2024年2月13日 · Finding the cause of liver damage and how bad it is help guide treatment. Your healthcare professional starts with a health history and complete physical exam. Your healthcare professional may then suggest: Blood tests. A group of blood tests called liver function tests can diagnose liver disease.

2023年10月4日 · There are many types of liver disease. Some of the most common types are treatable with diet and lifestyle changes, while others may require lifelong medication to manage. If you begin treatment early enough, you can often prevent permanent damage. But you may not have symptoms in the early stages.

2024年6月10日 · Treatment includes medication (for acute liver failure), and a change in diet and alcohol use (for chronic liver failure). If you have either type, you may end up having to have surgery to...

2023年2月11日 · There's evidence to suggest that getting rid of the hepatitis C can slow or maybe even help reverse some of the damage done. But there are instances when the liver disease is too advanced and medical interventions cannot reverse the process and that's when we consider liver transplantation.

2023年9月16日 · Depending on the underlying cause, liver disease can typically be managed through lifestyle changes, medications, and sometimes a liver transplant or surgery. If it's left untreated, liver disease can cause serious complications that may be life-threatening.

2024年10月15日 · When acute liver failure can't be reversed, the only treatment may be a liver transplant. During a liver transplant, a surgeon removes the damaged liver and replaces it with a healthy liver from a donor.

2024年8月2日 · Each liver disease will have its specific treatment regimen. For example, hepatitis A requires supportive care to maintain hydration while the body's immune system fights and resolves the infection. Patients with gallstones may require surgery to remove the gallbladder.

To treat the causes of cirrhosis, doctors often recommend lifestyle changes or prescribe medicines to prevent more liver damage. Doctors may recommend that people with cirrhosis stop activities, such as drinking alcohol and taking certain medicines, that may have caused cirrhosis or can make cirrhosis worse.

2024年10月25日 · With chronic (long-term) and advanced liver disease, damage to the liver may be irreversible, so treatment focuses on managing symptoms, slowing disease progression, and preventing...

2020年10月20日 · Although treatment may stop or delay liver damage, it is not possible to reverse cirrhosis. At this point, a person’s liver function has deteriorated to such an extent that unless they...