Liver Disease Treatment » Alcoholic liver disease http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Way away from alcoholic liver http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/way-away-from-alcoholic-liver.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/way-away-from-alcoholic-liver.html#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:06:55 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=201 First, alcohol

 Drinking can lead to the occurrence of many diseases, but especially the liver injury particularly at night, is the root cause of alcoholic liver disease and therefore I the disease course of treatment and disease recovered, must be the absolute prohibition of alcohol. Clinically, the disease relapse because they can not quit drinking, as well as exacerbation of the situation, not rare, should be a warning. If a complete abstinence, elimination of the cause, you can improve the therapeutic effects on disease rehabilitation, to prevent the recurrence of the disease, deterioration or it changes.

 Second, food

 Diet in patients with liver disease should eat vegetarian, preferably light, bogey greasy, nutritious, digestible principle, Eat small meals often taboo cold, never too sweet, Xin Sheng Tan to help heat and wet of the goods. Salt water to help with stagnate disadvantages, thus swelling alcohol, shall be given to low-salt, salt diet. Bleeding tendencies, but it should Jijiu, smoke and heat Sunburn Xin Bo’s products; wet muddy the levy significant persons, especially when the bogey Feigan greasy; In case of mental disorder, soul unclear who should be strictly controlled meat supply fresh liquid food.

 III emotions

 The liver and gallbladder disease, easy-to-Yu Zhi, should be smooth Article Shuxie better. Poor love, if love, mental depression, makes air-against the chaos, imbalance of yin and yang. Induce or aggravate symptoms of the disease. Should help patients to overcome and eliminate anger, depression, doubt, sadness, fear and other negative emotions, and foster confidence in the treatment of disease and promote the rehabilitation of the disease.

 4, rest

 In patients with alcoholic liver disease should pay attention to rest, so that living and restrained amount of work and rest. According to master the different stages of the disease combined static and dynamic relationship between the acute phase should be taken to the “quiet mainly static, there dynamic” principle, in order to rest mainly too restrictive activities. Stable phase should be taken, “static and dynamic combination of dynamic and static moderation” principle, so that self-care, proper rest. Recovery should be used “to move the main, moving there static” principle, the activity gradually, and to no sense for the degree of fatigue and avoid overwork, Hao Shang qi and blood.

 5, exercise

 Usual physical exercises can enhance physical fitness, reduce or prevent diseases. In the disease process, should be based on the severity of the disease, as well as physical strength of the different priorities, select the appropriate training methods.

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Excessive drinkers, be care of your liver http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/excessive-drinkers-be-care-of-your-liver.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/excessive-drinkers-be-care-of-your-liver.html#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:05:06 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=199 Of excessive drinking on the human body injury is enormous. Modern medicine proves that long-term heavy drinking, the liver is the first to be affected. One of the most common injury is alcohol-induced liver injury, alcoholic fatty liver, if not promptly conditioning may also turn into liver fibrosis and cirrhosis risk.

 More than 90% alcohol into the body through the liver metabolism, and its metabolites, and its metabolic disorders caused by liver cells, leading to the main reason for alcohol-induced liver injury. According to the research, normal average daily drink 40 grams -80 grams of alcohol, 10 years later, there will be alcohol-induced liver disease, such as a daily average of 160 grams ,8-10 years, cirrhosis of the liver occurs.

 The liver is the major metabolic organ in the human body, human body, the conversion of synthesis of a variety of nutrients must be completed through the liver, but also a variety of toxins through the liver to resolve. A small amount of alcohol, alcohol detoxification through the liver metabolism, it will be disposed of liver tissue into non-toxic substances excreted; if the long-term heavy drinking, alcohol metabolite acetaldehyde on the toxic effects of liver cells is very large. Acetaldehyde is more toxic than ethanol, the liver, excessive accumulation can damage the liver cells, liver cells and repeated steatosis, necrosis, resulting in fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver. In most cases, people do not know what damage the liver has been seriously until after the apparent symptoms, such as the liver pain, general weakness, indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension, or to the hospital examination found abnormal liver function, such as elevated transaminase and so on.

 In addition, alcohol will be on the human brain, heart, central nervous system, stomach and oral pharynx and other digestive tract damage. Alcohol makes males were found to decline in the quality of sperm; for women during pregnancy, even a small amount of alcohol, but also make the body unborn infants significantly increased risk of defects.

