Symptoms of the disease.
Symptoms of viral hepatitis are the following symptoms - a worsening of appetite, the appearance of weakness and rapid fatigue, a taste of bitterness appears in the mouth. In some cases, signs of viral hepatitis show up like a cold - a runny nose, headache, cough, pain in muscles and joints, fever.
In those cases when hepatitis is expressed by jaundice, in the patient the skin and whites of the eyes acquire a yellowish color. There are changes in the color of stool - the feces turn gray-white, and the urine becomes dark.
With the development of chronic hepatitis, appetite deterioration occurs, fatigue, weakness, intolerance to fatty foods, belching, nausea, flatulence. Appear dull pain in the right hypochondrium. The patient becomes irritable. Heartburn, abdominal pain, vomiting may occur.
Diet.
The most important condition for the treatment of viral hepatitis is strict adherence to diet. Strictly follow the diet should be from six months to a year, and even more, since the discovery of the disease. And do not think that after a year of diet, you can return to the old way of life. If you aspire to live long and your health is dear to you, you will have to radically change the whole habitual way of life. It is necessary to completely eliminate from the diet acute, fatty, smoked and fried foods. And also a complete refusal to drink alcohol.
Treatment by methods of alternative medicine.
Together with the application of methods of traditional medicine, it is very useful to treat hepatitis with the use of folk remedies. They do not in any way replace the treatment that the doctor appointed, but is a supplement. Before applying the treatment folk methods, it is necessary to consult with the attending physician.
Your diet will now be vegetable and dairy food. You should include a raw pumpkin. You should eat a squeezed pumpkin or pumpkin juice daily to 0. 5 kg. This wonderful tool will bring invaluable benefit to the body.
Horseradish.
In folk medicine, the medicinal qualities of horseradish are widely used.
It is necessary to grate the root of the horse radish on the grater. Then take four tablespoons of horseradish and mix with 200 ml of milk and strongly, but not bringing to a boil, warm up. Then put it in a warm place for 7-10 minutes. After that, drain the mixture and drink in equal parts throughout the day. Every day, you need to prepare a fresh mixture and take it for several days.
For the treatment of the liver is recommended to use juice and infusion, prepared from horseradish ordinary. Horseradish leaves are also used to treat hepatitis as poultices when hardening the liver.
At the initial stage of the disease, viral hepatitis try to consume as much fluid as possible. Drink mineral water and various juices.
Peppermint.
For palliative and soothing effect, peppermint is used for the disease. Take and grind 20 g of mint leaves, and pour 0, 5 liters of boiling water. Leave to infuse overnight. In the morning, strain the infusion and take 150-160 ml at a time during the day.
Anise and mint.
When the disease after eating fatty foods, stagnation occurs in the liver. In these cases, you can recommend a decoction cooked with mint and anise. Anise can be replaced by similar in properties cumin or fennel. It is necessary to take a half-spoonful of chopped leaves, add 300 ml of boiling water and put it for half an hour. Take in a warm form during the day in small sips.
Leaves and buds of birch.
To prepare the infusion, take 1 tablespoon birch buds or 2 tablespoons of leaves, and pour 500 ml of boiling water. In the infusion add the tip of the soda at the tip and insist for one hour. Then strain and take before eating 100 ml each.
You can also cook a decoction of 2 tablespoons of dried birch leaves. Add 200 ml of boiling water and evaporate over low heat until the volume of water is reduced by half. Take one dessert spoon one hour before meals, three times a day. The course lasts three months.
St. John's wort, sandless immortelle and buckthorn bark.
Another popular method of treatment of chronic hepatitis. It is necessary to take 20 g of herb St. John's wort, the colors of the immortelle sand and the bark of the buckthorn. Brew all this in one liter of boiling water and insist for an hour. Drinking is necessary five times a day in equal portions. The course lasts 25 days.
Stinging Nettle.
In the treatment of hepatitis, one of the main tasks is the improvement of liver function. For this purpose it is necessary to prepare the infusion using the leaves of the nettle dioecious. Take 15 g of nettle leaves and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Wrap the container and leave to soak for an hour. While insisting, take 15 g of nettle root and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes. To insist the broth follows 30 minutes, and then strain and mix with infusion. Now you can add sugar or honey to your taste. Drink follows half an hour before meals, 100-125 ml, at least three times a day.
You can simplify the method of preparation - take 1 tablespoon of a mixture of leaves and nettle root, and pour 200 ml of boiling water, and then boil for 20 minutes. Allow to stand for about an hour and strain. Take 200 ml for 30 minutes before meals, in the morning and in the evening.
Yarrow, fruits of juniper, wormwood, barberry and leaves of birch.
Prepare the following collection: take 20 g of herb yarrow, wormwood, juniper fruit, birch leaves and barberry. Then take one teaspoon of collection and pour 200 ml of boiling water, put it for half an hour. Take tea instead of tea, morning and evening.