Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic disease characterized by degeneration and hardening of liver cells.  Scarring of the liver tissue causes improper functioning and may result from alcoholism, malnutrition, viral hepatitis or chronic inflammation or obstruction of certain ducts in the liver.
Early signs of the disease include fever, indigestion, diarrhea or constipation and jaundice.  [...]

Flatulence is the most common digestive disturbance.  Most people have some gas; however, if the gas begins to cause discomfort, it may be an indication of a more complex problem.
Two causes of flatulence are swallowed air and gases liberated by putrefactive bacteria that are living on undigested food.  Both often occur simultaneously.  Excessive swallowing of [...]

Constipation is a disorder causing decreased frequency of bowel movements resulting in waste matter remaining in the colon and becoming dry and difficult to expel.  Constipation may stem from a variety of causes.  Insufficient muscle tone in the intestinal or abdominal wall due to a lack of exercise; repeated failure to heed the signal to [...]