How to treat if your liver hurts: pain medications, painkillers, drug treatment

If a person has been examined and is sure that his liver hurts, then the doctor prescribes a course of treatment. It is impossible to get rid of this symptom quickly. The pain will decrease as the activity of the process decreases.

Different liver diseases require different approaches to therapy. At home, they usually continue the started inpatient treatment, but in smaller dosages. Acute hepatitis is treated for up to two years to prevent it from becoming chronic.

Recommendations on what to do at home can be obtained from specialists in infectious diseases in the treatment of viral hepatitis, or from a gastroenterologist. Hepatologists have appeared in large medical centers.

Liver treatment with oats

Treatment and prevention of the liver with folk remedies is quite popular.
However, it is recommended to combine healing infusions and decoctions with pharmaceutical drugs, as well as diet. During therapy, the patient must eat properly, give up bad habits (alcohol, smoking), take daily walks in the fresh air, and drink at least 1.5 liters of filtered water per day. After all, only with an integrated approach can the functionality of the gland be restored. Oats are effective in cleansing the liver

Treatment with folk remedies for fatty liver

A classic oat-based decoction. To prepare it, take 150 g of grains, pour into 1.5 liters of boiling water, cook for 20 minutes over medium heat. Then remove the pan from the stove and leave the liquid until it cools. Drink 220 ml of the prepared decoction every day. The course of treatment is 20 days.
Oat infusion. Grind the grains with husks using a coffee grinder or blender. Take 20 g of the resulting powder, pour 1 liter of water immediately after boiling. Cover the container with liquid, and after 3 hours drink instead of water.
Unpeeled oat jelly. Pour 1 glass of grain with 600 ml of water, put on fire, cook until the liquid becomes viscous. The result will be a decoction reminiscent of jelly. Use it warm. The drink can be sweetened with honey.
Oats with herbs and rose hips. Mix 200 g of grains with 2 tbsp. spoons of birch buds, 200 g of rose hips, 20 g of knotweed. Pour the collection with 4 liters of boiling water, and then leave for 24 hours in a cool, dark place. Then strain the broth, pour it into a glass container and consume 100 ml before meals. You can store the product on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

These recipes will help support liver function or speed up its recovery.

In addition, regular oatmeal cooked in water has a beneficial effect on the liver. Therefore, it is recommended to include it in the daily diet for people who are concerned about the health of the gland.

Many patients are interested in the question of what to do at home to improve liver function. For this purpose, it is recommended to include garlic and onions in your daily menu. These products increase the secretion of liver cells and reduce the amount of fat around it.

Garlic and onions are used for cirrhosis, hepatosis and cancerous tumors in the liver

For complex therapy of gland diseases, you should use the following recipe:

Take 2 cloves of garlic, chop it, pour 200 ml of warm water after boiling, leave the liquid for 8-12 hours.
In the morning, drink the infusion on an empty stomach.
Repeat the procedure again during the day, leave the liquid to infuse, and use it in the morning.

The infusion is drunk for 10 days.

Using garlic infusion, you can cleanse and treat the liver with cirrhosis and steatosis (the initial stages of the disease). In addition, this recipe helps support the gland during cancer formations when there are no metastases.

The diagnosis of hepatosis refers to fatty liver. This is a disease caused by metabolic disorders. As a result of fatty liver, its cells are filled with decay products, and subsequently scar tissue forms in their place. Factors predisposing to it are constant and long-term consumption of alcohol and fatty foods. It is possible to prevent this pathological process before complications arise.

What can a patient do to improve his condition while at home:

exclude the influence of provoking factors;
take measures to lose weight if you have excess weight;
follow a diet that excludes fatty foods;
balance the diet, enrich it with proteins and healthy carbohydrates;
reduce the load on the liver and switch to fractional meals.

Fatty foods, mayonnaise, alcohol, baked goods and sweets, canned food, fried spicy foods, mushrooms, and fast food are excluded from the diet. Preference should be given to boiled vegetables, lean varieties of fish and meat, stewed vegetables, cereals, and vegetarian soups. Home remedies containing milk thistle can help treat this disease. Due to the silymarin content, it prevents the destruction of liver cells and removes free radicals from the body.

