Alcoholic Liver Disease Tips

लिवर जिसकी गिनती शरीर के सबसे बड़े अंगों में की जाती है. यह शरीर की बड़ी ग्रंथि है जो मानव शरीर के प्रमुख आतंरिक अंगों में से एक होती है. वहीं लीवर की बात करें तो यह हमारे शरीर में पित्त का निर्माण करता है, जो फैट के टूटने में मदद करता है. यह रक्त के डिटाक्सिफिकैशन में भी मदद करता है. एक सामान्य लिवर में कुछ फैट ज़रूर होता है. लेकिन कभी-कभी लिवर की कोशिकाओं में अनावश्यक फैट की मात्रा बढ़ जाती है. यह एक गंभीर रोग होता है, जिसे आमतौर पर फैटी लिवर के नाम से जाना जाता है. फैटी लिवर विकार मुख्य रूप स...more

The liver is a vital body organ (the second largest) that helps in detoxification of the harmful substances and chemicals, in addition to participating in various metabolic pathways. It is normal for the liver to contain some amount of fats. The problem arises when there is an excess deposition of fats (accounting to nearly 7- 10% of the total liver weight), a condition referred to as Steatosis or Fatty Liver. Fatty liver often interferes with the normal functioning of the liver triggering serio...more

Fatty liver or steatosis refers to the condition in which excess fat gets accumulated in the liver causing the liver to dysfunction. Some percentage of fat in the liver is normal but if it gets beyond the figure of 5 to 10 percent, then it is surely a cause of concern. Such a condition warrants treatment and if fatty liver is not treated on time, it can lead to liver cirrhosis or cancer. Therefore, the signs and symptoms of fatty liver should be taken seriously.

Some of the common sympt...more

Having some fat in your liver is legit. But, if you have too much of fat say more than 5%-10% of the organ's weight then you are at risk of getting fatty liver disease. At the onset, you can do one important thing to help your liver stop drinking. It causes fatty liver disease.

There are two main types of fatty liver disease

Alcoholic liver disease or ALD
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD
If you are a woman who is pregnant, you can also get fatty liver disease....more

The liver is a vital organ within the body, which functions as a filter for the blood that comes from the digestive system. One of the conditions that afflict this organ is fatty liver, which occurs due to the accumulation of triglycerides within it. There could be multiple reasons behind this, such as alcoholism, obesity, pregnancy, hepatitis among many others.

Homeopathy has some great treatments for fatty liver disease, depending on the cause.

1. Nux vomica: One of the majo...more

The build-up of fat in the liver may lead to the development of a condition known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH. This condition is not related to the consumption of alcohol and the inflammation is due to the buildup of fats in the liver. In most cases, there are no symptoms till the stage when the fat deposition causes inflammation and damages the liver cells. This also hinders the normal functioning of the liver and if not treated, it may lead to an extreme condition known as cirrhosi...more

Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver which may often progress to dangerous complications. There are many types of hepatitis and each has its own particular set of causes, symptoms, mode of contraction and treatment procedures. Here are the main types of hepatitis as well as some of the factors which may cause hepatitis:

Types

Hepatitis A: Hepatitis A virus infection causes this condition. The Hepatitis A virus comes from food or water contaminated with the feces ...more

The liver is the second biggest organ in the human body an works through the day and night removing toxins, fighting infections, aiding digestion and lowering cholesterol levels. The over-consumption of alcohol (more than 20 units a week) can cause unnecessary stress to your liver and in long-term, result in Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD).

Stages of ALD
There are three stages of ALD depending on the intensity of liver damage.

Fatty Liver: The excess accumulation of fat insid...more

The liver has many functions, including building proteins and other substances for the body to use, removal of waste products and toxins from the blood drug metabolism and energy storage. Liver disease causes these crucial functions to fail and when the failure is too severe to respond to medication liver transplantation may be an option.

Apollo Hospitals is among the few recognized transplantation centers in the country and has one of the largest transplantation registries. As liver tr...more

The liver is a vital organ in our body because it performs many important functions. This includes filtering harmful substances in our blood, producing bile to facilitate digestion of food, storing energy and nutrients as well as producing hormones and enzymes that the body uses for performing essential functions. However, too much consumption of alcohol can affect the liver, lead to serious consequences related to our health, and also result in an alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). An ALD may...more