Than to treat a liver and a pancreas?

The liver and pancreas are two absolutely unique organs in the human body. Having a complex structure and multifunctionality, they both play a crucial role in the process of digestion, maintaining the balance of hormones and ensuring the biochemical stability of the whole organism. Performing many different tasks, , they are subject to greater negative influence of both exogenous and endogenous factors of than other elements of the life support system, and require a lot of effort for their treatment in case of pathology.

The most common liver and pancreas problems

Due to the multifaceted nature of the liver, most diseases like to damage it in different ways. The most common are:

• viral hepatitis( A, B, C, D);
• toxic hepatitis;
• alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatosis;
• cirrhosis of clarified etiology and cryptogenic;
• traumatic injuries;
• is a tumor disease;
• parasitic infections.

Classification of all pathologies of this organ is very voluminous, but other problems are not so common.

The main ailments that affect the pancreas include:

• acute and chronic pancreatitis;
• diabetes mellitus type I and II;
• body or organ body cancer;
• cysts and benign neoplasms;
• cystic fibrosis.

Symptoms of a disorder of the liver and pancreas

The body is designed so that if some part of it fails, it tries to tell the owner about it with the help of various symptoms. In the case of hepatitis, steatohepatosis and cirrhosis, this can be manifested:

1. Skin changes. The most common symptom is jaundice of varying degrees of intensity. Perhaps the appearance of brown spots under the armpits. Itching and dryness of the skin indicate a violation of the bile excretory function. With the development of cirrhosis, vascular "stars" are formed along the body - one of the pathognomonic symptoms of liver damage;
2. Digestive disorders. Pain that likes to localize in the right upper quadrant, severity after eating, belching bitter, nausea, constipation or diarrhea - all this indicates a disease;
3. Breaking the hormonal background. These disorders are more typical of men and are manifested by gynecomastia( breast enlargement), testicular atrophy, impotence. Everything is associated with an excess of estrogens( female hormones) in the human body. It is often found in "beer" cirrhosis, and other alcohol damage to the body.
4. Nervous system disorders. The most common symptoms are general malaise, sleeping problems, nervousness, increased irritability, memory impairment. With the progression of the disease symptoms worsen until convulsions and coma;
5. Intoxication of the body. Because of a violation of the barrier function, a person can experience the negative effect of toxins and metabolic products in the form of symptoms of fever, muscle pain, loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss.

For traumatic injuries are more typical:

1. pain in the right hypochondrium;
2. anemia, as a result of hemorrhage;
3. pallor of the skin;
4. increased heart rate and blood pressure drop.

Tumor processes will be characterized by combining all the symptoms described above.

In case of a pancreas disease, it is worth considering the main diseases.

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreatic parenchyma that likes to arise as a result of malnutrition and excessive intake of alcohol.

To suspect in itself this illness it is possible, ate the person feels and observes such signs:

• pain in the abdomen, "under the spoon", which came after taking a lot of food and alcohol. Often, it can be shrouded, rarely around the entire abdomen;
• nausea, vomiting, swallowing. All this indicates a violation of the isolation of enzymes;
• with palpation of the abdomen, the pain intensifies especially in the peripodal region.

If such symptoms occur, the best solution is to seek medical help.

Diabetes mellitus will behave as follows:

• persistent hunger, thirst and frequent urination;
• weight loss;
• long healing of injuries and wounds;
• problems with potency;
• visual impairment.

If you have the above characteristics, you should definitely take a blood test to find out the level of glucose and preferably do a full set of examinations.

How to help the body and treat these diseases?

First, one must understand that the treatment of such important organs must be coordinated with the doctor. Treated at home is highly undesirable. For effective therapy it is necessary to apply a comprehensive approach, which provides for a special diet and medication.

For proper liver function it is desirable:

• is 4-5 times a day, in small portions;
• dishes should be warm;
• way of cooking - cooking, park, baking. Avoid fried and smoked - such an organ does not like;
• limit intake of salt to 5 grams per day;
• to exclude foods that cause bloating( cabbage, grapes, pears).

Among drugs, it is worth mentioning hepatoprotectors. Their main tasks are:

1. body protection;
2. resumption of cholic outflow;
3. antioxidant effect;
4. lowering of cholesterol;
5. reinforcement of immunity.

Most often, this group of doctors is attributed: Karsil, Essentiale Forte, Phosphogliv, Ursofalk .But the choice of a specific representative should be carried out only by a qualified doctor who will treat a particular patient.

The best method of treatment is the prevention of the onset of the disease. In order not to encounter any problems it is necessary to remember that each of the aforementioned organs like this - limiting the reception of smoked products, fatty foods, spices, food with a very high protein content, high doses of alcohol. All this can save the liver and pancreas from the occurrence of ailments.

If pancreatitis occurs, first you need to provide functional inactivity to the body - he likes to rest after an excessive load. For this you need to fulfill 3 main conditions: cold on the stomach area, hunger and peace. This approach to treatment( at least the first 24 hours) prevents excessive release of active enzymes, which removes the main symptomatology.

Drug treatment includes pathogenetic therapy aimed at relieving pain syndrome and normalizing enzyme activity. To do this, the most frequently used antispasmodics( no-spa or papaverine 1 tablet inside to relieve spasms) and preparations Creon, Mezim or other analogues to normalize the excretory function( the dosage depends on the individual needs of each patient).

Diabetes mellitus - not a sentence

For the effective treatment of this disease it is necessary to take a set of measures:

• use of medicines;
• strict adherence to diet;
• lifestyle change.

Medication will be based on the use of insulin for type 1 diabetes and glucose-lowering drugs for type 2.Again, the dosage of such substances is purely individual and depends on each individual, so self-medication is contraindicated.

The main task of the patient is a change in lifestyle and compliance with the diet and all prescriptions of the doctor.

The diet includes:

• the amount of energy that enters the body should be roughly equal to that which it uses. In a simple way - do not overeat;
• food intake 5-6 times a day in small portions;
• balanced diet for proteins, fats and especially carbohydrates;
• limitation of all fried, smoked, sweet. You need to give up quickly digestible carbohydrates( chocolate, carbonated drinks and others);
• careful monitoring of blood glucose levels.

It is very difficult to treat such ailment, but with the right approach and observance of all the rules, you can achieve excellent results.