What is hepatitis?
When the liver due to viruses, drugs, toxins, alcohol damage liver cell injury, degeneration and inflammation, they can not exert the normal function of the liver is often said that in general the "hepatitis."
There are several hepatitis?
According to the reasons for the incidence of hepatitis can be broadly divided into (l) alcohol-induced hepatitis (2) drug-induced hepatitis and (3) viral hepatitis. Among them, the most common viral hepatitis, but also can be divided into A, B, C, D, E five. Because B, C hepatitis B to develop into chronic hepatitis, and may even become the main cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, and to become as the most dangerous time bomb. Stealth killer hepatitis, therefore B and C type hepatitis are every one of us should pay special attention to and focus on prevention and treatment.
B, C prevalence rate of hepatitis and its complications?
The causes of hepatitis in Taiwan, has 90 percent are caused by viral, of which 80% are hepatitis B virus infection. Hepatitis B infection in most patients with no symptoms, but a small portion turn into chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer eventually became; therefore the prevalence of hepatitis B in Taiwan, cirrhosis and liver cancer incidence is also relatively high. The following data are for reference only:
V Taiwan region of hepatitis B rate for the world's first with the original rate of 15 ─ 20%, (Japan, 2%, Europe 0.1%), which has three million man-made hepatitis B carriers.
V in Taiwan each year about 3700 people die from cirrhosis, while 5,000 people have died of liver cancer.
VB hepatitis carriers to be the ratio of liver cancer of non-carriers 100 1 200 times.
V in patients with liver cirrhosis, about 5 percent each year of liver cancer occur.
Those who have symptoms of hepatitis?
Apart from fulminant hepatitis, severe hepatitis may have more obvious symptoms, most symptoms of hepatitis are not clear, making the vast majority of patients will neglect the disease progresses, resulting in delay in the effective treatment time; for example, has 70 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma % are found in end-stage disease, so treatment is often not as good as expected.
Statistics on the frequency of the symptoms of hepatitis were as follows: (1) lack a sense of burnout (2) loss of appetite (3) nausea and vomiting (4), jaundice (5) low heat of fever (6), abdominal distension, abdominal pain (7) of lower extremity swelling (8) liver palms (palmar purpura) (9) Spider Nevus (chest and neck vascular nevus) (10) ascites in case you have the above symptoms, should be more vigilant and seek medical treatment as soon as possible, make a detailed examination to understand their own conditions, early treatment.
B, C hepatitis infection how?
(1) from those already infected (carriers) of saliva, blood, semen, milk, tears and other secretions of infected.
(2) transfusion of blood enter the blood carriers.
(3) and carriers have been sharing needles contaminated with HIV, medical devices or other apparatus such as tooth extraction, acupuncture, shaving, tattoo, etc. hepatitis B infection.
(4) by pregnant women (carriers) in the production process of transmission to newborns.
Infected with B, C hepatitis, there will be what kind of consequences?
Once infected with B, C hepatitis, the viral infection, toxicity, infection routes, individual physical fitness, it will affect the immune system, such as the condition and change.
V individual the immune system in patients with good happened after infection in addition to clinical symptoms, the virus will be cleared, the suspension of infected liver cells to repair, the condition that is cured.
V immunocompromised patients, the virus is not easy to clear, sustained damage to liver cells, they become chronic B, C hepatitis; is likely to worsen as more serious liver cirrhosis, liver cancer.
V individuals immune dysfunction, the virus continued to replicate, liver cells, no damage or minor damage, manifested as asymptomatic carriers.
What is fatty liver?
The so-called fatty liver means the liver cells are piled together in too much fat, makes the liver cell degeneration affect the normal function of the liver. However, most patients had no obvious symptoms, only found in the ultrasound when suffering from fatty liver.
Cause fatty liver are common causes of major long-term excessive drinking, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and so on.
Fatty liver is a benign liver disease prognosis is good, very few, like hepatitis B caused liver cell damage. Apart from the long-term alcohol-induced fatty liver may evolve into chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer. As long as against the cause such as alcohol, obesity, high blood lipids, such as for symptomatic treatment, such as weight loss, reduce blood fat, or alcohol, most patients can return to normal.
Physician's recommendations
V If you are B, C hepatitis carrier, should immediately seek medical treatment clinics to determine their own normal liver function, to identify themselves as belonging to asymptomatic carriers, or chronic B, C hepatitis. No matter what kind, are to do regular checks to make their own history and inspection of the results of one of the Record, as a treatment, the basis for tracking and evaluation. And comply with physician's instructions; with medication, testing and Living Food Notes to the treatment of hepatitis, to avoid transmission to others objectives.
V chronic infection have been identified if B, C hepatitis, must be used for treatment, they should not serve medicine, recipe, herbs inviting the burden of the liver, affecting the normal treatment efficacy, lead to even more serious consequences.
V treatment B, C hepatitis, the need for long-term follow-up examination, in addition to doctor's treatment, reasonable arrangements for food, appropriate nutrition and rest patterns of life and pay attention to changes in self-symptoms, coupled with the physician to guide selection of appropriate methods of physical conditioning, the body gradually build up their self-immunity, and finally achieve the goal of physical medicine.
V If you have suffering from liver cirrhosis, but also should pay attention to their daily needs met, and keep abreast of the disease progresses, as a result of liver cirrhosis is an irreversible disease, and 5% a year will be derived into the liver, except for medical treatment, therefore the treatment of cirrhosis of concurrent symptoms , the need to make regular follow-up examinations of liver cancer indicators with a view to early detection, early treatment.
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