There is such a saying in China: medicine is three parts poison!
Yes, there are many drugs that have different side effects while treating the disease, and different patients have different side effects after taking the drug.
Not only that, some drugs already have liver toxicity, especially some special Chinese herbal medicines. The effect of treating the disease, and even causing drug-induced liver damage.
This is because the liver is originally Metabolic organs, most drugs need to undergo biotransformation processes such as redox, decomposition and combination in the liver.
During the process of drug use, the drug itself or its metabolites may injure liver cells, and then develop into drug-induced liver disease. Injury, also known as drug-induced liver disease.
The clinical manifestations of drug-induced liver disease vary. In mild patients, the liver can recover on its own after stopping the drug. However, if the liver damage is severe, it may endanger the patient’s life and requires active treatment and rescue.
Then the problem comes, what should we pay attention to when taking medicine to avoid it? What about liver damage?
1. Do not blindly combine medication
span>According to the clinical data, some drugs have little damage and impact on the liver originally, but if they are used at the same time with other drugs, they may cause liver cell damage under the combined reaction. The more multiple drugs are used at the same time, the greater the possibility of liver damage.
Especially cold medicines, antiasthmatic medicines, pain relievers and antibiotics are the most likely to be overdose, and are commonly used in combination. Therefore, no matter what drug is used to treat the disease, you should consult a doctor, and you can’t blindly mix the drug;
2. Do not believe in remedies
< span> There are many patients with chronic and serious diseases. In order to get rid of the torment of the disease as soon as possible, they will fall into the mentality of seeking medical treatment in a hurry, and even begin to easily try unscientific remedies.
As everyone knows, some Chinese medicinal materials seem to be plant rhizomes or animals and insects used as medicine, but they have certain toxic substances. If you blindly believe in home remedies, not only may the previous treatment efforts be in vain, but in the case of blind medication, it may even cause liver damage and induce acute liver failure;
3. Do not increase the dosage
< strong> How to use a drug and how to control the dose of the drug are the conclusions drawn after repeated clinical experiments. The doctor will further standardize the dosage of the patient according to the patient’s age, weight, and severity of the disease.
In other words, the advice given by the doctor is already the most suitable dosage for the patient. If you have the mentality that the more medicine you take, the faster it will get better, blindly increasing the dosage of medicine will increase the metabolic burden on the liver. Therefore, the clinic has always emphasized that no matter what disease is being treated, there should be good medication compliance.
In addition to the three points mentioned above, here are To emphasize children’s medication. It may be necessary to use adult medicines for children when there are no special dosage forms for children. At this time, parents should not blindly administer medicines, but should reduce the dosage according to the doctor’s instructions.
Because the ability of children’s liver to metabolize is far from that of adults, it is very difficult to control the amount of adult drugs used in children. Liver damage can occur, so parents cannot give their children medicines based on experience.
Finally I want to remind everyone that the wrong concept of medication is damaging liver health, and the incidence of drug-induced liver disease ranks fourth in all chronic liver diseases.
Therefore, thousands of It is important to remember that medicines are poisonous, and any medicine may have two sides. In order to minimize the harm and side effects of medicines, all we can do is to take medicines according to the doctor’s instructions.