Hepatic insufficiency: symptoms, treatment and diet

Our body is an incredibly complex mechanism. Thousands of well-established processes ensure the stable functioning of the whole organism. Failure in one of the organs can lead to disruption of all life processes. One of the most common diseases - liver failure, its symptoms depend on the type and nature of the disease. Necrosis of hepatic tissue or cholestasis syndrome.

Why does hepatic failure occur?

There are a lot of reasons for this. It should be noted the most frequent of them:

• acute and chronic hepatitis;
• malignant formation;
• diseases of the heart, blood vessels and other organs;
• infectious diseases;
• poisoning( food, medical products);
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• transferred stresses( extensive burns, serious injuries, septic shock, large blood loss).

Types and Symptoms of

Cholestasis syndrome. The disease is the poor excretion of bile from liver tissue. Symptoms are:

• with functional holistaze. Reduction of the normal movement of bile, water, bilirubin, acids along the liver tubules;
• with morphologic cholistasis. The accumulation of bile ducts in the bile ducts;
• for clinical cholelestasis. Accumulation in the blood of components translated into bile. There is itching of the skin, jaundice, an increase in bilirubin in the blood.

Syndrome of necrosis. This disease destroys the structure of the liver, as a result of various factors. Very dangerous disease. Often leads to complications and death. Symptoms are divided depending on the type:

Jaundary variant:

• yellow skin tint;
• weight loss;
• temperature increase;
• skin itching, the appearance of a vascular network;
• diarrhea, vomiting, pain in the liver;
• emotional unstable condition;
• the liver and spleen are enlarged.

Holostatic version:

• itching, scaling;
• dark urine;
• uncharacteristic, light feces;
• increase in blood cholesterol and bilirubin.

Warning! If you find any of these symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Acute liver failure

Severely leaking liver disease, divided into three stages of severity:

• is mild. It flows without visible symptoms, it can be revealed when passing special tests;
• average. Pain in the liver, colic, yellow skin and mucous;
• is a difficult stage. It can cause serious malfunctions of the body, leading to a hepatic coma.

Chronic form of the disease

In the process of prolonged destruction of the liver cells due to various effects, a chronic form of hepatic insufficiency arises. The consequence may be the onset of encephalopathy, a mental disorder of behavior, of consciousness.

Symptoms:

• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ;
• insomnia, or vice versa drowsiness;
• eczema ;
• edema, ascites;
• infertility.
• anorexia;
• malfunctioning of the heart;
• a constant sense of thirst;
• memory degradation.

Liver failure in children

Often liver diseases occur in children. In most cases, they are difficult and require immediate intervention by a specialist. The causes of liver disease in children are very many, here are some of them:

• congenital liver diseases. Sometimes the wrong development of the liver begins in the womb. It can be a liver cyst, a hernia, a violation of the lobulation of the liver;
• introduction of the hepatitis virus in the process of blood transfusion;
• intoxication after poisoning, extensive burns;
• excessive protein intake;
• abundant blood loss.

Remember! Timely treatment in the hospital and adequate behavior will help to save the life and health of your child.

Treatment at home

If you decide to be treated at home, the drug course still appoints only a doctor. The process of treatment of hepatic insufficiency directly depends on the type of disease, its complexity.

In particularly difficult cases with a severe and dangerous course of the disease - treatment should only be stationary. In more mild forms, the fight against the disease can be carried out at home, under the careful supervision of a doctor. The intake of drugs and vitamins aimed at fighting the disease, gives good results in our time. By adhering to a course of treatment and a special diet, you can get rid of the disease for a certain period of time.

It's interesting to know! The human liver has half a thousand functions. For a minute, 20 million chemical reactions pass through this small organ.

The use of

medications Treatment often takes place according to a certain pattern:

• is sharply limited to taking patients with protein and table salt;
• antibacterial drugs such as ciprofloxacin are administered;
• drip infusions of such drugs as ornithine, glucose, sodium chloride;
• injection of lactulose;
• is mandatory application of B vitamins;
• calcium, magnesium;

This is only an approximate, primitive treatment scheme. Do not try to prescribe yourself a cure yourself. This is extremely dangerous for life and health. The consequences can be irreversible. Only specialists with clear knowledge can prescribe the right treatment.

