Liver disease

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The liver mainly produces bile and plays an important role in digestion and absorption of nutrients from the intestine into the blood. It is also involved in the metabolism of protein, fat and carbohydrates. In addition, the liver performs a protective function by neutralizing toxins that are formed in the metabolism or enter from the outside. Some of the substances that enter the liver through the blood can be harmful to the body. It is the function of the liver to neutralize these substances, partially excreted by the bile.

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• Benzopyrine in the body
• What is drug hepatitis?
• If liver tissue is damaged…
• Hepatitis caused by a virus
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis D
• Hepatitis C
• Complications are severe pain
• Liver failure
• Diet is also a cure

Benzopyrine in the body

Chronic liver disease is mainly caused by poor nutrition. Especially when smoked sausage or meat and melted fat are consumed, it slowly spreads like poison to the body. Such products, which are converted into benzopyrene in our body, are the worst carcinogens that can cause dangerous tumors in the body. Regardless, the poison of such products eats away at the liver cells.

Strongly fried fatty foods are not liked by the liver at all. The liver expends a lot of energy to digest them. As a result, its strength decreases and various ailments occur in the body. For example, the activity of the immune system decreases, blood circulation deteriorates, the state of energy production in the cells is disrupted.

Bitter and sour foods (such as radishes, garlic, onions) can damage the liver. Because when they are eaten, the stomach produces more than two portions of bile. Worst of all, as bile increases, there is a risk of stones forming in the liver tract.

Pickled cabbage, salty foods, vinegar, mustard, oats, lemon, kiwi, ketchup and spices also worsen liver function if consumed in excess.

What is drug hepatitis?

In fact, the liver is the only organ that regenerates itself. Its average weight is 1,5 kg and it carries 100 liters of blood through it every hour. After all, the liver quietly accepts all our undesirable behaviors (for example, the constant consumption of fatty and fried foods, which are considered its "enemy", and long-term use of drugs prescribed by a doctor). In the end, all the mistakes we make in our diet and lifestyle damage the liver and gradually poison it.

Due to liver poisoning, a person develops symptoms of the disease - nausea, dizziness, weakness. At this time, many people unknowingly take medication. This has a worse effect on the affected liver. The result is drug hepatitis. When you suffer from this disease, at first the skin and under the eyes turn yellow, reddish, and when you sneeze, there is a bitter taste in the mouth. In most cases, the patient returns. If immediate treatment is not taken, the patient’s condition will worsen.

Smoking and occasional alcohol consumption also worsen liver function. Keep in mind that eating a small amount from time to time will ease liver function. Fruits and vegetables should be eaten raw. Foods should not be salty, they should be cooked in vegetable oil.

If liver tissue is damaged…

Hepatitis (jaundice) is highly contagious and is mainly accompanied by damage to the liver tissue. If the disease is not treated diligently in a timely manner, it becomes chronic and recur frequently. Often, a patient with hepatitis transmits the pain to others. In some cases, it occurs after infectious diseases or poisoning of the organism. There are several types of viral hepatitis.

Hepatitis caused by a virus

Hepatitis caused by a virus common in summer and autumn. The latent period of the disease (i.e., from the time the viruses enter the body until the first symptoms appear) lasts 2-4 weeks. No signs are noticeable during this time. But at the same time, hepatitis can spread quickly and easily to others. After the latent period, the patient experiences dryness of the spleen, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Sometimes there is pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, urine turns orange, stools turn white, the skin turns yellow and the liver is enlarged. It should be noted that infectious hepatitis without jaundice may not have such symptoms.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B viruses persist in liver cells for a long time (even months to years). During this time, viruses multiply, resulting in a sharp disruption of metabolism in the body. If this type of hepatitis is not treated in time, it can lead to many complications, such as chronic pain, impaired liver function, acute toxic liver dystrophy (poisoning), and loss of life. will be endangered. Therefore, the earlier a patient is hospitalized, the faster he recovers. Those who recover from hepatitis B should follow a strict diet for 6 months, sometimes up to a year, and be under regular medical supervision.

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Hepatitis D

In hepatitis D virus-induced hepatitis, the patient's immunity is greatly reduced. When the healing process is prolonged, water begins to accumulate in the abdomen and legs.

