Complications of cirrhosis: gastrointestinal bleeding a relative passed away from this on easter day very sudden how did take from bleeding out to die was it a matter of minute's, hour's or what ty
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Welcome to Just Answer I am sorry to hear about your relative deathliver cirrhosis can cause the blood vessels at the lower part of the esophagus to enlarge due to back pressure on it at any time these veins may rupture and massive amount of uncontrolled bleeding can happen it is very common complication unfortunately unless blood is readly available to replace the lost blood patient may die very quickly
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