 To understand the harmful effects of excessive drinking, then to your liver, because of the long-term excessive drinking people should minimize alcohol consumption. In fact, moderate alcohol consumption on the human body is still beneficial. To cultivate a good habit of drinking. Must first master the volume. Men daily alcohol consumption should be less than 40 grams (of alcohol), women should be less than 20 grams. This is a human drinking, “the amount of basic security.” There is a method of calculating the amount of alcohol, the reader can refer to. That is, the amount of alcohol is multiplied by the degree of alcohol in the proportion of 0.8 multiplied by alcohol, such as alcohol consumption as semi-Jin (equivalent to 250 ml), alcohol degree of 50 °, then the drink into the amount of alcohol is: 250 × 50% × 0.8 = 100 Ke.

 In addition, some small way also allows you to drink while protecting the liver. For example, when eating drinking vinegar can be mixed with vegetables or fruit, it is because vinegar can play into the alcohol and the role of fruit in sugar can speed up the consumption of alcohol in the body, while vegetables and fruits can add vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium and other important anti-oxidants, but also reduce the toxicity of alcohol on the liver. Usually you can drink and drink some wine before a protective effect on the liver, such as health tea health health liver tea. Liver Health is a health tea Jiaogulan, Xihuangcao, Bupleurum, Ganoderma lucidum, Chinese wolfberry son, Polyporus umbellatus, composed of Chinese herbs such as liquorice, can promote the regeneration of liver cells to comprehensively strengthen the liver lipid metabolism, promoting fat decomposition, the effective to prevent the formation of fatty liver with Liver, Liver health care role.

 1) Avoid taking unnecessary drugs (too many chemicals that cause liver damage.)

 2) In the case without a doctor’s guidance will not be taking multiple drugs. (The liver may have some hazards)

 3) non-formal drug-induced serious damage to the liver, causing permanent damage.

 4) Do not alcohol, including beer, alcoholic beverages or wine. (If you do drink a day, drink 2.)

 5) the prohibition of alcohol and other drugs taken together.

 6) The use of air freshener when you should be careful, because your liver to detoxify inhaled composition. (If you have room to use it, first verify that the ventilation, otherwise you must wear masks it.)

 7) pesticides, paint and some other chemical spray will damage the liver. You must beware of inhaled substances.

 8) Note that some of the material falls on the skin. (Trees and a pair of pesticides will be placed to reach the liver through the skin and destroy some cells, because they are seriously damaging chemicals.)

 9) diet in sufficient quantities, balanced and nutritious.

 10) some highly controlled deep-fried, high fat food. Experts say: Avoid foods high in fat and cholesterol can reduce gall bladder disease, including gallstones and liver-related diseases.

 11) as deprivation smoked, pickled and salty food. Prior to first taste the salt in your food! Or cooking select some flavoring agent, such as lemon juice, onion, vinegar, garlic, chili peppers or mustard.

 12) Increase intake of high fiber foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, rice and cereals. High-fiber diet on the protection of the liver has significant benefits.

 13) a large number of sweets, snacks and drinks because it contains a sweet flavor and rich in high-calorie. Can use some fruit instead.

 14) maintain their body weight in the normal range. Medical studies have shown that obesity and gall bladder, liver and other organs of the disease have a direct relationship.

 15) in the diet at the same time, to ensure that the body and the liver work necessary vitamins and minerals.

 16) two or three days a week regular program of activities useful for maintaining liver health.

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Protection of the liver to drink less beer http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/protection-of-the-liver-to-drink-less-beer.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/protection-of-the-liver-to-drink-less-beer.html#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:02:32 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=197 With the improvement of living standards, more and more people are now drinking. Just at the people cried “dry, dry, dry” at the same time, alcohol-induced liver disease this potential killer are looming ahead, becoming the second largest after the viral liver disease. The reporter learned from the recently held second session of the Lingnan Love 2008 Festival of alcoholic liver disease liver expert forum was informed that studies have shown that if more than 5 consecutive years for more than 48 grams per day of alcohol intake, 32% of people have varying degrees of alcoholic liver disease.

 According to the Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Liver Yang Jiong, executive deputy director of the introduction, more than 5 consecutive years of alcohol intake of 48 grams per day for more than 32% of people will have different degrees of alcoholic liver disease. The formula for the calculation of alcohol intake: alcohol intake × × 0.8 = intake of alcohol. Beer, for example: 750ml × 0.08 × 0.8 = 48 grams a day, drinking a bottle of beer, the risk of suffering from alcoholic liver will be greatly increased. China’s current prevalence rate of alcohol-induced liver disease 4.34%, male and female prevalence of 8:1. In addition, the Institute survey of more than 300 patients, alcoholic liver disease was significantly younger, accounting for about emerging cirrhosis Liu Cheng, of which 80% of patients 40 years old, the youngest only in patients with alcoholic liver 26.