To prepare products based on milk thistle, use seed powder or meal remaining after squeezing the oil. A simple recipe for using this medicinal plant to treat hepatosis: take a teaspoon of ground seeds with water. Frequency of use: 3 times a day for 30 days. After a two-month break, the course is repeated again.

One of the most effective remedies for treating liver diseases, including fatty hepatosis, is oats. It contains a huge amount of vitamins and microelements. The most valuable of them is polyphenol, due to the fact that it is involved in fat metabolism. For this disease, the following recipe is recommended:

1 tbsp. oats;
1 liter of boiled milk;
combine both components and bring to a boil;
reduce heat and simmer for 15–20 minutes.
remove from heat and cover the pan.
leave for 2 hours.

Vegetable oils will help cure the liver at home. For this purpose, use olive, pumpkin, milk thistle or black cumin oil.

Vegetable oils are used to treat the liver

To help the liver, cleanse it of toxic substances, you need to consume 20 ml of any of the above oils on an empty stomach. But before drinking the mixture, you need to mix the oil with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Doctors approve of this method, since after taking vegetable oils, the release of liver secretions accelerates, stools are normalized, lipids are broken down, and the body is cleansed of toxins.

It is recommended to treat the liver with virgin oils.

If a patient is diagnosed with a cyst or tumor in the gland, then pharmaceutical drugs are used for treatment. Along with drug treatment, the following folk remedies are used to treat the liver:

Freshly squeezed juice from young burdock leaves is taken every day, 20 ml three times in 24 hours. The therapeutic course lasts 4 weeks.
Take 1 elecampane root, wash it and chop it. Then pour 5 g of raw material with 220 ml of water after boiling. Infuse the liquid for 60 minutes, filter the liquid, divide into equal parts, take four times a day. This method can stop the growth of the tumor.
To help the liver recover, it is recommended to use celandine tincture. To prepare it, take dry herbs and high-quality vodka in a 1:1 ratio, pour into a glass container and leave in a dark place. After 3 days, take the medicine 3 drops for 3 days. Then use the drug 6 drops for another 3 days. Then you need to increase the dose of the tincture to 10 drops, which are diluted with water (100 ml) and drink in the morning on an empty stomach. The therapeutic course lasts 16 days.

Burdock leaves help prevent cancer formations or reduce their growth

If the patient takes medications and uses one of the above prescriptions, then it is possible to avoid surgery. In addition, if you follow your doctor's recommendations, you can even reduce the size of the tumor.

Recipes from traditional healers help fight breast cancer in the initial stages and even when metastases appear. When secondary foci of the pathological process appear, the patient feels worse, and a sharp pain appears on the right under the ribs. For liver treatment at home to be successful, the patient must follow the doctor's instructions.

Hemlock tincture improves the patient's condition with cancer

There are effective folk remedies for pain in the liver due to cancer. There are cases when a patient managed to overcome pathology with the help of recipes based on poisonous plants:

To smooth out the healing process and relieve unpleasant symptoms, hemlock tincture is used. It is recommended to buy a ready-made product at a pharmacy. The medicine is taken 1 drop, increasing the dose by 1 drop every day. Take the tincture for 45 days.
Grind a birch mushroom called Chaga on a grater. Pour 200 g of raw material into 660 ml of boiling water and leave for 48 hours. Drink the prepared infusion 100 ml three times a day. Store the drug in a cool place for 4 days.
Fly agaric is used for oncological diseases to treat benign tumors. For this purpose, a mushroom tincture is used. This product is very dangerous, so it is important to strictly follow the preparation technology and dosage. Separate the fly agaric caps from the stems, fill a 1 liter jar with them, cover with a lid, fill with water, and place in a cool place. After 30 days, take 1 drop of tincture, then increase the dose daily to 10 drops.

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It is recommended to drink freshly squeezed beet juice every day, and its volume is unlimited. This remedy restores damaged gland structures.

The above remedies help relieve pain and stop the development of the cancer process. However, before use it is necessary to consult with specialists.

