How to treat cirrhosis of the liver

Cirrhosis of the liver is expressed in the replacement of normal cells with connective tissue. This is due to the complications of some pathologies of the liver (cholestasis, hepatitis, etc.). The main symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver is a decrease in body weight, weakness, itching, jaundice, an increase in the volume of the stomach, etc. How to treat liver cirrhosis? To return to normal cells, unfortunately, impossible. Treatment of cirrhosis is aimed at maintaining liver function and elimination of symptoms. Radical method is a liver transplant.

Basic principles and trends in the treatment of the following:

1.The causes which developed the disease.

The reasons are varied, so the treatment is different. It may be avoiding alcohol (in alcoholic cirrhosis), treatment of viral hepatitis, the elimination of certain drugs (toxic cirrhosis).

2.The establishment of a sparing mode.

Because cirrhosis patients quickly get tired, limit physical activity. With the progression of the disease shows a bed: a horizontal position enhances the blood supply of the liver and activation of regenerative processes.

3.Prescription strict diet.

From the diet of clean meats, pickles, roasted, alcohol. Limit the amount of protein products.

4.Drug therapy.

Assign the following group of drugs:

• activating the metabolism of the liver cells;
• hepatocyte stabilizing membrane;
• the blood substitutes, medications, blood components, solutions of electrolytes (appointed in hepatic failure, hemorrhagic syndrome, ascites, electrolyte imbalance);
• glucocorticoid hormones (appointed at the compensated stage of biliary and viral cirrhosis; when severe disease of other types).

5. Against intoxication therapy.

Apply enzymes and adsorbents to eliminate constipation and dyspepsia.

6. Liver transplant.

Does heal liver cirrhosis? No. Even a transplant does not guarantee full recovery of all functions. But the observance of all doctor's instructions allows you to stop the degenerative process.

Kinds of liver cirrhosis

data:

• active;
• inactive.

4. The safeguarding of the function of the liver:

• compensated;
• decompensated.

This is not a complete list of classifications. The multiplicity of types connected with the desire of experts to combine clinical and prognostic factors. Combining these classification is impossible, since one and the same disease can be triggered by various changes; but the same option of cirrhosis is possible in various diseases.

Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis

How does the cirrhosis of the liver? Clinical picture is quite diverse. In addition, in the initial stages of the symptoms may not be. Therefore, for an accurate diagnosis following investigations are carried out:

• biochemical analysis of blood (cirrhosis indicates elevated levels of bilirubin and liver enzymes);
• biopsy (to diagnose the disease during the outbreaks of growths in a small area of the liver connective tissue).