Liver disease is a general term for primary or secondary liver diseases. Currently, common liver diseases in clinical practice include viral hepatitis, liver space-occupying lesions, cirrhosis and other diseases.

Helopathy is a general term for primary or secondary liver diseases. Currently, common liver diseases in clinical practice include viral hepatitis , liver space-occupying lesions, cirrhosis and other diseases.

Causes of liver disease

. Viral infection

related viral hepatitis caused by infected bodies such as hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, etc. are all contagious. In clinical practice, except for hepatitis A , other viral hepatitis may eventually develop into hepatitis post-cirrhosis.

.Cholestasis

Cholestasis caused by various reasons, causing progressive damage to liver function , and eventually causing cholestasis cirrhosis.

. Drug factors

Long-term use or excessive use of drugs that are toxic to the liver, causing impaired liver cell function, causing drug-induced hepatitis .

. Ischemia and hypoxia

The liver is a dual blood supply organ. Ischemia generally has little impact, but the liver is relatively sensitive to hypoxia. Hypoxia can easily cause liver cell destruction, which in turn causes progressive increase in liver function indicators such as aminotransferase.

. Dietary factors

For example, a high-fat diet causes excess fat deposition in the body and causes fatty liver; excessive drinking causes alcoholic liver disease , etc.

. Bacterial infection

The infection foci of adjacent organs spread locally to the liver causing bacterial liver abscess , and eating aflatoxin-contaminated food induces liver cancer , etc.

Is liver disease infected?

liver disease refers to the general term for liver lesions, including hepatitis B, hepatitis A, liver cyst , etc. Since there are many types of liver diseases and the characteristics of each liver disease are different, the harm of liver diseases is also different.

Whether liver disease is contagious or not needs to be considered in combination with specific diseases. Some liver diseases are not contagious, while others are contagious. The main contagious liver diseases include hepatitis B, hepatitis A, etc. Hepatitis B is also called hepatitis B, which is a liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus.

hepatitis A, hepatitis C is also contagious like hepatitis B disease. Patients suffering from this type of liver disease should pay attention to isolating daily necessities before being cured, and it is best not to share them with their families, so as not to spread the virus to their families.

The liver diseases that are not contagious are liver cysts, cirrhosis, fatty liver, etc. Patients suffering from such liver diseases are not contagious. Although liver diseases such as fatty liver are not contagious, they are also very harmful and need active treatment once discovered.

Since each person's condition is different and the severity is also different, if the patient wants to confirm whether the diagnosis will be contagious, he should have a liver examination as soon as possible. Only after the examination is clear can he be truly at ease.

liver disease is a high-incidence disease. In recent years, people suffering from liver disease have shown a continuous upward trend. Everyone should pay attention to preventing liver disease. When you find that you have symptoms of liver disease, you should pay great attention and actively check and conduct scientific treatment.

Why is liver disease increasing year by year? Reminder: Three things may be the "culprit". I hope to correct

: The liver disease caused by "drinking"

As we all know, drinking alcohol damages the liver. In life, many young people are indispensable for drinking due to work social events or friends gatherings, but drinking has many disadvantages.

Long-term large-scale drinking will lead to damage to liver function, because after people drink normally, more than 90% of alcohol needs to be metabolized through the liver. Drinking alcohol will increase the workload of the liver and damage liver cells.

People who love to drink are more likely to have alcohol liver or cirrhosis, which eventually slowly evolves into liver cancer, so liver diseases are becoming more and more closely related to drinking.

No matter how much you are addicted to alcohol, you need to control it appropriately. If you can quit drinking, it is naturally the best. Drinking alcohol will not cause immediate harm to the liver, it will appear slowly over time.

Our liver has extremely strong compensation function, and it can function normally even if only 1/3 is left. However, over time, it is easier to increase the risk of liver cancer. I hope you can drink wine without sticking it.

: "Save" liver disease

Frugality is a traditional virtue of our country, especially the older generation is used to thrift. If you find that young people are wasting things, you will be really angry.

