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Hepatitis B

Every single human being is scared and cautious about the infection named Hepatitis B. Such a health disorder might be self- resolving as well as life threatening at the same time. It is a liver infection and is caused by the hepatitis B virus. If chronic, then it might lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.

It has become a serious global health problem. In accordance to relevant studies and reports, in the year 2015 near about 887,000 people died because of HBV related liver disease. A maximum number of adults get this infection for a short span and can also get better. Such a situation is referred as acute hepatitis B. In many cases, the virus might cause a long term infection and it is termed as chronic hepatitis B. If young kids or babies are infected by hepatitis B virus, then chances are more that they might get chronic hepatitis B.

Due to Hepatitis B, the infected person might also suffer from liver failure, scarring of the organ, etc. Proper diagnosis and treatment might surely assist the affected person to lead a happy life. But, if the infection is not treated, then it might prove fatal. For diagnosis, it is necessary to know the symptoms of this dangerous infection.

Symptoms of hepatitis B:

You must be aware about a fact that many people who are having hepatitis B don’t even know that they are having it as they do not observe any common symptoms of this infection. The infected person may feel that he or she is having flu. Some of the symptoms include-

• Mild fever
• Feeling exhausted
• Not willing to have food
• Headache
• Belly pain
• Dark urine
• Feeling vomiting
• Abdominal discomfort
• Tan colored stool
• Yellowish skin and eyes (jaundice). Generally, jaundice appears after the above- mentioned signs start to go away.

People suffering from chronic hepatitis B do not show any symptoms.

Causes of hepatitis B:

Though causes by the hepatitis B virus yet it might spread through contact with body fluids or blood of any infected person.

A person may get hepatitis B if he or she-

• Shares needles (utilized for injecting any sort of drugs) with an infected individual.
• Has unprotected sex with a person who possesses this infection.
• Gets piercing or tattoo done with unsterilized tools.
• Shares any personal belongings such as toothbrush or razor with an infected individual.

Treatment:

Homeopathic treatment for curing hepatitis B is prescribed or carried out only after thorough and appropriate examination of the infected person’s medical history. Factors like mental and physical strength are also given equal importance. Homeopathy has always been known to work on the immunological level. With the help of homeopathy treatment, the severe cases of Hepatitis B are controlled better. Silymarin is a plant extract from a plant known as carduus marianus, which is a very common remedy in homeopathy treatment for liver diseases. There are also other remedies which include chelidonium, lycopodium and tuja. It also helps to delay the other complications related to hepatitis B such as liver cancer and cirrhosis. It works best when the treatment is planned for a longer duration. The best thing about homeopathic treatment is that it keeps the disease under control and also improves the general health of the patient.

Authored By Dr. Sanjay Panicker