 This reporter learned that, by the “no alcohol not a seat,” the impact of traditional wine culture and social needs of many people to become alcohol-dependent persons. Patients often say that the sentence was “do not drink No, ah, no way, too entertaining,” the crowd in the 97% of respondents who know that “drinking can damage the liver”, may still helpless in eight adult drinking. Yang Jiong stressed that, regardless of the size of alcohol consumption, drinking the white wine, red wine or beer, for the already suffer from hepatitis B viruses is the liver, is a worse blow. For hepatitis B patients, the alcohol is equal to suicide, for alcoholic liver disease, there is no one drug is more effective than abstinence. Alcohol under the premise in accordance with China’s “alcoholic liver disease clinics Guide” to be an appropriate drug treatment, most lesions can be reversed. For a “drunkard” is concerned, any time, drinking is not too late. For the market, many “anti-alcohol Liver” products, the experts call it composition, mostly stimulants, vitamins and amino acids, providing only the role of comfort and ease headaches and can not hangover, let alone protecting liver, only the alcohol is the protection of the only way to the liver.

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Alcoholic liver cognitive errors! http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/alcoholic-liver-cognitive-errors.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/alcoholic-liver-cognitive-errors.html#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:18:04 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=194 What is alcoholic liver? 1 Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Gastroenterology, said Professor Yang Guohong, alcoholic liver suggests that it is liver disease caused by alcohol, full name of the alcoholic liver disease. Disease is more common in the West, leading to cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol ratio of deaths the cause of death in the United States and Europe accounted for the top five, but the downward trend in recent years. In China, in recent years along with economic development, improvement of living standards, the incidence of alcoholic liver on the rise. According to Tianjin Institute of Liver Disease survey of more than 3,000 patients, the incidence of alcoholic liver cirrhosis accounting for the total number of newly issued 60%, of which 80% of patients 40 years old! This alarming reminder of the findings : To improve the awareness level of alcohol liver disease, change bad drinking habits, has become an urgent concern of the major social problems.

 Professor Yang Guohong person is frequently on the drinking of several cognitive errors Comments below. Misunderstanding 1: I am not hepatitis, why would be elevated transaminases?

 50-year-old Lee talking about his liver, it does not understand: their own elevated transaminases for many years, but upon inspection is neither hepatitis A, but not hepatitis B, the other C, D, HEV are also on the number that do not. “I’m in the end get what was wrong?” He asked the doctor. Upon inquiry, the doctors found that he has many years of drinking history, but also with symptoms of alcoholic liver judge him.

 According to Professor Yang Guohong introduction, alcoholic liver sub-clinical mild, moderate and severe three. Mainly as a mild alcoholic fatty liver. Most younger patients, often without symptoms, only a feeling of abdominal distension weak; the medium-term performance as a loss of appetite, disgust greasy, tests can be found, elevated aminotransferases, which the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and glutamyl transferase ( GGT) increased more outstanding. Light to moderate alcohol liver can be cured completely, but severe disease may develop cirrhosis of the liver, leading to ascites and bleeding. Misunderstanding 2: Gesanchawu on the wine market, not too alcoholic liver.

 What drink a lot of wine, drink alcohol, how long will cause the liver? Some people think that: “I Gesanchawu was the last wine market, all right.” Really true?

 Professor Yang Guohong, said alcohol liver formation and degree of alcohol in the wine. The capacity of the general male liver 40g of alcohol a day, women less. 40g of alcohol is about the equivalent of brandy 100ml, whiskey 120ml, Shaoxing wine 250ml, beer 1000ml. If you exceed this amount continued to drink 3 to 5 years, alcoholic liver cirrhosis will follow. Misunderstanding 3: I have normal liver function, why not drink?

 A 40-year-old in his early liver cancer two years ago, diagnosed with alcoholic liver, but liver function tests were normal. Because of their work, often half a dozen to continue drinking. He always said: “I am normal liver function, why not drink?” A month ago, a business trip to Guangzhou feel liver pain, abdominal distension. An inspection, Mandu ascites, liver cancer is already advanced.

