How to Spend Spring with Liver Disease

Due to the favorable weather and proper rest, many liver disease patients feel that the original symptoms of liver disease are no longer obvious, and slack off on the review and treatment of the disease. In fact, with the warmth of spring, now is a good time for review. Liver disease prevention and treatment is not a one-day process, and you must be persistent, so that your doctor can get a full understanding of your liver condition in order to determine the treatment plan. Even if you do not have any symptoms, you should pay attention to it. If you seek medical treatment only when you feel unwell, you may miss a good opportunity to standardize your treatment. Targeted physical examination should be timely Physical examination is more and more people pay attention to, liver examination is an essential part of the physical examination, liver examination of the main items are blood check liver function, hepatitis B two half, do liver, gallbladder and spleen ultrasound, and so on. For people who have been found to have “Hepatitis B minor tri-positive” and “major tri-positive” in Hepatitis B two-half examination, DNA should be checked to understand the degree of viral activity. For people with a history of chronic hepatitis B, cirrhosis and other liver diseases and a family history of liver cancer, it is necessary to regularly check the alpha-fetoprotein AFP, which is a specific indicator of primary liver cancer. Timely review to protect the liver Liver disease patients’ review should generally be conducted once a quarter, the purpose of the review is not only to understand the various indicators of the liver, but also to assess the effect of previous treatment, so that the doctor can optimize the treatment plan in a timely manner. Nowadays, there are many treatment methods for liver disease, which can adopt the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine of “treating the patient according to his/her condition, time and place” and “treating according to the evidence”, and under the premise of liver protection, mobilize autoimmunity to slow down and stop viral replication, and carry out the systematic, orderly and holistic treatment. Holistic treatment. Since the treatment of liver disease requires a long-lasting battle, everyone should have confidence and perseverance. Spring is the season when chronic liver disease is prone to relapse. The climate is changeable at this time of the year, which is cold and warm, and it is easy to lower the immunity of human body; frequent staying up late, working overtime, driving at night, irregular diet, etc., all of these will induce the relapse of chronic liver disease and aggravate the condition. In order to prevent recurrence or aggravation of the disease in the spring, patients with chronic liver disease should grasp the following four aspects in the spring: 1. Frequent review Patients with unstable condition should be reviewed once every 2 to 4 weeks, and patients with stable condition should be reviewed once every 8 to 12 weeks. If there are symptoms such as easy fatigue, pain in both sides of the body, loss of appetite, fear of eating greasy food, etc., you should go to a specialized hospital as soon as possible for examination or consult a specialist. Checkups include liver function, body virus level (for hepatitis B or C), serum alpha-fetoprotein, abdominal B-mode ultrasound, and so on. 2, get enough sleep Staying up late, lack of sleep, overwork is the enemy of liver health, but also the culprit of hepatitis and liver disease. According to the traditional medicine theory of meridian line, one to three o’clock in the morning for the liver meridian time, must sleep to nourish the liver, detoxification; on the modern theory, 10 p.m. ~ 2 a.m. for the beauty of the time, if this time does not sleep, it will be rough skin, easy to fatigue, fatigue, often feel a bitter mouth and dry throat, the fire, and even appear dark circles under the eyes. Therefore, the best way to nourish and protect the liver is to go to bed at 10 p.m. and get enough sleep. 3, light diet Add enough fruits and vegetables to meet the body’s need for vitamins and fiber. Eat less sweets and greasy food so as not to increase the burden on the liver due to high fat content. Non-cirrhosis patients should consume enough protein food, and fish, shrimp and lean meat should be used for meat consumption; people with weak spleen and stomach can eat more white lentils and soybean products, which are rich in protein and have the effect of removing dampness and heat, and can also regulate and enhance the function of the digestive system. Absolutely abstain from alcohol, alcohol is the natural enemy of patients with liver disease. 4, sports optimism liver in the five elements of wood, and “happy sad, angry hurt liver”, that is to say, if you are often angry, depressed, your liver is also a major injury. Usually also pay attention to moderate exercise, exercise not only helps blood circulation, promote metabolism, for the maintenance of the nervous system is also very helpful, and exercise helps the brain secretion of endorphins, can effectively fight against depression, liver protection.