Liver enzymes increased 100 times after drinking the "miracle doctor's" water

Trusting a "witch doctor" to treat illness with alkaline ionized water caused a patient to suffer acute liver failure, with a high prognosis for death.

Having "lived peacefully " with chronic hepatitis B for many years, the female patient listened to the "herbalist" and treated her with "fasting", drank unknown alkaline water, and arbitrarily stopped taking antiviral medication, resulting in acute liver failure, with a high prognosis of death.

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Female patient DTN (56 years old, Hanoi ) has suffered from chronic hepatitis B for many years. However, thanks to compliance with the treatment regimen and regular check-ups, the patient's hepatitis B virus condition was effectively suppressed and controlled.

With the mentality of "living peacefully" with the disease, patient N. unexpectedly faced danger after listening to the herbalist's advice to apply the "fasting" method, using an unknown type of alkaline water for treatment.

The patient said that he had stopped taking antiviral drugs for 2 months and had not had regular health check-ups to monitor necessary test results.

Ms. N. went to the hospital for a check-up because she felt tired, had a loss of appetite, had yellow eyes and skin, and had dark urine.

Here, the patient was assigned to perform the necessary techniques to support the diagnosis. As predicted by the doctor, the test results showed that the liver enzyme test index (AST, ALT) exceeded the normal threshold by 100 times. The liver elastography image showed coarse liver parenchyma, liver stiffness equivalent to F4.

The patient was diagnosed with acute liver failure on the background of a hepatitis B outbreak. The patient was admitted to the hospital for inpatient treatment.

Up to now, after 3 times of plasma filtration, the patient's consciousness is slow, if he does not receive a timely liver transplant, there is a high risk of death.

According to Dr. Tran Tien Tung, Internal Medicine specialist, Medlatec General Hospital, the unfortunate case that happened to this patient is not rare.

For many different reasons such as arbitrarily stopping medication, following medical trends, skipping regular check-ups... these are factors that can cause hepatitis B virus to flare up, seriously impairing liver function.

Patients who are not treated promptly and properly controlled can experience many dangerous complications such as cirrhosis, liver failure, even liver cancer and a very high risk of death.

There is currently no cure for chronic hepatitis, so to limit liver damage and prevent viral outbreaks, Dr. Tran Tien Tung recommends that patients should not stop antiviral treatment on their own, or only stop treatment when prescribed by a doctor. At the same time, periodic testing should be performed to assess the possibility of HBV reactivation after stopping the medication;

Regularly check your health, especially liver function indicators as prescribed by your doctor, follow a scientific and reasonable diet and lifestyle: Do not drink alcohol; do not eat too spicy, too salty, too fatty; choose lean meat, low in fat; increase green vegetables, fruits; whole grains (barley, brown rice, whole wheat noodles).

Faced with the increasing number of hepatitis B cases with alarming complication rates and mortality risks, experts emphasize the role of regular screening and monitoring to provide important roles in assessing the level of virus infection; monitoring disease progression; adjusting treatment regimens;

Evaluation of treatment effectiveness; prediction of the risk of complications; diagnosis of elevated liver enzymes is indispensable for testing.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/men-gan-cao-gap-100-lan-sau-khi-uong-nuoc-cua-than-y-d232008.html