Itchy body in hepatic encephalopathy is mostly caused by liver cell damage and elevated bilirubin level, which can be treated by lowering blood ammonia, maintaining liver function and nutritional support.
1. Lowering blood ammonia: the more widely used is L-ornithine-L-aspartic acid. Ornithine can reduce blood ammonia by synthesizing urea through ornithine cycle. L-aspartic acid can utilize and consume ammonia to synthesize other substances, thus reducing blood ammonia.
2. Maintenance of liver function: Sedatives, hypnotics, analgesics, etc., should be avoided as much as possible during the period of severe decompensation of liver function, as these drugs will aggravate liver damage and exacerbate hepatic encephalopathy.
3. Nutritional supportive therapy: try to ensure the supply of heat energy, avoid hypoglycemia, and supplement various vitamins.
Consult the doctor in time when there is discomfort, clarify the cause of the disease, choose the medication under the doctor’s guidance, and do not use the medication on your own.