Traditional medicine is effective for gallstone disease. To restore liver function, soften or crush stones, use the following means:

Pour 1 cup of birch leaves with 660 ml of boiled water. When the liquid has cooled, strain it and consume daily.
Take 1 medium beet, peel, chop, cover with water. Place the pan with the vegetable on the fire and cook until the liquid thickens. Drink the prepared syrup every day.
Drink 220 ml of freshly squeezed rowan berry juice daily.
For the treatment of cholelithiasis, a decoction of dandelion root, nettle, calendula flowers, and cornflower is used. Take all the ingredients, chop them, mix. Pour 20 g of collection with 500 ml of water after boiling. After the liquid has infused, drink 100 ml of it four times.

A decoction of birch leaves dissolves hard stones

In addition, to soften hard stones, it is recommended to include olive oil in your daily menu.

To alleviate the patient’s condition and relieve unpleasant symptoms of cirrhosis, it is recommended to use poisonous plants: hemlock, celandine, wormwood, Shiitake, Meitake, and Reishi mushrooms.

Traditional recipes for acute severe pain

Folk remedies for liver disease include the use of various herbs, and one of the most effective of them is immortelle. A decoction based on this plant allows you to relieve not only pain, but also nausea. This traditional remedy reduces acidity and increases bile secretion. This herb is added to many antispasmodic drugs.

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The method of preparing the decoction is quite simple. Pour a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of dried and crushed immortelle. Simmer on the fire for about ten minutes, then remove from the stove and strain. Drink 2-3 times a day before meals.

Antispasmodic plants also include:

barberry;
Melissa;
calendula;
sage;
mint;
elecampane.

In some cases, celandine is used against pain in the liver. However, it must be used with caution as this plant is poisonous.

More often the nature of pain in liver pathologies is aching, pulling. You can cope with such unpleasant sensations yourself at home. To do this, it is recommended to drink a glass of mineral, always alkaline water.

When the liver hurts, treatment with folk remedies may also include the use of corn silk. Pour two tablespoons of raw material into a glass of water and boil for 20 minutes. Take after meals, at least twice a day.

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Corn silk goes well with other medicinal plants, so for greater effect it is better to use a mixture of herbs, which usually includes yarrow, thyme, black currant and mint.

Liver functions, causes and symptoms of their disorders

The liver is responsible for producing bile and removing decay products, accumulated poisons, and lipids from the body. This internal human organ is considered the largest. There are no nerve endings in it, so a person feels pain due to deviations in its functioning only when its size and shape change and it begins to put pressure on the membrane, which contains many pain receptors. In addition to painful sensations, abnormal liver function may cause:

Specific odor during sweating, in the oral cavity;
Heartburn;
Bitterness in the mouth;
Change in color of stool and urine;
Nausea (especially after eating);
Lack of appetite;
Weakness, fatigue;
Flatulence;
Rash on the skin;
Unhealthy complexion;
Intolerance to fatty foods.

The appearance of such signs of liver disease can provoke:

Excessive alcohol consumption;
Existing pathologies of the pancreas, gall bladder;
Constant use of medications, toxic substances;
Viral disease, such as hepatitis;
Poor nutrition. This can be either excessive food consumption or frequent use of aggressive diets;
Genetic predisposition;
Metabolic disease.

Drug-induced injuries affecting the liver fall into several groups, differing in the mechanism of influence on the human body. The first is allergies. The medicine provokes the development of an allergic reaction and causes an immune inflammatory process that has no connection with the infection.

The second group is direct toxic effects. With this type of disease, the medicine affects hepatocytes and causes significant damage to them. A prime example is a drug called Halothane. The third group contains the toxic effect of medicinal metabolites, that is, compounds formed during the period during which drugs circulate in the body. These include:

paracetamol is a medicine that has an analgesic and antipyretic effect$
drugs aimed at combating tuberculosis, the active substance of which is isoniazid.

Now let's move on to the next classification. Drugs are usually divided into several types. Separation is carried out depending on what damaging effect they have (what exactly they act on, whether they cause a certain reaction). Let’s say that as a result of taking them, damage to hepatocytes (liver cells) may occur. This category includes:

Drugs that have a cholestatic effect (promote stagnation of bile). These are Aminazine, Erythromycin, as well as female and male anabolic steroids, Amoxicillin.
Medicines with mixed effects. They damage hepatocytes and lead to stagnation of bile. Their prominent representatives are antibacterial agents such as sulfonamides and nitrofurans.