Folk remedies for

treatment As with many other diseases, some folk remedies can help with liver related diseases. Their variety is very great. Of course, there is no certainty that such tools will help you with a 100% guarantee. In addition, the use of certain folk methods can cause complications and irreversible harm to health. Allergy, a drop in pressure and other phenomena are not excluded when treated with folk remedies. Before using any recipes, be sure to consult your doctor. Such treatment is only ancillary for drug treatment. Let's try to understand more.

Recipes for cleansing the liver

1. Corn stigmas( use only ripe cobs) pour boiling water and cook for 10 - 15 minutes. Decoction to take in the morning and in the evening for 200 grams.
2. Grass St. John's wort( 1 tablespoon) pour the milk( 200 grams).Boil 10 minutes, drain, let stand. Take 50 grams 3-4 times a day.
3. Peeled beets grate, boil in water for 15 minutes. The drug should be taken on a quarter cup 3-4 times a day.

Treatment of cirrhosis

• turmeric( 1 tablespoon) dissolve in a glass of water. For taste, you can add a little honey or sugar. Drink half a glass several times a day;
• clove garlic crushed, mix with a glass of yogurt or curdled milk. Drink every morning before eating;
• two cloves of garlic chop, pour boiling water( one glass).Leave it up for a day. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach before eating;
• oats to boil for an hour, let it brew. Take half a glass 2-3 times a day;
• lemon, honey, garlic. Mix the ingredients in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.Take a teaspoon 2 times a day;
• take carrot juice in half a cup 2 times a day for cirrhosis;
• fresh potato juice can be taken with cirrhosis for half a glass.

Herbs

Since ancient times, our ancestors have noticed and appreciated the extremely useful properties of some herbs. Plants can remove inflammation, normalize blood pressure, recharge vigor, rejuvenate, soothe, heal wounds and much more. Today, doctors often prescribe herbal recipes, as an auxiliary therapy, for many diseases.

To help in the treatment of liver diseases, there are the following recipes:

• St. John's wort, dandelion root, sandwich immortelle mixed in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.Brew 500 grams of boiling water. Take a glass in the morning and evening;
• nettle, dog rose, grass mixed in a ratio of 1: 1: 1.Brew a glass of boiling water, insist 2-3 hours. Take with cirrhosis for 2-3 hours per day;
• leaves cranberries, corn stigmas, dandelion root, linden blossom, motherwort grass mix in equal quantities. Pour a liter of boiling water, insist 5-6 hours. Take half a glass 2 times a day;
• yarrow, St. John's wort, the fruits of juniper mixed in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.Pour a liter of water. Boil 10 minutes, strain, let it brew for 12 hours. Take half a glass 2-3 times a day;
• mint grass, bearberry, sporach, St. John's wort, fennel seeds, Kuril tea mix everything in equal proportions, grind well. Boil in a liter of water for 10-15 minutes, drain. Let stand for 10-12 hours. Take a quarter cup 2-3 times a day.

Diet for liver failure

In liver diseases, a special diet is strictly needed. There are products that can aggravate the course of the disease, and vice versa, become helpers in healing.

Remember! The goal of any diet is to alleviate the condition and avoid complications.

Nutrition rules for liver diseases:

• food should be easily digested, easy to be;
• exclude spicy, salty, sour, smoked, fatty, fried;
• porridge should be well-cooked. Large-grain cereal is better to wipe on a sieve;
• include foods that have choleretic properties. This is corn, sunflower, peanut butter. Dill, spinach, celery. From fruit oranges, lemons, grapefruits. Useful dried apricots, cauliflower, artichokes;
• to limit the use of proteins, no more than 20-70 grams per day;
• once a week, arrange a fasting day.

Prohibited products:

• mushrooms;
• fatty meat;
• alcohol;
• chocolate candies;
• fatty dairy products;
• strong black tea;
• radish, sorrel;
• rye breads, fresh pastries.

This is not the entire list of allowed and prohibited products. To compose a diet suitable for each type of disease should consult a doctor and a nutritionist. Your health is in your hands. Be healthy.