 Yang Hong said that not only make healthy people drink alcohol to cirrhosis or liver cancer, hepatitis B, etc. will also speed up the process of viral hepatitis into cirrhosis of the liver. So there are two types of people can not drink alcoholic liver first and second, patients with viral hepatitis. Patients with liver disease should at least once every six months, check liver function. Compensatory liver has a strong ability to hide in the disease development, the liver cell damage to a certain extent, liver function tests may be normal. At this point if they continue to drink, would be “worse.” Until the time of “abnormal” appearance often is too late. Mistakes 4: What prescriptions can be alcohol?

 Yang Hong said that for the early and mid-alcoholic liver, alcohol is the only method of treatment. Generally mild alcoholic liver alcohol can improve the symptoms after 34 weeks, there is abnormal liver function may take some liver protection with antidotes, such as glutathione, sulfur Punuo Ning and so on, after six months will slowly drop in transaminase .

 However, easy to drink hard alcohol. Yang Hong said that the medical profession has not come up with a rapid current alcohol drugs, to seek drugs, prescriptions alcohol is a kind of misunderstanding. Of course, the long-term drinking of people you let him suddenly stopped, he would be very difficult to be, there withdrawal symptoms. Such as insomnia, irritability, unable to eat anything, or even tremors, convulsions and other symptoms similar to drug treatment, which is alcohol syndrome, the need to find a doctor to give sedation, intravenous nutritional supplements and other symptomatic treatment.

 The abstinence approach, she believed to be primarily psychological and behavioral therapy. First, the patient should strongly abstinence confidence, take the initiative to take measures to gradually decreasing amount of alcohol and change the original way of life. Including daily drink less 12, from wine to drink beer or wine, or drink something to eat before drinking alcohol-free beverages, try to avoid drinking buddy meeting to develop a variety of hobbies and so on. He introduced a drinking party, is to live eels into three low-grade wine and 250ml bubble 4 days, after drinking one or two a day. In fact, this treatment carries with it the role of psychological suggestion, and that with a smell of wine sticky Hu Hu, and few people drink down. Misunderstanding 5: After suffering from fatty liver disease can not eat meat.

 For alcoholic liver disease, doctors are always warning their pay attention to nutritional balance, eat more vitamin-rich vegetables, fruits and lean meat, fish, milk and so on. Early alcoholic liver disease who may be skeptical about this: I have a fatty liver, dare to do to eat meat?

 Yang Hong said that, in fact, this is a misunderstanding. Because the cause of fatty liver There are three main reasons: obesity, alcohol consumption and diabetes mellitus. Alcoholic fatty liver of obesity is not caused by excess nutrients, but alcohol damage the liver cells, causing liver fat metabolism disorders and deposition. So, should eat lean meat, milk, these low-fat high-protein foods, to improve the nutritional status of the liver, cirrhosis of the liver to slow down its development.

 Here, she recommended three therapeutic side, we recommend regular consumption of alcoholic liver disease were: ① fried mushrooms and celery: celery 400g, mushrooms 50g, salt, vinegar appropriate. This side has Pinggan heat, the role of Qi and blood. ② burning mushroom tofu: soft tofu 250g, Mushroom 100g. Tofu and Mushroom Casserole by putting up a piece, plus amount of salt and water, boil in the fire, a small Huodun 15 minutes, add spices can be. There qi Yiwei, lipid-lowering anti-viral, can be used to fatty liver after hepatitis adjuvant therapy. ③ celery and red date soup: celery 200 ~ 400g, red dates 50 ~ 100g, soup sub-doses. Can also be used alone celery 250g, washed Daozhi to the residue, add honey amount, after the warm stew served once a day. Two parties have Qingrejiedu, the role of blood Yanggan

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Complications of alcoholic liver http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/complications-of-alcoholic-liver.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/complications-of-alcoholic-liver.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:15:36 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=190 1, upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Chronic alcoholics complicated with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, may be due to acute gastric erosions, ulcer disease or esophageal varices bleeding (EVB), and therefore subject to the bleeding site and treatment decisions. Plus a small amount of ice water norepinephrine gastric lavage, or other hemostatic agent, on gastric mucosal bleeding caused by erosion may be effective. The case of portal hypertension caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy hemorrhage, can be used Sandostatin, somatostatin and effective. Sandostatin Usage: 0.1mg slow intravenous injection, followed by 3mg intravenous drip, continuous infusion of at least 48h, bleeding ulcers omeprazole or ranitidine treatment available. EVB treatment, are available for three-cavity tube balloon compression, plus Sandostatin or somatostatin treatment, use ibid. In order to stop bleeding when a longer option of sclerotherapy varicose vein ligation therapy or therapy (EVL). AH (alcoholic hepatitis) caused by portal hypertension, portal vein pressure can be treated and returned to normal, varicose veins may disappear.