Isoniazid, Paracetamol and Diclofenac have a negative effect on liver cells.

Liver diagnostics

Degree of toxicity

Note that all drugs that provoke the appearance of drug lesions are classified depending on the degree of their toxicity. The first group includes medications with unpredictable side effects (that is, it is difficult to predict how a person will be able to tolerate them). Among these are diuretics, drugs for the treatment of diabetes mellitus (a disease that develops against the background of a lack of the hormone insulin, which lowers blood sugar levels). This also includes:

non-steroidal drugs that relieve inflammation;
thyroid-stimulating medications (those that affect the thyroid gland).

Representatives of the second group are medicinal products, the effect of which is quite predictable and depends on the daily dose used. Simply put, if you reduce the dosage or the number of doses throughout the day, you can significantly reduce the negative impact of a particular medication.

If the liver begins to malfunction, the body gives a number of signals that you should immediately pay attention to. The fact that not everything is in order with the organ is indicated by:

heartburn;
discomfort after eating fatty foods;
yellowish skin color (this is especially noticeable on the face);
loss of appetite;
bad breath;
general weakness;
chronic fatigue;
change in the smell of sweat;
bitter taste in the mouth;
flatulence;
pain in the right hypochondrium;
attacks of nausea;
vomiting after fatty foods;
various benign formations on the skin;
change in urine color;
change in stool color.

Any of the above symptoms or their complex should immediately alert a person. If signs of liver dysfunction do not go away for more than 5 days, you should immediately seek medical help. Also, if symptoms recur more than twice a year, you should visit a doctor.

Types of drugs

Group names	Operating principle	What does the reception affect?
Hepatoprotectors	Have a beneficial effect on the cells of the organ, restoring its function	Reduce inflammation
	After administration, antitoxic and enzymatic function in organ cells increases	Slow down the necrotic process in liver cells during hepatitis
Cholekinetics	A medicine for liver pain that is good for the gallbladder	Relieves pain under the ribs on the right side
	Used to relax the Lüttkens and Audrey sphincters to facilitate the flow of bile
Analgesics	Medicines that have analgesic effects do not treat the cause of the pain, but only relieve it for a while	Have anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effects
	When taking medications containing narcotic substances, toxic poisoning of the body may occur.
Antispasmodics	Divided into neurotropic and myotropic	Medicines relieve spasms when the liver hurts
	Neurotropic effects affect nerves, and myotropic effects affect smooth muscles.
Homeopathic medicines	Contains only ingredients of natural origin	Relieve spasms and relieve pain
	New medications and their help are still controversial among doctors

What causes liver disease?

Patients are concerned about what to do at home if the functionality of the liver and pancreas is impaired. To restore their work, the following means are used as part of complex therapy:

To speed up the regeneration of damaged tissues, it is recommended to include pumpkin in your daily diet. The patient can eat the seeds of the fruit or prepare dishes from its pulp. With regular consumption, hepatocytes are restored.
For liver and pancreas diseases, it is recommended to drink 100 ml of pumpkin juice daily. However, for treatment you should use only freshly squeezed fruit juice, and not store-bought. This is explained by the fact that the store-bought drink contains a lot of harmful additives (flavors, dyes, etc.) that negatively affect the organ.
Patients are interested in what products can be used to cleanse the gland. Traditional healers advise eating persimmon more often, which cleanses the body of toxic substances.
For hepatosis (fatty infiltration of the liver), it is recommended to consume Goji berries or an extract based on them. The fruits cleanse the organ of fat accumulations, restoring its function.
To improve liver function, the patient should drink 3 quail eggs every morning on an empty stomach.
To prevent cancer of the gland or cirrhosis, you should drink black radish juice mixed with honey (1:1). The patient must take the drug for 4–5 weeks.
Herbs with a choleretic effect are used to help the liver. For this purpose, immortelle, oregano, juniper, milk thistle, etc. are used. Folk remedies based on the plants described above are combined with taking medications and a healthy lifestyle.

