Many patients, because of the chronicity of hepatitis B, cirrhosis and liver cancer, excessive worry and fear, coupled with the lack of understanding and even alienation from society, family, friends and relatives to make them inferior, once suffering from hepatitis B, or found to have problems with two pairs of half, they will be depressed, worried and anxious, and do not dare to speak to others, the body was feeling quite good also become here also uncomfortable, there also uncomfortable. In this way, it is easy to lead to some people gullible advertising, seeking medical treatment around, indiscriminate treatment, indiscriminate use of drugs, so that not only the effectiveness of the treatment, cost money, and even the treatment of the heavier, and thus increase the psychological pressure, the heavier the “burden”, seriously affecting the recovery. I do not know, this bad mood will aggravate the chronicity and deterioration of hepatitis B. Director Huang Liuchang pointed out that a good state of mind is conducive to the treatment of chronic liver disease. In fact, many patients with acute hepatitis B can be expected to heal themselves, the prognosis of chronic hepatitis is more than good, some patients can also be expected to completely clear HBV, serum marker conversion, and even recovery. Although it is not easy to convert the surface antigen of hepatitis B to negative, the infected person can also expect to “live peacefully” with the virus for a long time and can live, work and study normally.
Therefore, patients with hepatitis B should not be pessimistic, but should build up confidence to overcome the disease and actively cooperate with the specialist for systematic and standardized treatment and conditioning.
Hepatitis B patients have many psychological problems: many patients are overly worried about the chronicity of hepatitis B, cirrhosis and liver cancer, coupled with the alienation and discrimination from society, family, friends and relatives, so they have low self-esteem. For this reason, some people gullibly believe in advertising, seeking medical treatment around, indiscriminate treatment, indiscriminate use of drugs, not only the efficacy is not good, costing money, and even the treatment of the heavier, and thus increase the psychological pressure, “burden” more and more heavy, seriously affecting the recovery. Emotions affect liver function, negative emotions can exacerbate the chronicity and deterioration of hepatitis B. A good state of mind is conducive to the reversal of slow-acting liver to slow-moving liver, a fact that is not difficult for careful clinicians to see.
The prognosis for hepatitis B is mostly good: it is an inescapable fact that the total infection rate of the hepatitis B population is high, but many patients with acute hepatitis B can be expected to heal themselves. The survival rate for severe hepatitis is improving, and although it is not easy to turn hepatitis B surface antigen negative, infected patients can expect to live with the virus “peacefully” for a long time and can work and study as usual. So it seems that most people have a good prognosis after hepatitis B infection and should not be pessimistic, we should think about the good, with confidence will have the strength!
Let hepatitis B patients in a good mood: come practice has proved that sadness and anxiety, hepatitis B is difficult to cure, good mood can improve immunity. We should not only avoid the abuse of drugs without reliable efficacy when treating hepatitis B, but should also put more effort into “good treatment must first treat its heart”. Because patients with hepatitis B, especially those who have not been cured for a long time, have their own sufferings. Hippocrates said, “The doctor cures the disease, one by drugs, two by words.” Since there is no special medicine for hepatitis B, a responsible and caring doctor should do everything possible to make the patient feel better with beautiful language art, because a good mood is better than many “liver” medicine.
Protect your liver, ensure your mood and sleep
Most people with hepatitis B are sensitive and depressed. A study in Hangzhou showed that only 5-10% of adults infected with the hepatitis B virus will progress to chronic hepatitis B patients, while the vast majority of people “recover without treatment”. Their study showed that patients with chronic hepatitis B often exhibit significant psychological or temperamental characteristics such as introversion, instability, depression and vulnerability, and sensitivity and suspicion. Body type not only raises the risk of disease but also affects the outcome of treatment to some extent.
Clinically, we also find that about 70% of patients with liver disease have emotional problems, anxiety, depression, feelings of isolation, and high emotional ups and downs. Because of the fear of liver disease, such as whether it is contagious, whether it will develop into cirrhosis or liver cancer? Patients with liver disease are often under a lot of stress, financially, in relationships, and in the work environment, and this population has high rates of suicide and divorce. In particular, they need the love and support of their families and society.
