What are the effective treatments for cirrhosis

Effective treatments for liver cirrhosis include general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on. 1. General treatment: Normally, sodium and water intake should be controlled, meanwhile, vitamin and protein intake should be sufficient to maintain normal metabolism of the body; and pay attention to rest and avoid labor. 2. Drug treatment: (1) Treatment of cause: the cause of cirrhosis should be clarified and standardized treatment should be carried out for the cause, for example, cirrhosis caused by HBV and HCV can be treated with interferon, entecavir, tenofovir and other antiviral drugs; alcoholic cirrhosis should be forced to give up alcohol and be treated with medicines such as Metadoxine and Prednisone; cirrhosis caused by autoimmune liver disease can be treated with the combination of azathioprine and prednisone. treatment. (2) Symptomatic drug treatment: commonly used drugs include bicyclic alcohol, glycyrrhizic acid preparation, polyene phosphatidylcholine and so on, which can reduce the damage of liver tissue and improve the liver function; if there is ascites, some drugs such as furosemide and spironolactone should also be used, which can help the ascites subside. 3. Surgical treatment: liver transplantation can be carried out when cirrhosis patients are in terminal stage or other treatment means are invalid. After diagnosed with cirrhosis, patients should actively cooperate with doctors for treatment, which can reduce clinical symptoms and slow down the development of the disease.