How to treat autoimmune cirrhosis

How is autoimmune cirrhosis treated?

Autoimmune cirrhosis is a common liver disease. Its etiology is related to viral infection, drug use and environmental factors. It is more common in patients with autoimmune liver disease and causes serious damage to the patient's liver health. If you experience symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, and jaundice in your life, you should seek medical attention immediately.

The following methods have significant therapeutic effects on autoimmune cirrhosis:

1. Drug treatment

For patients with early autoimmune cirrhosis, clinical treatment is mainly drug therapy. For example, ursodeoxycholic acid can inhibit the reabsorption of intestinal cholesterol, but it can also reduce the secretion of cholesterol, thereby playing a protective role. Azathioprine can play an immunosuppressive role after medication, but it can also cause adverse reactions such as liver damage and rash.

2. Surgical treatment

If the patient has been suffering from autoimmune cirrhosis for a long time and has severely damaged liver function, surgical treatment should be performed when drug treatment is ineffective. Considering the different severity of the patient's condition, different surgical measures should be taken. Mild patients should be treated with portal vein shunt. If the patient's symptoms are too severe, liver transplantation should be considered to prevent postoperative rejection.

3. Daily care and treatment

Patients with autoimmune cirrhosis should maintain good working and rest time, go to bed early and get up early, avoid staying up late, and strengthen outdoor activities according to their own conditions. We should also pay attention to dietary adjustments, and it is very good to reasonably consume protein such as protein powder and amino acids. But we should avoid eating spicy, greasy, and severe cold food, and usually adhere to the principle of light diet.

Here we first learn about the treatment measures for three types of autoimmune cirrhosis. Pay attention to changes in liver function and prevent the occurrence of discomfort symptoms such as physical fatigue and jaundice. Treatment work should not be ignored after the onset of the disease. Only by seeking medical treatment quickly can the condition be stabilized and the patient's liver function recovery be promoted. It is necessary to adjust the mentality, balance the diet during the onset of the disease, and avoid severely irritating foods.