Hepatic failure: symptoms and treatment of the disease

Our body is an incredibly complex mechanism. Thousands of well-established processes ensure the stable functioning of the whole organism. Failure in one of the organs can lead to disruption of all life processes. One of the most common diseases - liver failure, its symptoms depend on the type and nature of the disease. Necrosis of hepatic tissue or cholestasis syndrome.

• Why does hepatic failure occur?
• Types and symptoms
• Acute liver failure
• Chronic form of the disease
• Symptoms:
• Liver failure in children
• Home Treatment
• Use of drugs
• Folk remedies for treatment
• Recipes for liver cleansing
• Treatment of cirrhosis
• Herbs
• Diet in case of liver failure
• Nutrition rules for liver disease:
• Prohibited products:

Why does hepatic failure occur?

There are a lot of reasons for this. We should highlight the most frequent of them:

• acute and chronic hepatitis;
• malignant formations;
• diseases of the heart, vessels and other organs;
• infectious diseases;
• poisoning (food, medical products);
• the transferred stresses (extensive burns, serious injuries, septic shock, large blood loss).

Types and symptoms

Cholestasis syndrome. The disease is the poor excretion of bile from liver tissue. Symptoms are:

• with functional holistaze. Reduction of the normal movement of bile, water, bilirubin, acids along the liver tubules;
• with morphological holistichesia. The accumulation of bile ducts in the bile ducts;
• with clinical cholelestasis. Accumulation in the blood of components translated into bile. There is itching of the skin, jaundice, an increase in bilirubin in the blood.

Syndrome of necrosis. This disease destroys the structure of the liver, as a result of various factors. Very dangerous disease. Often leads to complications and death. Symptoms are divided according to the type:

Jaundice variant:

• yellow skin tint;
• weight loss;
• temperature increase;
• skin itching, the appearance of a vascular network;
• diarrhea, vomiting, pain in the liver;
• emotional unstable condition;
• the liver and spleen increase.

Holistic version:

• itching, scaling;
• dark urine;
• uncharacteristic, light feces;
• increase in blood cholesterol and bilirubin.

Attention!If you find at least some of these symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Acute liver failure

Severely leaking liver disease, divided into three stages of severity:

• easy. It flows without visible symptoms, it can be revealed when passing special tests;
• middle-aged. Pain in the liver, colic, yellow skin and mucous;
• a heavy stage. It can cause serious malfunctions of the body, leading to a hepatic coma.

Chronic form of the disease

In the process of prolonged destruction of the liver cells due to various effects, a chronic form of hepatic insufficiency arises. The consequence may be the onset of encephalopathy, a mental disorder of behavior, of consciousness.

Symptoms:

• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;
• insomnia, or vice versa drowsiness;
• eczema;
• edema, ascites;
• infertility.
• anorexia;
• malfunctions in the heart;
• a constant thirst;
• memory impairment.

Liver failure in children

Often liver diseases occur in children. In most cases, they are difficult and require immediate intervention by a specialist. The causes of liver disease in children are very many, here are some of them:

• congenital abnormalities of the liver. Sometimes the wrong development of the liver begins in the womb. It can be a liver cyst, a hernia, a violation of the lobulation of the liver;
• introduction of the hepatitis virus in the process of blood transfusion;
• intoxication after poisoning, extensive burns;
• excessive protein intake;
• heavy blood loss.

Remember!Timely treatment in the hospital and adequate behavior will help to save the life and health of your child.

Home Treatment

If you decide to be treated at home, the drug course still appoints only a doctor. The process of treatment of hepatic insufficiency directly depends on the type of disease, its complexity.

In particularly difficult cases with a serious and dangerous course of the disease - treatment should only be stationary. In more mild forms, the fight against the disease can be carried out at home, under the careful supervision of a doctor. The intake of drugs and vitamins aimed at fighting the disease, gives good results in our time. By adhering to a course of treatment and a special diet, you can get rid of the disease for a certain period of time.

Interesting to know!The human liver has fifty thousand functions. For a minute, 20 million chemical reactions pass through this small organ.

