Medical for Liver

There are several diseases which can cause a liver to malfunction. The causes of liver failure may be liver cell damage, obstruction to bile flow, viral hepatitis, drug induced hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer among many other.

Most causes of liver failure will be discussed below. A defective synthesis of proteins and detoxification can cause damage to the liver cells. If the liver cells are damaged, one may experience loss of appetite, occasional fever, minor abdominal pains, bleeding, and discoloration of the eyes and skin to become yellowish.

When there is a defective excretion and absorption of fat and fat soluble vitamins from the intestines, the bile flow may become obstructed.

Viral hepatitis is one of the causes of liver failure. It may be acquired through sexual intercourse and through blood transfusion. There are several hepatitis viruses that affect the liver. These are hepatitis A, B, C, D and E infections. The hepatitis B is the most lethal of these hepatitis viruses. It causes damage to the liver cells as well as causes minimal bile flow obstruction. This infection can take away your life in just a matter of weeks specially if not diagnosed early.

There are several drugs which can cause damage to the liver when taken in excessive amounts and even when taken in normal doses. These drugs may cause liver sell damage as well as bile flow obstruction depending on the medication given to a person. They may be medications for tuberculosis, antibiotics, anesthetic drugs and antipyretic specially when taken in high doses.

A condition that is characterized by irreversible damage to the liver cells is called cirrhosis. In this condition, the cells are totally damaged and replaced by non-functioning nodules. Cirrhosis is due to heavy alcohol intake, Read the rest of this entry »

Hepatitis A

You are likely to contract Hepatitis A if you have been in contact with water or food that has been contaminated with the virus. You might also contract the disease if you have come into contact with the blood or the stool of the person who has the disease currently. No medication is known to treat the hepatitis A symptoms; however, a vaccine or an immune globulin shot has proved to be most effective in preventing it.

Hepatitis B

The hepatitis B virus can be spread by contact with body fluids or blood of a person with the infection. For those who have acute hepatitis B are not usually treated with medication. But those who suffer from chronic hepatitis B are given antiviral medication in case of liver damage. Medication choices Read the rest of this entry »