In fact, through scientific prevention and treatment, control of transmission routes, universal access to vaccines, and patient self-discipline, the dangers of liver disease can be controlled. Emotional regulation, happy mood; smooth emotions and life, cheerful personality, not too heavy heart of gain and loss, are important means to protect the liver and nourish it. When people lie down, blood goes to the liver. The maintenance of the liver needs enough sleep as the basis, especially the period from 11 pm to 3 am.
Staying up all night
Staying up all night and partying for days leads to lack of sleep, the consequences of which are liver fire, emotional irritability and accelerated aging of the face. The most important restoration period for the body is from 10pm to 2am, when the body’s energy lost during the day needs to be restored, and this is also an important time for qi and blood to flow back to the liver. As the deep sleep period is affected, it leads to irritability of the person. If you stay up late, the liver will become “Yin deficient” in order to get proper rest, such as fire, dry mouth, etc., and you will be drowsy during the day and have low energy.
Relaxed mood
The first thing to do is to keep your liver healthy in spring. People often say that “fire hurts the liver”, “anger hurts the liver”, “liver fire is too strong”, in fact, they are saying that excessive emotional stimulation will cause damage to the balance and coordination of the five organs of Qi. Chinese medicine compares the liver to a strong and impatient “general”, who likes to be organized and relaxed, not to be repressed, so the liver can be organized to release the depression in the heart, and the qi and blood will run smoothly, but anger and rage can easily lead to stagnation of qi and blood in the liver and become a disease. So spring is most afraid of liver depression, the lighter people make neurasthenia, endocrine disorders, serious can cause mental disorders, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and greatly reduce the body’s immune system. In order to have a strong and healthy liver, we must first pay attention to emotional health, learn to control anger, and try our best to be calm, optimistic and cheerful, so that the liver fire is extinguished and liver qi is normally produced and smoothly adjusted. If you violate this natural law, you will hurt the liver qi, and over time, it will easily lead to liver disease.
”As long as we adhere to the following five principles, we may live peacefully with “hepatitis B” for a long time.
The first principle: careful use of drugs, liver protection first. “The liver is the organ responsible for detoxification, any drug may increase the burden on the liver, any drug can not be used as much as possible, really need to use, should be carefully selected under the guidance of experienced doctors, do not abuse, more than one use.
Principle 2: Work and rest in moderation, to ensure rest. In the work and study, should be moderate work and rest, do not work overtime, less sleep and stay up late.
Principle three: a light diet, fresh is appropriate. The principle of diet is clear but not dry, light but not salty, new but not stale, fresh but not left. In particular, it should be strictly prohibited to drink all alcoholic beverages.
Principle 4: Be happy with what you have, and be happy with what you have heard. Emotions have a great impact on the liver. As the saying goes, “sulking hurts the liver”. Having the state of mind and attitude of being content and being happy when you hear about it will naturally help patients with hepatitis B to have a long-lasting cure.
Principle five: regular checkups, stay alert. It is best to have an annual checkup for ultrasound, liver function, hepatitis B triplet and fetoprotein, etc. If you have clinical symptoms, it is best to have a six-month checkup to stay alert and be prepared.
Adequate sleep increases the blood flow through the liver, and moderate exercise can make the mood happy
People are easily sleepy in spring, and patients with liver disease should get enough sleep according to their body’s needs. Modern people live a fast-paced life, work pressure, staying up late becomes a daily routine, in fact, this yin and yang reversal of living habits for the liver damage is particularly serious.
Most people who stay up late have red eyes, which is a symptom of rising liver fire. Long-term, this is bound to hurt the liver. In the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, it is written that “blood goes to the liver when one sleeps”, and in spring, one should “sleep at night and get up early”. Modern medical research has confirmed that the blood flow to the liver during sleep is seven times higher than that during standing. The increase in blood flow through the liver is conducive to enhancing the function of liver cells, improving the detoxification ability and speeding up the metabolism of protein, amino acids, sugar, fat, vitamins and other nutrients, thus maintaining the stability of the body’s internal environment.