 2, ascites: AH and AC (alcoholic cirrhosis) and have ascites, in order to improve liver function as the main treatment, when the portal venous pressure decreased to normal, serum albumin level increased, the urine that is itself growing. Had to limit sodium intake, diuretics should be cautious due to the application of AH, AC patients is often associated with low potassium, low magnesium, calcium, hypophosphatemia. Alone should be disabled in a major role in the proximal renal tubules of chlorine thiazide. Its antagonism of aldosterone on the distal tubules can not be the effect, it is not only the increase in aldosterone in patients with liver cirrhosis accompanied by a lack of diuretic effect, Japan and _ will exacerbate potassium, magnesium loss, hypokalemic alkalosis and liver induced coma, so should be combined, such as with spironolactone (50-100mg) and Hydrochlorothiazide (50-100mg / d) combination. Regular review during treatment should pay attention to blood, urine electrolytes, electrocardiogram and blood gas analysis, to prevent possible high-K learning disorders.

 3, hepatic coma, such as AC, and AH patients with hepatic encephalopathy, should pay attention to look at the induced causes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, electrolyte and acid-base disorders, secondary infection, for preventive use of sodium glutamate, potassium inappropriate, protein excessive intake and so on. The reason is sometimes complex. Gastrointestinal bleeding and infection should be controlled, electrolyte and acid-base disorders should be promptly corrected. At the same time are advised to reduce intestinal bacterial decomposition of amino acids and urea class.

 4, infection due to AH, AC in patients with poor nutritional status, low immunity, as well as self-care ability and poor sanitary conditions and other factors affecting the patient vulnerable to infections, especially lung infections and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The incidence of pneumonia is 3-4 times higher than the crowd, and one of the most important cause of death, it should attach importance to its prevention and treatment. At the same time should be noted that spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in early diagnosis. In addition to conventional indicators, the current focus and neutral PH ascites multinucleated cells (PMN) counts. Positive in two or three should be considering the possibility of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and appropriate timely treatment.

 5, electrolyte and acid-base imbalance due to low intake, excretion and more gastrointestinal tract and the renal tubular absorption, as well as ethanol-induced acid-base disorders, in the AC, AH patients, often appear electrolyte and acid-base disorders, complicated by low potassium , low magnesium, calcium, hypophosphatemia, and a variety of acid-base imbalance. Its mechanism of lactic acid and ethanol metabolism and other metabolic complications such as anemia, myalgia, rhabdomyolysis, alcohol syndrome, hepatic coma and other relevant. Low potassium, low magnesium, calcium, phosphorus often accompanied with the existence of clinical manifestations twitching, tremors, looking to symptoms such as difficult to distinguish, ECG is also a lack of specific performance, to monitor the blood and urine electrolytes.

 Ethanol metabolism, lactic acidosis, ketosis, can lead to AG (anion gap) metabolic acidosis, ethanol inhibition of excessive anesthesia can cause respiratory respiratory acidosis, excessive breath alcohol syndrome, can cause respiratory alkalosis, severe vomiting can also caused by low-chloride, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, which is easy to induce hepatic encephalopathy. If associated with severe infection and inappropriate medical treatment, more complicated, therefore, must pay attention to monitoring of electrolytes, blood gas analysis, ECG, and examination and treatment if appropriate, timely adjustments combined with clinical treatment.

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Understanding of severe alcoholic hepatitis http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/understanding-of-severe-alcoholic-hepatitis-2.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/understanding-of-severe-alcoholic-hepatitis-2.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:13:36 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=188 Severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAL), formerly known as the chronic alcoholics with acute liver failure.

 Severe alcoholic hepatitis is defined as alcoholic hepatitis, hepatic coma, pneumonia, acute renal failure, upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated with endotoxemia. Although the broken wine continued to liver large, the majority of those in poor prognosis, PTA 50% or less, a significant increase in white blood cells in histology, the majority appear Mai’s body (Mb), can be seen with severe liver cell degeneration and necrosis of and so on.

