Patient's question:
I am 38 years old. Recently, I feel that my liver is very tired. I haven't had much appetite, and at night, I always feel a sharp pain in my stomach. I went to the nearby hospital for a check-up and was told it's a liver disease. They advised me to get injections. I would like to ask, what should I do after recovery from hepatic coma?Doctor's answer:
Hello, hepatic encephalopathy is caused by the destruction of a large number of liver cells, leading to an increase in the liver's detoxification function, resulting in excessive ammonia in the blood and causing neuroinhibitory symptoms. If hepatic encephalopathy recovers, it is necessary to persist in taking liver-protecting drugs and eating less protein, because protein produces blood ammonia in the body after metabolism, which can alleviate the symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy. At the same time, it is important to maintain regular bowel movements to prevent a large amount of ammonia from being reabsorbed into the blood.