Mental Confusion

[mh0032]

My 46 year old son was diagnosed with cirrhosis in September.  He went through outpatient rehab and seemed fine until a week ago.  His belly is distended and he is slurring and forgetting things.  He swears he is not drinking.  Could his liver be failing?

[flyinlynn]

The distended abdominal sounds like ascities and the slurring speech could be hepatic encephalopathy.

He needs to be under the care of a hepatologist to evaluate his symptoms. Best of luck to you both.

[mike716]

If he really isn't drinking, those ate not good signs. Unexpected things can happen when you have cirrhosis. It's time for a Doppler ultrasound or a CT scan, don't you think?

Cheers,
Mike.