The liver is an important organ in the body and also a fragile organ that is prone to disease. Viral infections can cause liver disease, and improper diet can also lead to liver disease.
[Causes of Liver Problems]
1. Poor lifestyle habits and excessive alcohol consumption
Many people nowadays are busy with socializing and drink excessively, unknowingly increasing the workload of liver detoxification and causing liver diseases such as alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis.
2. Poor dietary habits
For example, eating unhygienic food or irregular meals can affect the liver's function.
3. Excessive fatigue
This is the main cause of hepatitis B. Excessive physical and mental labor, such as heavy physical work and mental stress, can put the body in a long-term overloaded state, leading to a decrease in resistance and disease.
This cause of hepatitis B can slow down various chemical reactions in the body, reduce resistance, and provide an opportunity for the replication of the hepatitis B virus invading the body. Malnutrition, fatigue, trauma, mental stress, and drug toxicity can also cause hepatitis B.
[Signs of Liver Problems]
1. Easily getting drunk
Some people, who usually have a high alcohol tolerance, now feel "drunk" after drinking a little. This sign indicates that liver function has declined and the liver is damaged, unable to completely metabolize the alcohol byproduct, acetaldehyde.
2. Darkening of the complexion
The liver plays an important role in iron metabolism. Iron is normally stored in the liver. If liver cells are damaged, iron in the liver cells will flow into the blood vessels, increasing the iron content in the blood and causing the complexion to darken. This symptom is most likely to occur in males and postmenopausal females. Therefore, when there is a sign of darkening complexion, one must be vigilant about whether the liver is damaged and take timely measures to protect the liver.
3. Increase in acne
The human body's luteal hormones promote sebum secretion. The liver can break down luteal hormones and regulate hormone balance. Therefore, a decrease in liver function can increase sebum secretion, eventually leading to an outbreak of acne.
4. Easy infection and suppuration of wounds
The liver plays an important role in the body's metabolism. If liver function is impaired, skin regeneration will be hindered. In addition, the decreased detoxification function of the liver can easily cause bacterial infection of wounds.
[Diseases Caused by Liver Problems]
1. Various pathogen infections, including viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections. The most common is viral hepatitis. There are also bacterial infections that cause liver abscess, liver tuberculosis, and parasitic infections that cause liver fluke disease and amoebic liver abscess, etc.
2. Liver space-occupying diseases. The so-called space-occupying diseases refer to abnormal or non-liver tissues occupying a certain position in normal liver tissues and possibly growing and expanding, most of which can cause damage to the liver or the whole body. Examples include various benign and malignant tumors, liver cysts, liver abscess, liver hydatid disease, liver hemangioma, liver intrahepatic bile duct stones, etc.
3. Liver diseases caused by metabolic disorders. The most common and well-known is fatty liver.
4. Alcoholic liver disease. As the name suggests, this is mainly liver disease caused by excessive alcohol consumption, which can progress to fatty liver and cirrhosis.
[Liver Maintenance]
1. Adequate sleep:
Sleep is an irreplaceable factor in liver protection, which cannot be replaced by diet or any other health food. When lying down and sleeping, the blood flow to the liver can increase by 1000-2000 milliliters. Various nutrients in the human body mainly exist in the blood, so patients with liver disease need to ensure 8 hours of sleep every day to give the liver sufficient rest and rehabilitation.
2. Medication treatment:
First, it is necessary to determine which type of liver disease it is (such as viral, metabolic, space-occupying, etc.), and then seek help from a specialist in a regular hospital for systematic treatment.
3. Balanced nutrition in diet
Liver disease experts believe that liver disease patients, especially those with chronic liver disease, should pay full attention to their diet. They must consume the following foods daily to help the liver recover:
① Rice, grains, carbohydrates, as well as foods such as sugar and oil, which can supplement body heat and provide the basic energy for human life activities.
② Milk, dairy products, eggs, and other foods rich in protein, minerals, vitamins, and fats, known for their nutritional richness.
③ Fish, meat, soy products, and other foods that, when absorbed by the body, help the growth of blood and muscle tissue.
