Patient's question:
Our family is a traditional business family. My father started taking me and my grandfather around the country at the age of 18, so he has been drinking a lot of beer ever since. He still does, and now he has a big belly because he is overweight. I worry that he might get high blood lipids, so I persuaded him to go to the hospital for a check-up. As a result, instead of high blood lipids, he was diagnosed with hepatitis.Doctor's answer:
After the hepatitis B virus infects the human body, it is widely present in blood, saliva, vaginal secretions, milk, semen, etc. It is mainly spread through blood contact, sexual contact, close contact, etc., so hepatitis outbreaks often occur within families. Doctors believe that the main cause of hepatitis is a deficiency of vital energy. Due to irregular diet and moral lapses, the spleen and stomach are damaged, impairing the body's ability to transform dampness. Internal damp-heat then arises, obstructing the spleen and injuring the liver, leading to disharmony among the liver, gallbladder, and spleen. This further exacerbates the damage to vital energy, ultimately causing the recurrence of hepatitis. Additionally, due to the deficiency of vital energy, individuals are highly susceptible to infectious pathogens. There are many treatment methods for hepatitis, but since patients exhibit different symptoms, the treatments vary accordingly. Therefore, it is recommended that patients seek early diagnosis and treatment upon noticing symptoms.