But some people misunderstand the true meaning of thrift. Saving means keeping good food and never waste it, but if food that has not changed has happened, it must not be retained.

Moldy and spoiled foods will produce Aflatoxin , which is a very strong carcinogen. It is easier to increase the liver's metabolic burden after eating it in the body, and it will also cause serious problems such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.

aflatoxin is 68 times more toxic than arsenic, even if ingesting 1 mg will cause damage to the liver. Aflatoxin is the most toxic fungus and can easily increase the risk of liver cancer after intake.

Some people may be smart and remove the moldy part and continue to eat it. However, the areas invisible to the naked eye have long been infected with aflatoxin. Blindly eating it into the body will also increase the chance of liver cancer.

: The liver disease that is "dragged"

The liver is the only organ in the human body that does not have painful nerves and is called "dumb organ". The reason why liver disease becomes more and more serious will inevitably lead to worse physical fitness.

The body will naturally send a warning signal when the liver is uncomfortable, but many people ignore it. Of course, some people have clearly realized that they have hepatitis B and other diseases that have never received correct treatment.

If the disease is dragged on and cannot be effectively treated, it will become more and more serious, and even lead to worsening liver function, which will eventually lead to serious consequences such as liver cancer.

Many people don’t care about the occurrence of liver disease, and even think that their liver is still very healthy. However, if you have abnormal yellow skin, spider mole , exhaustion, long-term fever, etc., you should seek medical examination immediately and do not drag it. What are the items for liver disease examinations?

The liver is a very important organ in the human body. The physiological functions of the liver mainly include bile excretion function, carbohydrate metabolism, protein metabolism, fat metabolism, , vitamin metabolism, as well as hormone metabolism, iron and copper metabolism and liver biotransformation effects.

The liver has complex physiological functions, so it can comprehensively understand the liver's lesions through many laboratory tests and imaging examination methods, and is used for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

. Etiology and etiology examinations, mainly including viral hepatitis, drug toxic liver injury, autoimmune liver disease , and related etiology and etiology examinations of genetic metabolic liver disease.

2. Liver function test, including bilirubin , protein , sugars, lipid and bile acid metabolism test, as well as liver coagulation function test. Because the liver synthesizes many coagulation factors, these coagulation factors can be reduced when the liver is damaged. The examination and testing of the liver coagulation mechanism is a very important indicator for evaluating the degree of severe liver damage and prognosis.

3. Liver fibrosis and liver elastic hardness examination are non-invasive examinations.

4. Liver imaging examinations mainly include liver ultrasound, CT or nuclear magnetic examination. Liver imaging examination can be a good diagnostic reference indicator for liver morphology, parenchymal echo, liver portal venous system , spleen morphology, collateral circulation, gallbladder , whether there is ascites, whether there is liver space-occupying lesions, and liver vascular lesions.

. Endoscopic examinations, duodenal drainage, and liver puncture pathology examinations. The above examinations are comprehensively analyzed and judged to make clear diagnosis and treatment of liver disease.

Foods for nourishing liver

. Leek: Leek can play a role in removing yin and dispelling cold, and is very helpful for everyone to nourish and protect the liver. In addition, leeks are also an ingredient that is effective for men's health. Eating some leeks appropriately is effective! However, it should be noted that although leeks are good, you should also be vigilant against adverse reactions to certain ingredients or traditional Chinese medicine. When you take medicine, remember to ask the doctor!

. Grapes: Grapes themselves are one of the fruit varieties with significant efficacy and nutrition. The fruit acid substances it contains have a good promoting effect on digestion and can regulate patients with poor appetite. More importantly, if you are afraid that hepatitis B will appear on you, you should eat some grapes to prevent it!

, mung beans : mung beans are very popular foods. This is because mung beans can cool down and clear heat, so they are popular. Moreover, mung beans contain rich acidic substances, which can combine rock sugar to enhance the effect of nourishing the liver, avoiding the occurrence of liver fire and to cause inflammation. Drinking some mung bean soup for protecting the liver is a very good choice. You should drink it appropriately in normal times!