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Toxic damage to the liver and abnormalities in the liver’s parenchyma cells can occur from excessive contact with toxic chemicals, drugs, and alcohol. Liver damage may be chronic or acute. Chronic lesions are manifested by a slower growth rate and a longer duration of the symptoms described. Alcohol, some antibiotics and carbon tetrachloride are the most harmful. In addition, harmful substances include psychotropic drugs.
Symptoms of toxic liver damage
The symptoms of toxic liver damage are diverse. Their form depends, inter alia, on the cause of the disease (what factor and the amount of the dose of the toxic substance).
Primary toxic liver damage may cause more or less pronounced inflammatory reactions and stimulate the intensification of connective tissue growth with a tendency to develop towards cirrhosis (see below). A very unfavorable condition is complete liver failure with plasma hemorrhagic diathesis and the so-called hepatic coma.
The evidence of toxic liver damage with its necrosis, jaundice, atrophy, and sometimes hepatic coma, and even death is fungal poisoning.
Toxic liver injury – diagnosis
The diagnosis of hepatotoxicity is made on the basis of the indicative symptoms (listed above) and the patient’s medical history. During the interview, the doctor is able to identify the patient’s contact with toxic substances. As an auxiliary laboratory tests are performed:
- biochemical tests,
- peripheral blood count.
In addition, the doctor may order an X-ray of the abdominal cavity and a CT of the abdominal cavity. In some cases, a biopsy is also performed, but these are isolated situations, such as the presence of hetatoxicity symptoms including central necrosis or cocci.
For cleansing and detoxification of the body, it is worth drinking an infusion prepared on the basis of a herbal mixture CistusHerbs Clean Body, in which you will find purge herb, horsetail herb, green tea leaf, dandelion herb, elderflower, nettle herb, hibiscus flower.
How To Treat Toxic Liver Injury?
Treatment of hepatotoxicity should be carried out under the supervision of a physician. It requires regularity and patience. For the treatment to work, patients should:
- do not allow contact with destructive factors;
- take care of a proper diet;
- take preparations that strengthen the function of liver cells.
To assist in carrying out detoxification, it is worth drinking Juice from young oats. Also try Detoks – the Panaseus dietary supplement, the regular use of which will cleanse the body of toxins.
Toxic liver damage and prevention
Toxic liver damage can be prevented by:
- exclusion of synthetic products from your diet,
- avoiding preserved, fermented and moldy foods,
- avoiding the influence of harmful factors on the body.
HepaDr should be used prophylactically and as an adjunct in the treatment of toxic liver damage. in tablets – a dietary supplement available on Medonet Market.