The incidence of liver disease is very high. Around us, there are many people suffering from fatty liver, alcoholic liver, and hepatitis B. Many people choose to take liver-protecting tablets in their lives. What are liver-protecting tablets? Can normal healthy people take liver protection tablets? Will long-term consumption of liver-protecting tablets cause side effects to the body?
What are liver-protecting tablets?
Liver-protecting tablets, as we can tell from the name, are drugs that can protect the liver. It has the effects of soothing the liver, regulating qi, strengthening the spleen and digesting food, and can reduce transaminase levels in the body. For the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis and some early liver cirrhosis. Liver-protecting tablets are used clinically to treat symptoms such as general fatigue, loss of appetite, and abdominal distension caused by liver damage.
Liver-protecting tablets are also available in health care products on the market. Many normal people will take liver-protecting tablets. Can normal people take liver-protecting tablets?
First of all, we need to make it clear that there is no need to use liver protection tablets if there is no discomfort. Even if you want to buy some to eat occasionally, you cannot take it for a long time. Long-term use is likely to damage the health of the liver. If you feel that there is something wrong with you, the first thing to do is to go to the hospital for diagnosis and then prescribe the right medicine instead of relying on liver protection tablets. treat.
Long-term consumption of liver-protecting tablets will cause damage to our liver. Generally, the maximum tolerated dose of liver-protecting tablets is to be taken continuously for 60 days. After entering the human body, liver-protecting tablets will be decomposed and metabolized by the liver, which will more or less cause certain damage to the liver. If it is taken for a long time exceeding this standard, it will have an impact on our body and will not protect the liver. For people suffering from hepatitis B, just taking liver-protecting tablets will not have a therapeutic effect. Do not rely on liver-protecting tablets for treatment, as it will delay normal treatment.
In addition, while taking liver-protecting tablets, it is recommended to check liver function regularly to keep abreast of the development of your disease. Once any abnormality is found, treatment must be carried out in time.
How should we maintain our liver health in life? Teach you some methods.
First of all, you should maintain adequate sleep time in your daily life. Because at night it is the time for our liver to metabolize and repair. If we do not fall asleep during this time, the metabolism and repair of the liver will not be carried out, and we will not be able to get a good rest. If this happens for a long time, the normal function of the liver will be greatly affected.
Secondly, pay attention to eating less spicy food. It is best to eat a light diet. Long-term consumption of overly irritating foods is detrimental to the health of the liver.
Finally, your daily mentality also needs to be adjusted. It makes sense that irritability damages the liver. Being irritable and irritable for a long time will lead to strong liver fire, followed by a series of abnormal symptoms. You must pay attention to avoid