Albumin is one of the most important protein components in plasma, mainly synthesized by the liver, with a normal value of 35-50 g/L in adults, and its main role in the body is to maintain colloid osmotic pressure and transport substances. Therefore, in patients with cirrhosis, the decrease in albumin synthesis and the decrease in colloid osmotic pressure in plasma can eventually lead to ascites and lower limb edema. The liver can synthesize 6-7g of albumin every day. Albumin is constantly broken down and generated, and normally maintains a balance of renewal metabolism with a half-life of about 20 days (half of the albumin in the body is broken down and renewed after 20 days). One, the supplement does not get better faster The recovery of patients after surgery is multifaceted, including mental improvement, no infection in the incision, no problems with eating, drinking, and pooping, the ability to get down to the floor, and no postoperative complications. Albumin is synthesized by the body itself, not a supplement, as long as the albumin is not low generally will not affect the post-operative recovery, supplemental albumin also can not accelerate the post-operative recovery effect, more is not beneficial. The old saying goes that although albumin is expensive, it is not necessarily good and it depends on whether the patient needs to use it. Second, the supplement does not improve immunity The body’s immune response is involved in globulin, not albumin. The high dose of albumin infusion not only can not improve immunity, but may cause the body’s immune function to decline. It may be because the albumin preparation contains certain bioactive substances that may interfere with the immune function of the body. Third, these cases need to be supplemented The cases of cirrhosis, impaired liver function, excessive blood loss, etc. belong to the pathological situation of reduced albumin, which cannot be synthesized and replenished to normal levels within a short period of time to affect the normal metabolism of the body, and at this time need to be supplemented with foreign albumin. On the one hand, because the liver is no longer able to synthesize albumin normally (such as cirrhosis), or because of excessive short term loss, the liver can not synthesize so much albumin to replenish the damage, these cases need to be supplemented. Before supplementation, you need to find out the reasons for the decrease. Other causes of low albumin include: impaired synthesis of the liver, long-term malnutrition (starvation, tuberculosis, tumors, etc.), excessive loss (blood loss, kidney disease, etc.). For example, if the albumin is low due to chronic malnutrition, it should be solved from the perspective of supplementation, as the liver can naturally synthesize it when the nutrition is up to date and the raw materials are available, rather than simply supplementing with ready-made albumin. Albumin is neither a tonic nor a nutritional product, so don’t waste your money blindly, and it’s not effective.