The liver is a very important organ in the human body. It has the functions of regulating body metabolism, secreting and excreting bile, detoxifying, and maintaining the balance of blood coagulation and anticoagulation. If there is a problem with the human liver, all of the above functions will be lost. may be affected. Hepatitis B patients are more likely to develop liver damage, abnormal liver function and other diseases due to infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Therefore, the liver of hepatitis B patients is more fragile than that of normal people. They should pay more attention to their living habits, protect their liver, and stay away from the following "liver-destroying details".

1. Avoid bad living habits

Hepatitis B patients should pay attention to a healthy diet in daily life. They must first choose fresh and healthy ingredients and cooking methods. Such as fresh vegetables and fruits, eggs with high protein content, milk and soy products, fish and shrimp and other seafood. These foods are very healthy for our liver. When cooking, choose steaming or boiling, and try to avoid frying and stir-frying. , fried, grilled, pickled, etc.

Secondly, follow a regular life, go to bed early and get up early, and don’t stay up late. After 10 pm is the best time for human liver to detoxify and metabolize. If you stay up late during this time, it will cause great damage to the liver. Therefore, hepatitis B patients should avoid staying up late.

Finally, quit smoking and drinking, and stay optimistic. Tobacco and alcohol are carcinogens, and alcohol will make things worse for the liver of hepatitis B patients. Traditional Chinese medicine often says that anger damages the liver, so it is also very important to keep a happy mood.

2. Not exercising

In addition to enhancing the body's immunity and strengthening the body, exercise is the most important thing to reduce fat deposition in the liver. When the body consumes more calories than it consumes, the excess energy will be deposited in the organs and body in the form of fat, and fatty liver will occur if it is deposited in the liver. When liver cells are filled with fat, their metabolic capacity is weakened. In addition, patients with hepatitis B originally carry hepatitis B virus in their liver cells, which damages liver function. Therefore, the combined burden of the two on the liver is even greater.

3. Drug-induced liver injury

Hepatitis B patients often take various drugs to treat hepatitis B. In addition, if other diseases occur, they will inevitably take other drugs. drug. There are currently more than 1,100 potentially hepatotoxic drugs in the world. Therefore, you must be more careful when taking them. It is recommended to consult a specialist or specialist pharmacist when taking medication.

According to domestic reports, the number one cause of drug-induced liver injury is traditional Chinese medicine (23%), the second is anti-infective drugs (17.6%), and the third is anti-tumor drugs (15%) , followed by hormonal drugs, cardiovascular drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etc. Due to the complex components of traditional Chinese medicine preparations, it is difficult to determine which components are responsible for liver damage caused by many traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, ointments and other compound preparations. Therefore, hepatitis B patients should try to avoid taking complex traditional Chinese medicine preparations or folk remedies.

Summary

In short, to protect the liver, patients with hepatitis B need to pay attention to these "liver-destroying details" and try to avoid stepping into minefields. At the same time, they need to pay attention to regular physical examinations and under the guidance of liver disease specialists Conduct targeted liver-related examinations and take antiviral drugs regularly when necessary, so that you can stay away from liver disease and stay healthy.

References:

[1] Yu Lecheng, Mao Yimin, Chen Chengwei. Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced liver injury [J]. Liver, 2015, 23(10):1752-1769 .

[2]Liu Shiwei. Research progress on the diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced liver injury[J]. Heilongjiang Medicine, 2021, 45(11):4.

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