Did you know?About 13,000 people die each year from chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and liver cancer, and the disease progresses from hepatitis to cirrhosis and finally liver cancer. Among them, liver cirrhosis is an important process before the development of liver cancer. Once the liver is cirrhosis is developed, not only does it increase the risk of cancer, but many complications are more likely to follow.
Three "culprits" that cause liver cirrhosis:
1.Viral induced (hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus), long-term alcohol abuse (alcoholic liver disease), dietary habits (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease).
2.Abuse of drugs and herbs may also increase the burden on the liver, causing liver cells to be damaged and causing cirrhosis. In addition, there are still a few causes that can cause cirrhosis, such as blocked bile ducts, heart failure, exposure to too many toxic chemicals, hemochromatosis, and so on.
3.Pay attention to the warning signs from the liverThere is a saying that the liver is a silent organ, and patients with mild cirrhosis are not prone to early or early symptoms.
Common symptoms of cirrhosis are these:
1.Tiredness, loss of appetite.
2.Jaundice. 3.Nausea, vomiting.
4.Pain in the right upper quadrant.
5.Anaemia. 6.Abnormal bleeding.
7.Ascites and edema of the lower extremities.
8.Spider nevi (spider-like appearance).
Not all symptoms are present in all patients, and individual symptoms vary depending on the severity of the condition. In addition, cirrhosis can also have serious complications, and if not prompted**, it is more likely to be fatal.
In the face of liver cirrhosis, doing 3 things well is conducive to restoring liver function.
01.Combine work and rest, and exercise appropriately. Make sure you get enough sleep, don't stay up late, the night is the time for the liver to enter the rest and better participate in the body's metabolism. In addition, we also need to exercise appropriately to enhance our human immunity.
02.Quit alcohol and smoking, nicotine, tar and other toxic substances will affect liver function, and alcohol will directly damage liver cells and aggravate the degree of liver cirrhosis.
03.According to the records of the "Compendium of Materia Medica", cassia seeds, wolfberry, chrysanthemum, dandelion, burdock root, orange peel and other ingredients are combined and matched in proportion and then soaked in water to drink.
Cassia seed]: It contains a lot of protein, chrysophanol and trace elements, etc., and is very rich in nutritional value, which can protect the liver and eyes, and is often used for problems such as eye redness caused by liver fever.
Chrysanthemum]: Rich in vitamins, amino acids, chrysanthemum and other trace elements, it helps to dissipate liver heat, dispel poison and dissipate fire.
Burdock root]: Contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements such as cellulose, protein, calcium, iron, inulin, etc., which can disperse wind and heat, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and swelling, and can well dispel liver fire.