? Everyone is afraid of hepatitis B. How long can you live if you have hepatitis B without treatment?

If hepatitis B patients do not receive any treatment, generally speaking, their life span will be shortened, but it also depends on the individual situation, because the difference is still relatively large.

After hepatitis B virus infects the human body, it does not cause any damage to the body’s organs. The function of the liver and the shape of the liver are normal. This is called the carrier state of hepatitis B virus. If this carrier state It lasts for a long time. When you are 50-60 years old, or even 70-80 years old, if you still maintain the carrying state, your life span will not be significantly affected and you can live like a normal person. But generally speaking, it is very rare for carrier status to change to chronic hepatitis B at the age of 60-70 years.

Chronic hepatitis B will appear between the ages of 10 and 30. If no treatment is given, it will progress to cirrhosis in about 10 years, and if the liver inflammation is particularly Obviously, it is likely to progress to cirrhosis within a year or so.

After progressing to cirrhosis, the liver will accelerate to the decompensated stage of cirrhosis. When it progresses to the decompensated stage of cirrhosis, a series of complications may occur, and even liver cancer may occur. This Then the lifespan will be greatly reduced.

Infection with hepatitis B virus requires regular follow-up. Patients are generally required to test HBV-DNA, liver function, ultrasound imaging, and hepatitis B every 3-6 months. Some patients need to test alpha-fetoprotein and other indicators. If liver inflammation is discovered and treated promptly, most patients will not have their lifespan affected by hepatitis B.

However, clinically, there are indeed some patients with advanced hepatitis B cirrhosis, liver cancer, or liver failure who are likely to develop cirrhosis or liver cancer in their 30s to 50s. , these patients may die as the disease progresses slowly.

If hepatitis B is not treated, the patient's life is actually at great risk, especially for patients with a family history of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, who may develop hepatitis B at the age of 30-40 or even earlier. Over time, he developed liver cirrhosis and liver cancer and died. However, if patients with chronic hepatitis B are treated promptly and monitored regularly, most patients will not have their life expectancy affected by hepatitis B.