Common causes of Liver Disease
Liver disease is a medical term for a collection of conditions, diseases and infections that affect the cells, tissues, or functions of the liver. This article will educate you on reduce your risks for liver disease.
Instructions
1. Avoid drugs like pain killers in large amounts. Taking pain killers, cough syrup or almost any other type of drug in massive amounts can cause wearing of the tissues and cells in the liver. This can result in drug induced liver disease. When you are given a prescription or buy over the counter drugs or therapies it is highly recommended that you take the drug as recommended by your caring physician. If you have questions or feel that your current dosage of prescription medication needs to be adjusted, ask your doctor first. Never take the matter into your own hands.
2. Don't drink, or minimize the drinking of alcoholic beverages that you enjoy. Alcoholism over time can wear away the lining and cells of your liver due to the rigorous process that the body undergoes to break down alcohol into a usable substance. This process can eventually lead to alcoholic liver disease which accounts for 24% of all liver diseases.
3. Consider adding tea to your diet. Some teas, specifically green tea, contains caffeine and antioxidants that have been proven to not only reduce your chances of developing alcoholic liver disease but is also proven to maintain overall liver health. Like alcohol, caffeinated beverages should also be consumed responsibly. Replacing your alcoholic beverages with tea is highly recommended. Keep in mind, however, that you don't have to be an alcoholic to partake in a tea drinking regimen. Consuming about two to three 8 fluid ounce tea beverages daily will help you maintain liver health.
4. Protect yourself and practice good hygiene. Practicing good hygiene, safe sex, not sharing syringes, not using illegal drugs, and getting your hepatitis vaccinations are all ways to reduce your risks for hepatic liver disease. There is no cure for hepatitis B or C viruses but can be prevented with a vaccine.
5. Make sure your children get their hepatitis vaccines on time and teach them good hygiene practices. Hepatic liver disease accounts for 51% of all liver diseases. If you have any questions about hepatitis or vaccinations, you are encouraged to contact your caring physician.