Pumpkin helps normalize the functioning of the liver and pancreas

In addition, to prevent liver and pancreas diseases, it is recommended to prepare dishes using turmeric, olive oil, and olives.

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Patients often use a product called ASD fraction 2 as part of complex liver therapy. This is an immunomodulating antiseptic with a wide spectrum of activity that cleanses the body of toxic substances and also strengthens the immune system.

Should be rich in the following foods:

Vegetables and fruits: These antioxidants are essential to keep the liver clear of toxins.
White Meat: While you should avoid red meat due to its excess fat, white meat will help you regenerate your liver.
Infusions and teas burn fat from the liver faster and keep it clean.
Antioxidant foods such as broccoli or onions.
Nuts and olive oil, as they are very rich in vitamin E.
Parabiotics such as yogurt, as they limit the absorption of fat in this organ.
Bread and whole grains, as they are low-fat foods, will also help you lower your cholesterol levels.

excessive and regular consumption of alcoholic beverages;
unhealthy diet (especially fast food);
taking narcotic drugs;
use of a number of medications;
viral lesions of the body;
a sharp drop in immunity;
gallbladder disease;
pancreatic diseases;
metabolic disorders;
hereditary liver weakness.

Doctors say the most common causes of the disease are alcohol consumption and poor diet. It is worth noting the fact that if the diet is balanced, but too plentiful or too meager, the liver will certainly malfunction. Gluttony and hunger have equally detrimental effects on the organ.

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alcohol;
fats;
fried foods;
products with a lot of chemical additives;
fast food;
carbonated drinks;
coffee;
strong tea.

However, it is not enough to exclude harmful foods from the diet; at the same time, you should also introduce healthy ones into it, which until now have not been consumed regularly. A diet based only on restrictions does not bring sufficient benefits. The diet of a person suffering from liver problems should include:

prunes;
yesterday's bread;
watermelons;
radish;
boiled or steamed low-fat sea fish;
citrus;
beet;
low-fat natural cottage cheese;
pumpkin (including fried);
olives or olives;
rosehip tea;
honey.

If the liver begins to ask for help only because of poor nutrition, such a diet will be enough to solve the problem. Along with the diet, it is also good to start taking traditional medications for treatment. In the first stage of most liver diseases, they are very effective and will undoubtedly have a positive effect on the organ.

Prevention

In order not to have to treat the liver, it is worth paying attention to measures to prevent liver diseases. To protect your liver as much as possible, you should:

maintain proper nutrition;
to live an active lifestyle;
drink at least 2 liters of fluid per day;
do not use antibiotics unless absolutely necessary;
Seek medical help at the slightest sign of liver problems.

All these measures help maintain the health of the liver and gallbladder, which in most cases completely protects against problems with the organ in older age.

There are many reasons that cause liver dysfunction. With prolonged exposure to these factors, cells are damaged and then die. The most common problems leading to organ destruction include:

abuse of alcoholic beverages (binge drinking);
intoxication with metals, pesticides or alcohol;
environmentally negative environment;
taking drugs;
unhealthy diet (snacks on the go, eating fast food, daytime fasting, evening overeating);
long-term use of certain medications;
a sharp decrease in immunity;
penetration of viruses and infections;
diseases of the gallbladder (for example, cholelithiasis), as well as pancreas;
hereditary factor (predisposition to liver diseases);
improper metabolism.

Among the most common liver diseases are:

fatty hepatosis;
hepatitis;
fibrosis;
cirrhosis;
liver failure;
cancerous tumors.

At the first symptoms of discomfort, you should seek help from a medical facility. Many doctors recommend using folk remedies for the development of liver diseases. They can be used either independently or in conjunction with the treatment of the disease with basic medications.

Patients are interested in how to treat hemangioma at home. For this purpose, milk thistle, calendula, elecampane, yarrow, and wormwood are used. The most popular in the treatment of benign formations are wormwood, linden flowers and kombucha.

Wormwood decoction is used to treat hemangioma

To overcome the disease, Shiitake, Meitake, and Reishi extracts are used. These mushrooms strengthen the body's defenses and speed up recovery from serious illnesses.