 1987 Abe Hongyan such reports 73 cases of alcoholic hepatitis in 8 patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis cases, of which 4 cases with autopsy pathological data, age 29 to 65 years old, both males, the average amount of alcohol Precision 107 ~ 225g / d, alcohol 10 ~ 30 years, almost all cases, when the House condemns individuals are still drinking, hepatomegaly up to Youlei under 3-8cm, 8 cases 7 cases of ascites (87.5%). 6 cases of disturbance of consciousness (75%). 8 patients, 7 cases were complicated with pneumonia, renal insufficiency, gastrointestinal bleeding and other complications, at the Last 3-38 days after the death of drinking, only 1 case resumed.

 Hospital records of 7 cases when the body temperature, there are 4 cases (57.21%) increase in body temperature; eight cases of people’s homes WBC count (11.4 ~ 36.3) * 109 / L, there are four cases of category to see the type of leukemia blast cells showed an increase like reaction. RBC 2.12 ~ 4.06) * 1012 / L was anemic appearance, 7 cases in 5 cases (71.4%) see thrombocytopenia. 7 cases of PAT was 33% ~ 48%, all at 50% or less. Serum total bilirubin in 51.3 ~ 478.8mmol / L. AST / ALT ratio showed high values, serum albumin, cholesterol values of the majority of low serum BUN value of 7 cases in 4 cases (57.1%), creatinine (Cr) 7 3 cases (42.8%) increased significantly. 7 cases of blood amylase increased in 3 cases. Chest X-ray film see the six cases in 6 cases (85.7%) had pneumonia, lung abscess and other abnormalities.

 7 died in the four cases of autopsy, see a significant hepatomegaly, histology on 3 cases (75%) sub-chunk necrosis, four cases of all-Mai’s body there, all of the organization was as alcoholic hepatitis, 1 case showed liver cirrhosis, 2 cases of cirrhosis of the liver showed the early stage of no more than one cases of lobular alterations tendencies, all the pathological diagnosis of pneumonia, lung abscess, pulmonary edema, acute renal failure, cellulose pericarditis, acute pancreatitis, where a particular or the number of co-existence.

 Severe alcoholic hepatitis deaths in a number of multi-organ damage combined, showing endotoxemia, blood in the high frequency of immune complexes, inflammatory cytokines were significantly higher, showing status of reticuloendothelial system dysfunction.

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Focuses on prevention of alcoholic liver disease http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/focuses-on-prevention-of-alcoholic-liver-disease.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/focuses-on-prevention-of-alcoholic-liver-disease.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:11:50 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=186 First, strengthen health education prevention and treatment of chloasma

 Prenatal care little knowledge of pregnancy care and health (1), a common pregnancy disorder (1)

 Make full use of radio, television and movies and other propaganda media, vigorously carry out public health education and improve the quality of universal health, in particular, should be strengthened, schoolchildren, students and their parents light on the prevention of alcoholism, health education, reducing youth alcohol.

 Second, to strengthen the training of medical personnel

 Hingson and other investigating 271 cases of wine and beer drinkers found that only 70 cases (25.8%) active treatment, 201 cases (74.2%) is not treatment. The 70 cases of those, only 31 cases (45%) were the doctor asked their drinking history, 18 cases (25.7%) were advised to drink less or be informed on the dangers of drinking, and 2 cases (3%) were carried out alcoholism treatment, medical staff explain the severity of alcoholic liver disease lack of knowledge in urgent need of them training in the prevention and treatment of alcoholism.

 Third, early detection and early treatment

 Early detection and treatment of alcoholic patients can prevent the occurrence of alcoholic liver disease. Currently, patients with alcoholism screening methods are the following two ways:

 (A) the person asking or screening questionnaires: The most common method is to CAGE question survey, one, do you feel the need to reduce drinking; 2, Are you unhappy with criticism of your drinking; 3, do you drink your Liquor palpable heart feel guilty; 4, do you wake up every morning first thing is to drink. Every question answered in the affirmative 1 minute, 2 minutes or more tips are alcohol-related diseases. Law sensitivity of 75% -90% A, the specificity was 77% -96%. In addition, there are “two issues screening method” and other face to face inquiry screening law, most of them derived from the CAGE.

 (B) laboratory screening: mean corpuscular volume (MCV) increased serum glutamic acyl combined GGT (GGT) increased to 90% of diagnosed alcoholics.

 Fourth, to develop appropriate laws and regulations

 (1) health warning label law;

 (B) increase prices of alcoholic beverages;

 (C) raise the legal drinking age;

 (D) prohibit the drink driving law.