Use of drugs

Treatment often takes place according to a certain pattern:

• sharply limited intake of protein and table salt;
• antibacterial drugs such as ciprofloxacin are administered;
• drip infusions of such drugs as ornithine, glucose, sodium chloride;
• injections of lactulose;
• mandatory use of B vitamins;
• calcium, magnesium;

This is only an approximate, primitive treatment scheme. Do not try to prescribe yourself a cure yourself. This is extremely dangerous for life and health. The consequences can be irreversible. Only specialists with clear knowledge can prescribe the right treatment.

Folk remedies for treatment

As with many other diseases, with diseases associated with the liver, some folk remedies can help. Their variety is very great. Of course, there is no certainty that such tools will help you with a 100% guarantee. In addition, the use of certain folk methods can cause complications and irreversible harm to health. Allergy, a drop in pressure and other phenomena are not excluded when treated with folk remedies. Before using any recipes, be sure to consult your doctor. Such treatment is only ancillary for drug treatment. Let's try to understand more.

Recipes for liver cleansing

1. Corn stigmas (use only ripe ears) pour boiling water and cook for 10 - 15 minutes. Decoction to take in the morning and in the evening for 200 grams.
2. The herb of St. John's wort (1 tbsp. spoon) pour the milk (200 grams). Boil 10 minutes, drain, let stand. Take 50 grams 3-4 times a day.
3. Peeled beets grate, boil in water for 15 minutes. The drug should be taken on a quarter cup 3-4 times a day.

Treatment of cirrhosis

• turmeric (1 tbsp. spoon) dissolve in a glass of water. For taste, you can add a little honey or sugar. Drink half a glass several times a day;
• clove garlic clove, mix with a glass of yogurt or yogurt. Drink every morning before eating;
• two cloves of garlic chop, pour boiling water (one glass). Leave it up for a day. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach before eating;
• oats to boil for an hour, let it brew. Take half a glass 2-3 times a day;
• lemon, honey, garlic. Mix the ingredients in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. Take a teaspoon 2 times a day;
• take carrot juice in half a cup 2 times a day for cirrhosis;
• Fresh potato juice can be taken with cirrhosis in half a glass.

Herbs

From the earliest times, our ancestors noticed and appreciated the extremely useful properties of some herbs. Plants can remove inflammation, normalize blood pressure, recharge vigor, rejuvenate, soothe, heal wounds and much more. Today, doctors often prescribe herbal recipes, as an auxiliary therapy, for many diseases.

To help in the treatment of liver diseases, there are the following recipes:

• St. John's wort, dandelion root, sandy immortelle mixed in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. Brew 500 grams of boiling water. Take a glass in the morning and evening;
• nettle, rosehip, and grass mixed in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. Brew a glass of boiling water, insist 2-3 hours. Take with cirrhosis for 2-3 hours per day;
• leaves cranberries, corn stigmas, dandelion root, lime blossom, motherwort grass mix in equal quantities. Pour a liter of boiling water, insist 5-6 hours. Take half a glass 2 times a day;
• yarrow, St. John's wort, the fruits of juniper mixed in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. Pour a liter of water. Boil 10 minutes, strain, let it brew for 12 hours. Take half a glass 2-3 times a day;
• mint grass, bearberry, sporach, St. John's wort, fennel seeds, Kuril tea, mix everything in equal proportions, grind well. Boil in a liter of water for 10-15 minutes, drain. Let stand for 10-12 hours. Take a quarter cup 2-3 times a day.

Diet in case of liver failure

In liver diseases, a special diet is strongly needed. There are products that can aggravate the course of the disease, and vice versa, become helpers in healing.

Remember!The goal of any diet is to alleviate the condition of the disease and avoid complications.

Nutrition rules for liver disease:

• food should be easy to digest, be easy;
• exclude spicy, salty, sour, smoked, fatty, fried;
• porridge should be well cooked. Large-grain cereal is better to wipe on a sieve;
• include foods that have choleretic properties. This is corn, sunflower, peanut butter. Dill, spinach, celery. From fruit oranges, lemons, grapefruits. Useful dried apricots, cauliflower, artichokes;
• limit the use of proteins, no more than 20-70 grams per day;
• Once a week, arrange a day off.

Prohibited products:

• mushrooms;
• fat meat;
• alcohol;
• chocolate candies;
• fatty dairy products;
• strong black tea;
• radishes, sorrel;
• rye bread, fresh pastry.

This is not the whole list of allowed and forbidden products. To compose a diet suitable for each type of disease should consult a doctor and a nutritionist. Your health is in your hands. Be healthy.