To prevent damage to the organ by drugs, it is necessary to give up the habit of constantly taking pills in large doses or prescribing them yourself without consulting a doctor. Before prescribing the drug, the patient should examine the body and pay attention to the liver, and the doctor should study the medical history and identify what side effects the person experienced after taking the medication.

Honey therapy

Treatment of the liver with folk remedies at home involves the use of honey. However, before using a beekeeping product, you should make sure that the patient is not allergic to it. Otherwise, the patient's condition will only worsen.

Honey normalizes the functionality of the gland

Popular honey-based recipes:

Add 20 g of ground cinnamon to 200 ml of honey and stir the mixture thoroughly. Take the medicine 1 teaspoon twice a day in the morning on an empty stomach, and also in the evening before bed. This effective support remedy will help restore its functioning.
Take 1 medium-sized black radish, peel and chop with a grater. Mix 200 ml of honey and vegetables, consume 20 mg of the product three times in 24 hours.
Grind 500 g of blackcurrant, mix it with the same amount of honey. Use the healing mixture 5 g three times before meals.
Add 1 or 2 teaspoons of honey to 220 ml of mineral water (Borjomi, Essentuki). Drink liquid in the morning on an empty stomach.

The effectiveness of honey-based products is amazing. They are very useful for the liver, as they accelerate the flow of bile, eliminate discomfort on the right side under the ribs, and normalize digestion.

Diet

For pain in the right side, it is important not only to take a pill, but also to eliminate the symptoms with diet. Whatever medications the patient takes - without following diet No. 5 according to Pevzner, the treatment will be ineffective and the symptoms of the pathology will return again very soon

The essence of the diet is to reduce the food load on the organ. To do this, it is recommended to drink plenty of fluids, eliminate fatty foods from the diet, and eat fractional meals based on fiber. Your doctor will tell you the name of the beneficial medicinal water. Animal fats are replaced mainly by vegetable fats, and protein foods are limited in quantity. If the patient experiences positive changes after some time, the doctor may lighten the diet by including some foods. However, you cannot do this yourself, because the patient’s liver may not be ready for such loads.

If a person has liver pain, how to treat it - with medications or folk remedies - only a competent specialist can tell you. When the first negative symptoms occur, you should not neglect medical consultation and examinations, so as not to later find yourself hostage to your own irresponsibility towards your health.

Basic facts about the liver

The liver is located in the upper right part of the peritoneum under the ribs, and is the largest gland in the body. It neutralizes toxins, carries out metabolic processes, deposits vitamins and microelements, and supports the functioning of the immune system. The liver is a blood storage facility that can restore blood loss. The organ is also involved in regulating body temperature.

A feature of liver diseases is the long absence of pain and other severe symptoms from the onset of the disease. This is due to the fact that there are no nerve endings in its tissues. Pathologies are often diagnosed in late stages, when the liver has already increased in size.

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The most common diseases include:

Viral hepatitis A, B, C.
Metabolic disorders (fatty liver, hemochromatosis - failure of iron metabolism).
Toxic lesions. Most often, this type of pathology is caused by alcohol abuse. Alcoholic liver disease manifests itself as steatosis or fatty hepatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis.
Liver failure. The disease occurs as a result of the negative effects of toxins, microorganisms, parasites, antibiotics and other medications. Often develops as a result of chemotherapy.
Benign tumors (hemangioma, lipoma, fibroma, cysts).
Oncological neoplasms.

Characteristics of hepatoprotectors

At home, it is recommended to take medications that provide liver protection, cellular regeneration, and prevent bile stagnation. Modern hepatoprotectors have these properties. They will help reduce pain and heaviness. Based on their composition and origin, drugs are divided into several groups. We will look at the most common and used means.

Herbal preparations

The most commonly recommended medications are those based on milk thistle flavonoids (Legalon, Karsil, Silimar, Gepabene), licorice (Phosphogliv), from artichoke leaves (Hofitol), and other plants (Liv 52). They strengthen the membrane of hepatocytes and prevent toxins from penetrating inside.