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The three types of alcoholic liver disease http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/the-three-types-of-alcoholic-liver-disease.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/the-three-types-of-alcoholic-liver-disease.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:15:52 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=183 ● alcoholic fatty liver generally do not have symptoms, some may appear weak, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and other performance, there will be fat, liver enlargement and other signs.

 ● alcoholic hepatitis is often shortly before the onset drinking has a large number of clinical manifestations in addition to symptoms of nonalcoholic fatty liver, there are fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and there is significant weight loss. Can occur in patients with anemia and neutropenia increased, elevated aminotransferases, serum bilirubin increased and so the performance.

 ● Early asymptomatic patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, may appear in the latter part of weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, fatigue, fever, dark urine, gum bleeding and other symptoms. Cirrhosis, there may be jaundice, ascites, edema, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and other symptoms, laboratory tests may have anemia, decreased white blood cells and platelets, serum albumin decreased globulin increased performance.

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Wine is not just the liver injury http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/wine-is-not-just-the-liver-injury.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/wine-is-not-just-the-liver-injury.html#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:13:41 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=181 It is often said: a small amount of alcohol useful, alcohol can stimulate blood circulation, prevention of coronary heart disease. However, the meaning of “small amount of” alcohol experts pointed out that the so-called small amount of alcohol is less than 20 grams of alcohol per day. However, for liver disease patients, they should ban alcohol. This is because a small amount of alcohol on the liver in patients with liver disease can also cause very serious damage. The reason is:

 1. Alcohol can directly cause liver damage. After drinking alcohol, ethanol directly into the body’s blood circulation, was the body of the alcohol dehydrogenase oxidation and decomposition, forming pairs of human liver toxicity of acetaldehyde great. Under normal circumstances, acetaldehyde may be the human body decomposition of aldehyde dehydrogenase as a non-toxic substances excreted. However, patients with liver disease contained within the liver aldehyde dehydrogenase has been considerably reduced, some of acetaldehyde can not be completely broken down, and can damage liver cells directly into the liver. The more alcohol consumption, his body the higher the content of acetaldehyde, the liver damage is also more severe.

 2. Alcohol into the human body can inhibit the regeneration of liver cells. Studies that liver cells have a strong regenerative capacity, even though the liver in patients with liver disease are swelling of liver cells, liver cells, necrosis, etc., in varying degrees of pathological changes; but with normal function of liver cells to repair damaged liver will continue to continuously regenerated. Alcohol enters the body, may inhibit the repair of liver cells and increased the degree of liver damage in patients with hepatitis.

 3. Chronic hepatitis patients with hepatitis C virus in the body almost all the activity. Clinicians commonly used antiviral drugs, such as interferon and other viruses that inhibit the activities of the body to control their condition. Alcohol enters the body after the blood can significantly inhibit the role of antiviral drugs, thus greatly weakening the effectiveness of anti-viral drug, allowing clinicians to have this increase in liver disease treatment, so that is not conducive to liver disease in rehabilitation, will also increase the financial burden of patients and their families.

 4. Alcohol can damage the body’s defense system. Reduce the body’s immune function, and through the human body “signal system” induction, so that a series of liver disease, which will ultimately enable part of the liver disease liver cancer cells, while suffering from liver cancer.

 The above theory has fully demonstrated that patients with liver disease alcohol only to their liver and body burden and trouble, harm rather than good, so patients with liver disease must be prohibited alcohol.

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Alcoholic liver injury, female hazard even worse http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/alcoholic-liver-injury-female-hazard-even-worse.html http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/alcoholic-liver-injury-female-hazard-even-worse.html#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:11:38 +0000 admin http://www.liver-disease-treatment.com/?p=179 My nearly 7 years, due to a large number of long-term drinking of potent liquor caused increased 28.5-fold in patients with alcoholism, the death toll increased by 30.6-fold. We all know that moderate alcohol consumption for most people’s health and there is no damage, a small amount of drinking some wine, such as wine, the body has certain advantages. However, long-term excessive drinking, especially in a high number of drinking wine, it will cause fatty degeneration of liver cells, inflammation, necrosis and fibrosis, eventually leading to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Edition invited to Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Gastroenterology, director of Dr. Xu Youqing give readers some things to talk about drinking and alcohol-induced liver disease prevention and treatment.

 After the sick note

 50-year-old Wang, a drinking history of 20 years, two years ago, diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis. During the Spring Festival because of continued high alcohol consumption are more entertaining, ascites, slurred speech, unsteady gait, aggressiveness and other symptoms. After hospitalization for sedation, hepatoprotective, diuretic and a series of symptomatic treatment, his condition has improved but he was clearly increased the extent of liver damage.

