Liver fibrosis is mainly caused by viral hepatitis infection, excessive alcohol intake, obesity, and having schistosomiasis. You can remove the triggers and relieve the symptoms of liver fibrosis by improving your lifestyle and using medication according to the cause.
1. If liver fibrosis is caused by viral hepatitis infection, antiviral drugs such as entecavir and tenofovir can be used to effectively inhibit or remove chronic hepatitis viruses, delay or block the progression of viral hepatitis, and alleviate the symptoms of liver fibrosis.
2. Since the metabolic process and metabolites of ethanol can damage liver cells, long-term heavy drinking can also lead to liver fibrosis symptoms. In addition, obesity may lead to fatty liver, thus causing the occurrence of liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis symptoms can be alleviated by improving lifestyle, adjusting diet, increasing exercise and quitting drinking to remove the triggers.
3. If you suffer from schistosomiasis, the eggs of schistosoma are phagocytosed by macrophages in the liver, which will evolve into fibroblasts and then form fibrous nodules in the liver, causing liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis can be alleviated by using drugs such as praziquantel to kill schistosomes and treat schistosomiasis.
If there is a discovery of fibrosis in the liver, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease and treat it under the guidance of a professional physician, so as to avoid delaying the condition and causing adverse consequences.