At present, there are more and more people with "chronic hepatitis" in the mainland. Regarding how to treat chronic hepatitis, there are actually some "university questions" hidden in it! Patients with chronic hepatitis must not walk into the following misunderstandings.
Myth 1: Drinking alcohol is good for your health
Many people believe that drinking alcohol in moderation is good for their health, but this is not suitable for patients with viral hepatitis.
The medicine of the motherland believes that wine is a hot product, entering the heart, liver, and stomach meridians, and the liver likes to moisturize, and the most avoids heat and evil burning.
From the perspective of modern medicine, the main component of alcohol is ethanol, which is absorbed into the liver by the intestine 5 minutes after drinking alcohol in a normal person. The liver can oxidize ethanol to acetaldehyde, acetic acid, and finally carbon dioxide and water before excretion.
In people with liver disease, liver function is already reduced, which prevents the oxidative breakdown of ethanol, so ethanol stays in the body longer after drinking alcohol. Ethanol and acetaldehyde have the toxic side effects of directly damaging liver cells, causing degeneration and necrosis of liver cells.
A normal person, if he drinks a lot of alcohol for a long time, he is at risk of causing alcoholic liver damage, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. For hepatitis patients, even a small amount of alcohol can further damage the liver and aggravate the condition, so hepatitis patients must avoid alcohol.
Treatment Myth 2: Random tonic
In life, many patients with liver disease want to recover as soon as possible by strengthening nutrition and choosing tonics, and relatives and friends will inevitably bring various tonic products to express their good wishes when they visit. So, how exactly do you choose a tonic?
1. Select according to the needs of the condition
In general, hepatitis patients should not choose any hot food, high sugar content, oily food, high fat, ethanol-containing food, indigestible food, etc. In the recovery stage of hepatitis, some tonic products that strengthen the spleen and appetize and nourish the liver and kidneys can be used to facilitate the recovery of liver disease.
2. Select according to the quality of health care products
At present, there are many kinds of health care products and tonic products on the market, and a considerable number of them have no tonic effect at all, or have adverse reactions after taking them. Therefore, before choosing, we must choose a good manufacturer and identify the quality. If you're not sure, it's best not to take it altogether.
3. Medicine is not as good as food
The best nutrition of the human body comes from natural food, as long as you do not eat partially, do not eat, the normal diet in daily life can basically meet the nutritional needs, superstitious tonic will only be harmful and not beneficial.
Myth 3: Staying up late is one of the killers that accelerates the worsening of viral hepatitis
Rest plays a very important role in the self-care process of hepatitis patients. Rest can reduce the physical exertion of hepatitis patients and reduce the physiological burden on the liver.
Adequate and appropriate sleep can increase the blood flow of the liver, so that the liver can get more blood, oxygen and nutrients, which is conducive to promoting the recovery of liver cells.
Therefore, during the recovery period of hepatitis, it is recommended that patients with chronic liver disease can sleep 8 hours a night and take a lunch break for 1~2 hours at noon.