Length of life after HIV infection
It's always been a hot topic
Here are the answers to the answers
It is now accepted that early detection and early treatment are possible
Effective antiviral therapy
It is enough for some people living with HIV
Enjoy the same life expectancy as non-infected people!
This is a very fortunate thing
However, if you are infected with HIV
Here are some of the habits
may shatter such a beautiful expectation
1. Frequent failure to take medication on time and in accordance with the amount
Don't underestimate the fact that you miss a dose. Let me tell you a knowledge point first: as an HIV infected person, if you stop taking the drug for 2 days, the HIV in the body will be uninhibited and begin to replicate and rebound.
What's more, stopping the drug will definitely affect the effect of the treatment. The longer the drug is stopped, the greater the impact, so try not to stop the drug as much as possible. Frequent failure to take medication on time and in the right amount can lead to HIV drug resistance in the body.
Drug resistance is generally speaking, drugs cannot suppress HIV in the body!
If you stop the drug due to "force majeure".
It is important to resume taking the medication as soon as possible
Minimize the occurrence of drug resistance
You can do the following to deal with the emergency
1. Take the medicine first.
2. The principle of whether the time of missing medication exceeds 1/2 of the medication time interval:
(1) If the time interval between missed doses is less than half of the interval between the two doses, you can immediately make up the dose, and the next dose time will be according to the original time.
(2) If the interval between missed doses exceeds more than half of the interval between two doses, the same will be taken immediately according to the amount, but the original time of the day will not be dosed.
For example, if you take the medicine at 11 p.m. every night, and if you forget it, and you don't remember it until 8 a.m. the next morning, you should retake it immediately and take the original medicine as normal at 11 p.m. that night.
However, if you don't remember until 12 noon the next day, more than half of the interval between doses (12 hours), then you should also make up the dose immediately, but stop taking the medicine at 11 p.m. on the same day, and resume taking the medicine normally until 11 p.m. on the third day.
2. Smoking
That's right!
The average life expectancy of people living with HIV can be reduced by 12 years because of smoking habits. Because smoking has a 14-fold higher risk of lung cancer than people who are not infected.
People living with HIV can halve their risk of lung cancer just one year after quitting smoking, and about two-thirds lower their risk of heart disease just three years after quitting.
3. Procrastination of treatment
Studies have shown that if people with HIV delay starting treatment until their CD4 count is below 350, they are expected to live 15 years less than those who start treatment with a CD4 count above 350.
In other words, the earlier the treatment, the better the quality of life!
Caution for infected people
Vitamin supplementation:
People living with HIV may suffer from anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., resulting in lack of nutrition. If the body is deficient in vitamins, it can have a more adverse effect on immune function, leading to the development of HIV-related diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement the human body through vitamin medication and dietary therapy.
Dietary contraindications
One of the common complications of AIDS is chronic diarrhea, which mainly leads to weight loss, so it is necessary to reduce diarrhea, improve the absorption rate of food, and avoid cold and greasy diet.
Adjust your mood
HIV-infected patients have some psychological stress and mental stimulation, and some antiviral drugs, such as efaviren, may increase the probability of inducing mental illness and mental illness. Patients can take more vitamin C. To neutralize toxins in the body, and vitamin B complex can also mediate mood, and seek medical help if necessary.
Relieves Kaposi's sarcoma
One of the most common complications of AIDS patients is Kaposi-style sarcoma, patients need to take more foods low sodium and high potassium, take some betaine hydrochloride and pancreatic enzyme powder during meals, help alleviate the condition, eat slowly, and eat some seedless raisins, oranges, lemons and other adjuvant treatments after meals.