The mechanism of action is provided by:

binding free radicals and stopping lipid oxidation;
stimulation of antioxidants by increasing glutathione levels;
synthesis of proteins that accelerate the recovery of damaged hepatocytes.

The drugs are indicated for toxic, alcoholic and drug-induced hepatitis, if biochemical tests confirm activity and for prevention. Caution is required in cases of bile stagnation, since there is evidence of its enhancement by drugs containing milk thistle. There is no evidence of effectiveness in the treatment of viral hepatitis.

Preparations of animal origin

Medicines are made from cattle liver extract (Hepatosan, Progepar). They contain: vitamin B12, amino acids, liver growth factors. Prescribed for chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, drug-induced and toxic liver damage.

It is important to remember that the antioxidant and restorative effects of this group have no evidence. Moreover, the drugs can be dangerous for patients with active hepatitis, since they are pronounced allergens.

Before treatment, sensitivity to the drug should be determined; use may be contraindicated.

Essential phospholipids

The most common group of hepatoprotectors in the Russian Federation. Phospholipids: replace the “building material” of the cell membrane of hepatocytes, increase the activity of the enzyme collagenase, which destroys scar tissue, and are antioxidants.

Indicated for any liver damage. Example - Essliver Forte, a drug that, in addition to essential phospholipids, contains a combination of vitamins that enhance effectiveness:

B1 - antioxidant and immune stimulant;
B2 - participates in the regulation of brain activity;
B6 - as a coenzyme regulates protein metabolism;
B12 - provides the synthesis of the necessary enzyme for the sheath of nerve fibers;
Nicotinamide - activates tissue respiration, fat and carbohydrate metabolism;
E is a strong antioxidant.

The drugs of the group (Lipostabil, Essentiale Forte, Rezalut Pro, Fosphonziale) are also recommended in the treatment of diseases of the biliary tract.

Amino acids

Medicines with amino acids are important for ensuring biochemical transformations and the formation of phospholipids, taurine, glutathione, and the construction of cellular structures of hepatocytes and the brain. Example - Adomethionine.

The ability of the drug to resist fibrosis has also been proven. Especially indicated for hepatic encephalopathy. Prescribed for cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis. The best effect is obtained by injection.

Vitamins with antioxidant effects

The group is represented by vitamins E, C and lipoic acid. α-lipoic acid is a coenzyme involved in the process of energy synthesis by liver cells, regulates carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism. Indicated for viral hepatitis A, chronic hepatitis, fatty hepatosis, alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis.

Drugs of different groups

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is most effective. It is part of normal human bile in a concentration of 4%. When taken additionally, it reduces the effect of toxic bile acids, suppresses the production of immunoglobulins, increases the outflow of bile and the removal of toxic substances from the liver, and has antioxidant activity. Indicated for any hepatitis.

When using hepatoprotectors, one should not hope for a quick cure: their effect occurs gradually; an ideal remedy does not yet exist

Methods for diagnosing liver pathologies

To make a diagnosis, it is necessary to refer the patient for a comprehensive diagnosis. At the first visit, the doctor performs superficial and deep palpation of the abdominal organs. During a superficial examination, the doctor places his right hand on the patient’s abdomen, without penetrating deeper, and carefully begins to palpate all parts.

From the left groin area they smoothly rise up the left flank to the hypochondrium, epigastrium, move to the right side, and go down along the right flank to the groin. Palpation is performed counterclockwise.

At the next stage, the middle part of the abdominal cavity is palpated, starting from the epigastrium, heading towards the pubis. Superficial palpation allows you to determine the degree of tension in the abdominal wall and the presence of pain.

Deep sliding palpation is carried out according to the Obraztsov-Strazhesko method; it is called deep for the reason that the fingers penetrate deep into the abdominal cavity. Thanks to the study, abnormalities in the intestine are determined:

sigmoid;
blind;
terminal part of the iliac;
descending;
ascending colon;
transverse colon.

At the very end, the kidneys are palpated.

At the next stage, a general and biochemical blood test is performed. Among instrumental methods, emphasis is placed on computed tomography; the technique makes it possible to establish the presence of neoplasms of various etiologies.

