Early cirrhosis refers to the compensated stage of cirrhosis, and advanced stage refers to the decompensated stage of cirrhosis. Normally, there is no fixed concept of how long it takes for cirrhosis to reach the compensated stage of cirrhosis, usually ranging from a few years to even a dozen years. The specific situation is analyzed as follows:

Cirrhosis generally refers to a variety of chronic liver disease has been developing, and then characterized by chronic inflammation of the liver, diffuse fibrosis, pseudofollicular, regeneration of nodules, intra- and extra-hepatic vascular proliferation as the pathological stage. Usually, patients in the compensated stage of cirrhosis may have no obvious symptoms, and with the development of the disease, patients in the decompensated stage of cirrhosis may have nausea, abdominal distension, emaciation, fatigue, dyspnea, palpitations, etc. There is usually no fixed time from the compensated stage of cirrhosis to the decompensated stage of cirrhosis, and if the patient's condition is relatively mild and is actively treated, it may take about a dozen years, but if the patient's condition is However, if the patient's condition is more serious and is not treated in time, it may take a few years or so to progress from the compensated stage of cirrhosis to the decompensated stage of cirrhosis.

Patients with cirrhosis can generally be treated with drugs such as polyene phosphatidylcholine injection, spironolactone capsules, and furosemide tablets under the guidance of a doctor.