General measures
- Alcohol abstinence (complete abstinence from alcohol).
- Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
- Avoidance of drug use
- Avoidance of environmental pollution:
- Tuber leaf fungus intoxication (amanitins).
- Ecstasy (collective name for a variety of phenylethylamines).
- Carbon tetrachloride
Operative therapy
- Liver transplantation (LTx; = causal therapy for irreversible acute or chronic liver failure).
Vaccinations
The following vaccinations are advised:
- Flu vaccination
- Hepatitis A, B
- Pneumococcal vaccination
Regular checkups
- Regular medical check-ups or is usually required inpatient treatment.
Nutritional medicine
- Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
- Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
- Daily total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruits (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruits).
- Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
- High-fiber diet (whole grains, vegetables).
- Observance of the following special dietary recommendations:
- Due to liver failure (hepatic insufficiency) should be fed as early as possible enteral, that is, artificial nutrition through the gastrointestinal tract by means of a tube (eg, gastric tube). For this purpose, special nutrient solutions are used.
- Selection of suitable food based on the nutritional analysis.
- See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)” – if necessary, taking a suitable dietary supplement.
- Detailed information on nutritional medicine you will receive from us.
