What are the side effects of liver protection drugs?

Many people in our lives have poor liver organs and have problems to varying degrees. Generally, diagnosis and treatment in the hospital are combined with medication, mostly liver-protecting drugs. But some people take liver-protecting drugs for years. Will it have any impact on their bodies? In fact, all medicines are toxic. Long-term use will definitely add a certain burden to the liver. It is recommended to combine it with diet therapy to slowly improve the condition.

Introduction of liver protection drugs

The so-called liver-protecting drugs refer to drugs that can improve liver function, promote liver cell regeneration, and enhance the liver's detoxification ability, such as commonly used liver protection tablets, bifendate, compound Yiganling, etc. They are actually universal medicines for various liver diseases, which mainly play an auxiliary therapeutic role, rather than a fundamental treatment measure. For example: Glucuronolactone: Under the catalysis of enzymes, the lactone ring is opened and converted into glucuronic acid. Glucuronic acid is one of the important detoxification substances in the body. It can combine with metabolites, poisons or drugs containing phenolic, hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups in the liver or intestines to form non-toxic glucuronic acid conjugates that are excreted from the body with urine. At the same time, it can reduce the activity of liver amylase, prevent glycogenolysis, increase liver glycogen and reduce fat storage.

Introduction of liver protection tablets

Most of the liver protection tablets nowadays are synthesized from traditional Chinese medicine and have very few side effects compared to other drugs. Studies have shown that long-term use of liver-protecting tablets has no effect on animal body weight, hematological examination, blood biochemical examination and organ coefficient calculation. No drug-related pathological changes were found in pathological histological examination results, proving that long-term use of liver-protecting tablets is non-toxic to the human body.

Effects of liver protection tablets

Especially for people with damaged liver function, whose liver detoxification function is weakened or impaired, taking too many liver protection tablets is not only beneficial to the liver, but will not increase the burden on the liver or even cause liver poisoning. At this time, liver protection tablets are easy to take.

What foods are bad for the liver?

1. Sweets are bad for the liver. It is not advisable to eat too much chocolate, sugar and various sweets in one day. Eating too much will cause excessive enzyme secretion in the gastrointestinal tract and affect appetite. Sugar is easily fermented, which can aggravate gastrointestinal bloating and easily turn into fat, which accelerates the liver's storage of fat and promotes the occurrence of fatty liver.

2. Berries are not good for the liver. Berries such as blueberries and strawberries are rich in phytochemicals such as anthocyanins and polyphenols, which have strong antioxidant effects and can help the liver protect human cells from attacks by free radicals and oxidative stress.

3. Alcohol is bad for the liver. Alcohol harms the liver, especially for patients with liver damage. Drinking is undoubtedly another severe blow to the liver, which can lead to further aggravation of liver damage. For liver disease patients with low detoxification and metabolic functions, the intermediate metabolite of alcohol - acetaldehyde, has a direct effect on damaging liver cells. Therefore, it is best for patients with poor liver function to stay away from alcohol.