Misconceptions about treating hepatitis C

  Myths about the treatment of hepatitis C: 1. Myth 1: Hepatitis C is incurable. If you can find it early and treat it early, 70% of patients can be completely cured.  2, misconception 2: blindly taking liver, lower transaminases lipids. Many patients with hepatitis C are misled by false medical and pharmaceutical advertisements, spending a lot of money to eat liver protection, transaminase-lowering drugs, health products, are not effective. In fact, the treatment of hepatitis C should first be carried out to clear the heat and detoxification treatment, in order to inhibit and remove the damp heat poison that causes hepatitis C as soon as possible, to stop the development of the disease into cirrhosis or liver cancer.  3, Myth 3: As long as the transaminases return to normal, there is no need to continue treatment. The normalization of aminotransferase does not indicate that the hepatitis C virus in the body has been completely cleared, so you must continue to adhere to the standard heat detoxification treatment. Generally speaking, patients with type 1 hepatitis C need to be treated for at least one year, and patients with type 2 and 3 hepatitis C need to be treated for at least six months.  4. Myth 4: It doesn’t matter if you don’t have symptoms. Many people think that hepatitis C is like hepatitis B. If there are no symptoms after infection, you are a healthy carrier of the virus and do not need to be treated.  Because of the insidious nature of hepatitis C, many patients may not have any symptoms for a long time after being infected with the hepatitis C virus, but the destruction of liver cells by the hepatitis C virus continues quietly until the liver becomes sclerotic or malignant into liver cancer before the relevant symptoms appear. As a result, hepatitis C is known as the silent killer. There are no healthy carriers of the virus for hepatitis C. Only early detection and treatment can mitigate the destruction of liver cells by the virus.  Precautions for hepatitis C include: 1. Pay attention to adequate rest: Patients with hepatitis C should avoid staying up late and being overly tired, which often aggravates the patient’s condition and is detrimental to the repair and regeneration of liver cells. Adequate rest is good for enhancing the physical strength of hepatitis C patients and improving their ability to fight disease, which is also important for the improvement and maintenance of the patient’s condition. This is one of the precautions for hepatitis C.  2, regular review: due to the influence of adverse factors, often lead to hepatitis C patients to the direction of cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc., for often cause serious threats to the health of patients, and regular check-ups can be timely understanding of the patient’s condition, if abnormalities, then you can receive timely treatment. This also belongs to the precautions of hepatitis C.  3, maintain a good state of mind: Hepatitis C patients maintain a good state of mind helps patients to build confidence in overcoming the disease, while a happy mood can promote blood circulation, reduce the burden on the patient’s liver and improve the immune system of the patient. This kind of hepatitis C precautions are more important.