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Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C, on the other hand, is more severe, and in most cases the liver enlarges rapidly. This type of hepatitis recurs over time (even after a few years). If treatment is not carried out diligently until the end, cirrhosis of the liver will begin to develop.

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Before treating hepatitis, the causes of it are identified and eliminated. Treatments that improve metabolism in liver cells are beneficial in the patient’s recovery. In the treatment of hepatitis should pay attention to the following:

• adherence to a mentally and physically peaceful agenda;

• diet, ie the consumption of easily digestible vitamin foods, the food should be cooked mainly on steam, not hardened to the patient;

• elimination of factors that cause chronic hepatitis and recurrence of the disease;

• depending on the type and course of hepatitis, continue its gradual treatment until the patient is fully recovered.

It is known that any pain quickly sticks to the weak body in the first place.

That is why one should harden oneself from childhood and avoid various infectious diseases.

Complications are severe pain

Chronic liver disease develops if not treated in time, and it is during this period that the death of its cells - hepatocytes - is observed.

It is in this inflammatory process in liver cirrhosis that the activity of the tissues in the liver changes, the blood circulation in the blood vessels is disrupted, and the blood vessels constrict, which raises the blood pressure. This leads to worse destruction of hepatocytes. Increased blood pressure in the liver disrupts the functioning of the circulatory system in this organ, resulting in portal hypertension. After that, water accumulates in the abdominal cavity and the black spleen enlarges.

Complications of this disease are very severe. That is, when cirrhosis is not detected in time or the initial treatment is delayed and the pain develops, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract and esophagus, the gradual deterioration of liver function and the development of hepatic-renal failure. congestion, the formation of stones in the bile ducts, the gradual development of cirrhosis into cancer, and the patient may fall into a coma.

It should be noted that advanced liver cirrhosis is not completely cured, sometimes lasting faster, sometimes longer, leading to liver failure.

Liver failure

Patients with liver failure do not like fatty foods, nausea, flatulence, complain of weight gain, fecal incontinence, bile secretion, and changes in digestive organs.

Also, in liver failure, the patient's skin turns yellow, and the amount of free and bound bilirubin in the blood increases. Disruption of albumin (protein) synthesis in the liver causes swelling in the patient's body. In the final stage of liver failure, the patient's metabolism is deeply impaired, the patient loses weight. Symptoms of encephalopathy (brain dysfunction) appear: the patient becomes lethargic, sleep is disturbed (he falls asleep), he becomes unconscious.

Most dangerously, hepatic coma develops as a result of liver failure. At the same time, the patient's mucous membranes, signs of yellowing and itching of the skin, various rashes and "asterisks" are observed as a result of rupture of blood vessels. The tongue is covered with a white look, the muscles tremble, and the smell comes from the mouth.

Unfortunately, it is often difficult to save a patient’s life in liver failure. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent this disease.

Diet is also a cure

Patients with chronic liver disease should adhere to a strict diet during treatment. For example, it is not recommended for them to consume the following products:

• greasy sweet bun, folding, egg yolk;

• spicy and fatty snacks, canned fish and meat, smoked sausages, boiled meat soups;

• essential vegetables such as radishes, turnips, garlic, spinach and ravoch, marinated tomatoes and cucumbers;

• chocolate, ice cream, black coffee, cocoa;

• carbonated drinks.

Patients can consume the following products during the diet:

• salads from fresh vegetables, low-fat sweet cheese;

• meatless soups made from cereals, minced noodles, mastava;

• porridge and boiled pasta from various cereals;

• milk, condensed milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, nonfat cream;

• vegetable oils, olive, sunflower and corn oil;

• lean beef, pilaf from boiled meat;

• various herbs, fresh fruits and sweets.

In general, people with liver disease need to be extremely careful in their diet and daily behavior. If you suffer from an acute form of the disease or suffer from chronic hepatitis, you should perform only mild types of exercise. Involuntary movements, heavy lifting, and strenuous physical activity complicate liver function, which is weakened by pain. Be sure to consult your doctor, especially when doing physical exercise.

Keep in mind that due to chronic diseases of the liver, various changes can occur in the condition of a person's internal organs and skin. Therefore, if you notice any changes in the body or skin, you should see a doctor without treatment, as you know.