To be honest: These 4 common liver diseases may be more 'worse' than the other
The liver is the largest digestive gland in the human body and the central station of a series of metabolisms in the human body. Its main function is to participate in metabolic activities such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, hormones, and vitamins, as well as detoxify, secrete bile, regulate the balance of blood, water, and electrolytes, manufacture coagulation factors, and protect human health.
Therefore, the liver plays an extremely important role in the human body. Once the liver is troubled by diseases, people's health will also lose strong support. There are four kinds of common liver diseases, which are roughly classified into viral and non-viral. The pathogenic factors are also complex, and symptomatic treatment is required.
- Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus. This type of liver disease is contagious and can be transmitted through mother-to-child transmission, blood transmission, damaged skin and mucous membranes and sexual contact, which is more harmful.
Moreover, hepatitis B patients are prevalent in our country and were discriminated against for a time until the Ministry of Health and other three ministries and commissions issued documents on January 21, 2010. The document clearly stipulates that the abolition of the five hepatitis B examinations in the admission and employment physical examinations has given such patients with liver disease dignity and opportunities to gain a foothold in society.
- Liver cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis is a relatively complex disease, and whether it is contagious depends on its causative factors. Liver cirrhosis caused by viral hepatitis is contagious and requires strict control and treatment. If it is caused by alcoholism or drugs, it is not contagious.
Liver cirrhosis is caused by the disorder of liver tissue structure, which leads to liver dysfunction. At present, it is difficult to cure the disease, mainly due to early detection and delaying the progression of the disease. Patients with cirrhosis often die from complications, and hepatic encephalopathy is the most common cause of death in cirrhosis.
- Fatty liver
Fatty liver is a disease in which excessive fat accumulation in liver cells leads to abnormal liver function. It is common in people with obesity, long-term alcohol consumption, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
If fatty liver patients are not controlled and treated in time, it is easy to lead to the deterioration of the condition, leading to liver cirrhosis and even liver cancer. In addition, liver cirrhosis can also induce arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases, which is a major killer of human health.
- Liver cancer
Liver cancer is a common malignant tumor, which can be divided into primary liver cancer and metastatic liver cancer. Primary liver cancer is related to viruses, drinking water, diet, drinking and heredity, while metastatic liver cancer is caused by other organs in the body. Metastasis of cancer.
Patients with liver cancer may have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and there will be more symptoms in the advanced stage, such as abnormal pain in the liver area, abdominal distension, fatigue, weight loss, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, etc. Because the early symptoms are not obvious, many liver cancer patients will be delayed due to lack of careful attention, resulting in difficult treatment.