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The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body and performs many different functions. Although it has a fairly good compensatory function, the liver is also very susceptible to damage and causes many mild to severe liver diseases.
If you do not know how to take care and protect, people are very susceptible to liver disease, some liver diseases can be cured on their own, but there are also many dangerous diseases that can affect the patient's life. if not detected and treated promptly. Some common liver diseases include:
Hepatitis: A disease showing inflammation in the liver caused by viral or non-viral agents, causing the liver to reduce its inherent functions. Viral hepatitis has 5 basic types, respectively hepatitis A, B, C, D, E. In which, hepatitis B (called HBV) is the leading cause of liver failure complications, cirrhosis, liver cancer and high mortality in the world. Most types of hepatitis are contagious, acute, chronic, or both. Fatty liver disease: When the amount of fat in the liver is stagnant over 5% of the weight of the liver, it is called fatty liver, this liver disease causes damage to the liver and can be complicated into hepatitis, cirrhosis. Cirrhosis: This is one of the most dangerous liver diseases due to the phenomenon that healthy cells are replaced by fibrous bands, scar tissue, causing the liver's function to be reduced or completely disappeared. Currently, there is no cure for cirrhosis of the liver, patients can only slow down the progression of the disease by giving up alcohol, injecting antibiotics, controlling bleeding from esophageal varices, and adopting a healthy diet. abstinence drink. Liver cancer: Liver cancer is a phenomenon in which malignant cells arise in liver tissue, seriously affecting liver function without a known cause. Usually, patients with liver cancer only live for 3-6 months and rarely live up to 5 years. When suffering from liver diseases, patients need to pay attention to periodic health checks, treat according to the doctor's instructions, and plan a specific diet and rest.
People with liver disease should eat fresh foods, increase eating dark green vegetables, rich in vitamins A and C, foods high in protein, unsaturated fats or vegetable oils, foods with low carbohydrates, Patients should drink a lot of filtered water to enhance metabolism and purify toxins in the liver.
Foods people with liver disease should avoid include: Foods high in salt, sugar and hot spicy, high cholesterol foods, animal fats, alcohol and stimulants.
Patients with liver disease should have regular health check-ups to promptly deal with any abnormal signs affecting health.
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