 Xu Qing, director of presentations, such as the above-mentioned Mr. Wang as the patient, should first wine to quit, only the alcohol in order to prevent the further development of the disease; pay attention to proper rest; in liver protection under the guidance of a doctor, symptomatic treatment and nutritional support. In the diet, eating high-protein, high-sugar, low fat, low salt diet, such as an appropriate complement of plant protein, soy products, lean meat type (chicken, beef and mutton), milk type, rice, flour and other cereals, and Note added vitamin B, C, K and folic acid type more foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables.

 In addition, Mr. Wang’s no need to fear, we should insist on one to two months on a regular basis to the hospital for review, if there is abdominal distention, decreased urine output, lower extremity edema and other symptoms should go to hospital.

 Understanding of alcoholic liver disease

 Xu Qing, director of introduction, alcoholic liver disease is due to the long-term excessive drinking, resulting in deposition of fat in liver cells, degeneration, necrosis and regeneration, ultimately leading to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, and may even cause the occurrence of liver cancer. Mainly include alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic fatty liver and alcoholic cirrhosis.

 I want to clarify that not all drinkers can lead to alcoholic liver disease. The occurrence of alcoholic liver disease and alcohol dose, the patient’s nutritional status, genetic and metabolic characteristics of the. The development of alcoholic liver disease and alcohol abuse is closely related to dosage and length of time. Although not all alcoholics have undergone significant liver damage, but long-term drinking can easily damage the liver occurs, women of the dangers of alcohol more. China Liver learn to alcoholic liver disease in the diagnostic criteria for alcoholic liver disease is defined as: general drinking more than five years, equivalent to the amount of ethanol as follows: males more than 40 grams per day; females is greater than 20 grams per day ; or 2 weeks, a large number of drinking history (more than 80 grams per day) due to abnormal liver function, and the emergence of related clinical symptoms. Ethanol conversion formula is: g = alcohol consumption (ml) × alcohol content (degrees) × 0.8 (the proportion of ethanol).

 Clinical manifestations of disease

 Xu Qing, director, said, alcohol-induced liver disease is a chronic injury process, and recently there’s no obvious clinical symptoms. Alcoholic liver disease in the course of the occurrence and development of alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic liver cirrhosis at different stages of liver damage.

 Alcoholic fatty liver generally do not have symptoms, some may appear weak, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and other performance, there will be fat, liver enlargement and other signs.

 Alcoholic hepatitis is often caused due to short-term high alcohol consumption, clinical manifestations in addition to symptoms of nonalcoholic fatty liver, there are fever, yellow urine, weakness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and there is significant weight loss. Laboratory examination can be expressed as mean corpuscular volume increased, elevated aminotransferases, GGT increased, serum bilirubin increased and so on.

 Early in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis can also be asymptomatic, may appear in the latter part of weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, fatigue, fever, dark urine, gum bleeding and other symptoms. Cirrhosis, there may be jaundice, ascites, lower extremity edema, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and other symptoms.

 Alcoholic liver disease was mainly due to the long-term liver damage caused by alcohol is not contagious, family members, friends and colleagues do not have to worry about being infected.

 Alcoholism can cause illness

 Director Xu said, alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease have a close relationship. Short-term or one-time heavy drinking can cause acute alcoholism. The long-term heavy drinking (a few months or years) the most common injury sites were liver,

 Excessive drinking or taking too much alcohol can cause central nervous excitement or inhibition state, called acute alcoholism. Clinical exciting period can be divided into three namely, ataxia period, coma period. Mild as the excitement phase, showed to speak in full flight, emotionally unstable, easily swayed by emotions, facial flushing or paleness, conjunctival hyperemia, may have abdominal discomfort, nausea and even vomiting. For the period of moderate ataxia appeared uncoordinated muscle movement, speech vague, blurred vision, diplopia, gait instability. Severe as the sleeping period, the performance of the state of lethargy, vomiting, slow breathing, heart rate, particularly in severe incontinence, convulsions, coma, respiratory paralysis and death may occur.

 The most effective preventive measure is abstinence

 Xu Qing, director of presentations, alcoholic liver disease the most effective preventive measure is to stop drinking or control alcohol consumption, as consumption of low alcohol or non-alcoholic drinks. Can not be too much reliance on the current preventive health care products on the market, as many brands of health products, therapeutic mechanism is unclear, difficult to determine efficacy.

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