Patient's question:
The mother of the child has liver disease, and the child is now two and a half weeks old. No tests have been done yet. I'm very worried about whether it will be inherited, and how big the risk of inheritance is? The mother of the child has liver disease, and the child is now two and a half weeks old. No tests have been done yet. I'm very worried about whether it will be inherited, and how big the risk of inheritance is?Doctor's answer:
Hello, hepatitis B is not hereditary. It is recommended to have your child undergo a hepatitis B panel test to check if they are infected with the hepatitis B virus. If hepatitis B is left untreated for a long time, it can progress along the path of "hepatitis B - cirrhosis - liver cancer," which is commonly referred to as the "three-stage progression of hepatitis B." Therefore, it is crucial to take it seriously and receive proper treatment. The reason why hepatitis B often does not heal in the long term is mainly because the vast majority of hepatitis B patients have immune tolerance, meaning they do not produce an immune response to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), leading to prolonged illness. Thus, stimulating the body to produce an immune response is the key to rapid recovery from hepatitis B.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and herbal medicine have accumulated many unique treatment methods through long-term clinical practice, which are fast-acting and highly effective. It is recommended to use traditional Chinese herbs such as fructus meliae (styrax), citrus medica (bitter orange), atrractylodes macrocephala (white atractylodes), illicium magnificum (star anise), carapax testudinis (tortoise shell), paeoniae radix (white peony root), aquilaria agallocha (agalloch), ginseng (panax ginseng), alisma orientale (Chinese sedge), scutellaria baicalensis (baical root), atractylodes macrocephala (white atractylodes), poria cocos (poria), bupleurum chinense (chinese thorow), platinum powder, and sugar combined for treatment. These herbs, when used together, can prevent the hepatitis B virus from producing new viruses, thereby completely eliminating the virus from the body. This approach may lead to negative test results (regardless of whether it is small, medium, or large "yang") and ultimately help patients on the path to rapid recovery.
I hope you can build confidence in overcoming this disease, receive proper treatment, and recover as soon as possible!