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The 66-year-old female patient has been to the hospital several times, at first she just felt fatigue and fatigue, loss of appetite, she thought that she was just getting older, her physical function was declining, but gradually she found that her skin and the whites of her eyes began to turn yellow, and the color of her urine became darker, she realized the seriousness of the matter and rushed to the hospital for examination.
After a series of laboratory tests and imaging tests, Dr. Huang confirmed that she was suffering from cirrhosis and liver failure.
"Aunt Wang, I have to tell you the truth, your liver condition is not optimistic," Dr. Huang said earnestly, "Do you have any usual eating habits?" For example, often eat fried food, drink alcohol, etc.? Aunt Wang lowered her head a little embarrassedly: "I really like to eat fried chicken, french fries, and often drink some beer, I think drinking some alcohol in moderation is good for the body." ＂
Dr. Huang sighed: "Aunt Wang's moderate drinking is indeed good for your body, but the premise is that your liver is healthy, and long-term heavy drinking like yours, coupled with a greasy diet, is very damaging to the liver, I guess you often stay up late, right?" Aunt Wang nodded: "My sleep quality has not been very good, I often have insomnia, and I always can't sleep well when I am old." ＂
Dr. Huang nodded understandingly: "Insomnia is indeed a problem for many elderly people, but you must know that sleep is also very important for liver health, our liver has the ability to repair and regenerate itself, but this process mainly occurs in the deep sleep stage, if you often stay up late, the liver can not get enough rest and repair, and over time there will be problems, studies have shown that if you sleep less than 6 hours a day, the risk of fatty liver will be significantly increased." ＂
Aunt Wang suddenly realized: "It turns out that sleep and liver health also have such a big relationship, I used to be so inattentive, so what else do I need to pay attention to besides sleep?" ＂
"From now on, you must completely stop drinking, avoid fried foods, eat more light and easy to digest foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, etc., and soy products such as tofu and soy milk are also very good, they contain a lot of high-quality protein, and they are low in fat, so there is almost no burden on the liver." ＂
Aunt Wang nodded again and again: "I used to think that being vegetarian was not nutritious, but now it seems that I was wrong." Is it okay to eat fish? I remember that the fish meat was not high in fat. ＂
"Fish is indeed a good choice, especially deep-sea fish, such as salmon, tuna, etc., they are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which can help improve fatty liver, but you have to remember that you can't eat too much food, meat and vegetarian combinations, and a reasonable diet is king. ＂
"Doctor, I still have a question," Aunt Wang hesitated, "Many friends around me are taking liver-protecting medicines or health products, saying that they can protect the liver and detoxify, are these things reliable?" ＂
Dr. Huang's expression suddenly became serious: "I must remind you that many so-called hepatoprotective drugs and health foods are actually exaggerated propaganda and lack of scientific basis, some products claim to contain liver-protecting ingredients, such as ursodeoxycholic acid, silybinin, etc., but in fact, the content is very low, and it does not play a substantial role, and there are some unscrupulous merchants who illegally add drug ingredients to the products, such as cimetidine, glutathione, etc., if these drugs are taken for a long time and in large quantities, they may cause harm to the body, my advice is, Don't blindly believe those advertisements, but trust the professional judgment of doctors, standardized drug treatment and a healthy lifestyle are the right way to protect the liver. ＂
Aunt Wang nodded thoughtfully: "I understand, I have believed in the advertisements of those health care products too much over the years, but I didn't expect that it was a waste of money and might hurt my body, but fortunately, I met a doctor who is so responsible as you and pointed me the right way." ＂
"It's great that you can think so," Dr. Huang said with a smile, "Actually, I want to share with you a personal experience of mine, my father was also an alcoholic during his lifetime, he smoked and drank all day long, I often advised him to quit drinking, but he never listened, and always said, 'Born with a good liver is not afraid of spoilage', as a result, he was diagnosed with liver cancer at the age of 50 and passed away in less than half a year, which hit me very hard, and also made me determined to become a hepatologist and do my best to help more patients like my father. So I really hope that you can take him as a warning and take good care of your body. ＂
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