Best Liver Disease Treatment in Ahmedabad

Liver disease and liver failure are usually treated by specialists called hepatologists. Liver Disease may occur acute or chronic based on the time frame of the illness.

Acute liver diseases are the liver diseases which occur over a very short time. They need to be urgently taken care of as it can progress to liver failure and may warrant an urgent liver transplant. The treatment of acute liver disease which has not progressed to liver failure is usually home based and supportive. However, there is probability of it progressing to liver failure in just a couple of days and so should always be treated by a Hepatologist. If the disease progresses towards liver failure, it warrants admission and care in intensive care setting. It should ideally be carried out by specialists and in a center where liver transplant can be carried out if need arises so. Timely presentation and management is crucial for survival in such patients. The usual causes of acute liver disease in Ahmedabad are Hepatitis A, B, E and nowadays herbal products and drugs

Chronic liver diseases are the ones where an individual is suffering from liver related problems for more than six months. Most of the times that we see, these clinical features are so subtle that they are ignored at the early stage and only when they progress to irreversible complications, do people present for treatment. If the disease is chronic and not yet progressed to cirrhosis, it can be completely reversed with the treatment available. Alcohol and fat are the leading cause of chronic liver disease. Hepatitis B and C are also responsible for chronic liver disease. There are very effective drugs available for the same. They have minimal side effects and have cost 1000 times cheaper than that available in western world. The importance is that all such diseases should be duly treated before it progresses to liver cancer and cirrhosis.

Cirrhosis is the end stage of liver disease. Once an individual develops cirrhosis the treatment is usually to prevent and treat complications. Not everybody who develops cirrhosis require liver transplant. If they follow treatment advises of their Hepatologist/liver specialist, there is high likelihood to keep the disease under control. They need strict follow up and regular investigations to help the concerned liver specialist guide the treatment accurately. There are strict guidelines of diet and exercise.

Finally, if the disease has become unmanageable with medical care, cirrhosis has progressed to a stage where not only is there a threat to life but also have a poor quality of life. Such patients should urgently be referred for liver transplant and they should get mentally and socially prepared for the same. They require recurrent multiple and sometimes prolonged admissions and even ICU care. The cost of managing the disease becomes much higher than that of liver transplant. Liver transplant has great success rate with a one-year survival of nearly 90%. There are many centers in Ahmedabad now which provide excellent transplant services with doctors trained worldwide.