Pain in the liver can occur in a practically healthy person if they try to run or exercise after drinking alcohol. Without constant support for the body's fitness, when playing sports, the liver capsule becomes overstrained due to filling with blood.

Failure or improper breathing disrupts the movements of the diaphragm. This causes pain.

You shouldn't give up training. You need to review your preparation and:

reduce the load;
add time for rest;
learn to control your breathing;
Do not allow physical activity immediately after lunch, you can eat food no later than 2 hours before training, while trying to avoid fatty foods, heavy fried and spicy foods.

The main advice is not to get drunk to the point of toxicity, then you won’t need to look for medications

If pain bothers you the morning after a party with alcoholic drinks, then it is necessary to “unload” the liver while it processes alcohol. Alkaline mineral water without gas, liquid oatmeal, herbal tea, and low-fat cottage cheese are suitable for this. You can start taking hepatoprotectors, although you cannot expect a quick effect from these drugs.

Sometimes pain appears while taking antibiotics prescribed by a doctor to treat some process. You should remember about the possibility of negative effects on the liver and individual sensitivity to the drug. It is necessary to inform the doctor and change the medicine.

How to understand that the liver is enlarged

The patient recognizes the problem mainly by unpleasant symptoms, which can also be observed when the organ is not too enlarged (when independent palpation brings almost no results). Hepatomegaly is always characterized by a feeling of discomfort in the right hypochondrium, among the unpleasant moments is a feeling of heaviness and pressure. Additionally there may be:

yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes;
changes in the color of urine and feces;
heartburn;
severe belching, nausea;
increased irritability, emotional instability.

More accurate ways to detect an enlarged liver are classical methods of examining the hepatobiliary system - MRI, CT, ultrasound. With hepatomegaly along the right clavicular line, the organ is more than 12 cm in length and can be easily palpated in the left lobe of the epigastric zone. You should definitely keep track of the following points:

presence or absence of organ prolapse;
the presence of third-party tissues in the right hepatic quadrant;
sensations during palpation - density of the palpated area, pain.

Medicines

The selection of medications that will be used to treat an enlarged liver is carried out exclusively with a doctor. Most patients are prescribed hepatoprotectors, designed to protect the diseased organ, normalize functioning, and stop further cell changes. In addition to them, the following may be written:

Enzyme medicines - tablets, capsules, which compensate for the lack of digestive enzymes, are especially important for pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, and pancreatic insufficiency.
Choleretic drugs – stimulate the flow of bile.
Antiviral drugs - make sense for viral hepatitis, but only in the early stages (the probability of cure is 85%).
Glucocorticosteroids - used in the later stages of cirrhosis as anti-inflammatory drugs.
Diuretics are prescribed in the presence of ascites (when fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity) and are absolutely contraindicated in the treatment of advanced stage cirrhosis, when there is a risk of hepatic coma.

Ursodeoxycholic acid

Often, these drugs are used to lower cholesterol in bile and dissolve gallstones. Products with this substance have the largest evidence base of effectiveness, therefore, when patients ask what can be taken for pain in the liver, doctors often recommend this group. It should be noted that the only drawback is their narrow focus, namely, they are often used for the treatment of biliary cirrhosis.

The acid actively provokes the removal of bile from the liver, resulting in a protective effect. The substance also has a hypoglycemic effect, lowers liver cholesterol levels, stabilizes the secretion of enzymes and gastric juice. It is necessary to note the positive effect on the formation of T-lymphocytes.

The disadvantage of such drugs is that they are contraindicated in certain types of gallstones, acute inflammatory processes in the gallbladder, intestines, and impaired renal and pancreatic function. Therefore, it is not recommended to take these tablets without a doctor’s prescription.

Doctors will tell you what to take for pain in the liver, but the most commonly used are Urosan, Ursofalk, Livodex and Urdox.

Doctors prescribe such drugs mainly for biliary cirrhosis, less often, but still used for various toxic and viral hepatitis, to dissolve cholesterol stones, as well as for hepatopathy during pregnancy. Medicines based on ursodeoxycholic acid can be used to treat liver diseases in children, in this case only a suspension is used.