Adolescents and middle-aged people need to sleep 8 hours a day; over 60 years old about 7 hours; over 80 years old should sleep 8 to 9 hours; weak and sickly people can increase the sleep time appropriately. Insist on washing feet with hot water before going to bed. Do not be too full for dinner, do not drink strong tea and coffee before going to bed. Pay attention to sleeping posture, sleep should be “lying like a bow”, right side lying, to have a quiet sleep environment, fresh indoor air, suitable temperature and humidity, comfortable bed, conducive to enter the sweet dreamland.
Although sleep is good for the liver, but not the more sleep the better, if the liver function indicators are still okay, you should do the right amount of exercise, each person should choose the appropriate exercise program according to their own physical condition, such as walking, jogging, swimming, etc.. In the early morning, evening and holidays, you can walk in the grass paths, dance fists and swords in the riverside forest, or go to the countryside to ask the willow, swim in the mountains and water, enjoy flowers and songs, look high and far, body and mind into the nature, the unity of man and sky, invariably enhance the health of the mind and body.
Spring is prone to hyperactive liver fire, but also prone to emotional depression, pay attention to the regulation of emotions is the best policy
People often say “fire hurts the liver”, “anger hurts the liver”, “liver fire is too strong”, in fact, they are saying that excessive emotional stimulation will cause the balance and coordination of the five organs of Qi to be damaged. In spring, people tend to tend to two negative emotions, one is the spring Yang Qi rise, easy to cause the liver fire on the hyper, emotional excitement, easily lose their temper; the other is easy to lead to emotional depression, pessimism and disappointment, and even self-loathing.
The best way to prevent these bad moods are the following.
First, more communication with friends and relatives, do not drill their own “bull’s-eye”; second, to go out into nature when the weather is suitable, to enjoy the beautiful spring that nature has given to mankind; third, to exercise in moderation, because the body will increase the hormones, in the activity of the muscles and bones at the same time, but also to strengthen the circulation function of the visceral system, but also can effectively The distraction, usually moderate exercise, to develop a good habit of persistent exercise, which is very useful for the timely diversion of emotions. Fourth, to prevent the occurrence of other diseases. The sudden change in spring cold and warmth makes people’s immune and defense functions decline, so bacteria, viruses and other disease-causing microorganisms will take advantage of the opportunity to wreak havoc, so spring is most likely to lead to the occurrence and prevalence of influenza, epidemic cerebral crest myelitis, mumps, as well as scarlet fever, chicken pox, rubella and other diseases, so spring liver disease patients should stay away from crowded public places; spring people go out frequently, the opportunity to eat out increases, which can easily lead to intestinal Infectious diseases, especially hepatitis A and E, are more serious liver damage.
Each person’s specific situation is different. Be optimistic and cheerful, pay attention to your mood, diet, sleep and life rhythm adjustment, vary from person to person, and enjoy the beautiful life in spring. If discomfort occurs, it is important to seek prompt medical attention.
Spring is traditionally a season for liver diseases, especially for some chronic liver diseases, and the recurrence rate in spring is more than 10% higher than usual. If patients feel easily tired and lose appetite, they should quickly visit a liver specialist; while chronic hepatitis virus carriers and fatty liver patients should pay attention to protecting and nourishing the liver.
Attention should be paid to spiritual recuperation
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the five human organs correspond to the spirit, soul and spirit. Among the five organs, the liver is the main soul, which manages, promotes and transforms the human spirit and emotions. If the human body is an army, the liver is the general’s officer. The common people often say: “all diseases come up”, “anger hurts the liver”, it has been widely confirmed clinically that the causes of cancer and some tumors are closely related to the inability to vent the depression in the heart.
Spring liver care should pay particular attention to spiritual conditioning. In the early spring season, do not overwork your life, keep your spirit happy, and do not get angry and hurt your liver when you encounter emotional discomfort. In addition, due to spring sleepiness and weakness, people will feel uninterested in anything, but at this time do not take a long sleep more sleep method. Because long sleep will cause the metabolism to slow down, poor circulation of blood and tendons stiffness.