Patient's question:
My colleague has liver disease. The patient is now elderly and has been found to have ascites in their body. What should be done? What is the treatment for ascites? Where can it be treated, and how much does it cost?Doctor's answer:
It is best not to take Western medicine for ascites. Currently, only traditional Chinese medicine is used to treat liver softening and protect the liver. Through traditional Chinese medicine treatment, portal pressure can be reduced, and liver fibrosis indicators can be lowered. In the stage of liver fibrosis, active comprehensive preventive and therapeutic measures should be adopted to stabilize and reverse the expansion of liver fibrosis. However, for a liver with cirrhosis, it is best to use fewer medications, as excessive medication can cause liver damage. Since any medication must be metabolized and processed by the liver, it will either relieve or exacerbate liver damage to some extent.