to have an inquisitive GP who also had an interest in ENT. I was having a lot of investigations for the anaemia - endoscopy, colonography and my consultant had started talking about capsule endoscopy - when my GP decided to cauterise my nose. It worked! Nosebleeds stopped, anaemia went. I still get very minor nosebleeds if I sneeze a lot or bang my nose….but I’ve had those kind since I was a child and are no different. The very heavy nosebleeds are in the past.

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Chipper25

Hi Lisa

Yes…nosebleeds are common…my husband and I had some very scary days… I had a few that lasted for hours I had them for weeks and then they just stopped.🤗 when I blow my nose I do it very gentle just to be safe. They have not returned. Good luck!!

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Kingbilly3

hi, yes I never had a nose bleed in my life till just after my diagnoses for cirrhosis, very bad for couple of weeks then just small ones every now and then

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Kristian

As others have said, yes this is common in cirrhosis. If this is a new symptom, just make her medical team aware at her next clinic appointment so they can keep track of symptoms.

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SShally

Hi, it's one of the symptom related to liver cirrhosis.

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Male47

What's her INR l3vels.. cirrhosis elevants , I used to have nose n gum bleeds all the time, now INR lever back to normal.. Feb 2023 (12months ago) I was in resus, liver failure and kpa of 75, I now live a normal health life minus alcohol.. just get 6 monthly check ups..

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PollyO

Yes. An oncologist suggestion i use protein mix once a day and it stopped them. She said that protein built up the blood vessel walls making them less fragile.

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PollyO

I use Ascent SLOW burn with a glass of milk.

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