Dr. Pathik Parikh Hepatologist and Liver Transplant Physician

  Autoimmune Hepatitis   What is autoimmune hepatitis? Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition in which your own white blood cells attack the liver and damage it. Under normal circumstances, white cells in our body protect us against invasion of foreign substances.  Sometimes, these white cells fail to identify liver as our own and they start damaging it. Liver Problems Doctors in Ahmedabad   What causes Autoimmune hepatitis? The exact reason why these self protective cells turn against our liver is not known. However, it is believed to have environmental and genetic role. Some environmental agents alter the liver cells (known as hepatocytes) and lead to stimulation of immune system What will happen if I develop autoimmune hepatitis? Autoimmune Hepatitis also known as AIH will start scarring your liver and over a period of time it will permanently damage your liver. This is known as cirrhosis. Once cirrhosis develops, there would complications of cirrhosis – Bleeding, ja...

  How to treat alcohol associated liver disease best doctors for liver disease Treatment of alcohol related liver disease encompasses multiple steps. Just asking to stop alcohol is not enough. Here are the things which we need to look at while dealing with alcohol related liver disease Abstinence Counselling Alcohol withdrawal Alcohol Craving Alcohol associated fatty liver and hepatitis Fibrosis and Cirrhosis – Complication of cirrhosis Liver Transplant General Measures Alcohol abstinence is the cornerstone of therapy Early management of Alcohol dependence is recommended in all patients Considering the potential risk of Wernicke’s encephalopathy supplementation with B-complex vitamins is recommended Behavioural Treatment Cognitive behavioural Therapy Motivational enhancement Contingency management Nutritional Therapy High protein diet – Do not restrict proteins High calorie diet – Can eat routine home-made foods including roti, sabzi, dal and rice Can have milk and milk products – ...

  Liver Cancer The liver is one of the largest internal organs in the body. It is the only internal organ that can regenerate. The liver functions can be broadly divided into following tasks To filter toxic substances from the blood To help digest food that by bile formation. To store vitamins and fat which can be utilised during starving To produce proteins, sugars and substances used for clotting Types of Primary Liver Cancer: The two most common types of primary liver cancers are – Hepatocellular carcinoma – Most common; 3 rd  leading cause of death worldwide Cholangiocarcinoma Risk factors for liver cancer: Chronic Viral hepatitis B and C Fatty Liver Cirrhosis due to any cause Toxic substance – Alcohol or aflatoxins Some rare disease – Hereditary hemochromatosis Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Glycogen storage disease Porphyria cutanea tarda Wilson disease Hepatitis B is the most common cause of liver cancer in India. Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Fa...

  Alcohol Related Liver Disease – What is new (Part 1) Alcohol is known to be associated with liver disease to everyone. There are lot many misconceptions about liver disease and alcohol. Let us break these misconceptions about alcohol disease. Also, I have tried to include the recent changes in terminology and have included some aspects of management. How big is Alcohol a problem? About 30% males and 5% Indian Females take alcohol. Alcohol consumption is the seventh leading risk factor for both death and the burden of disease and injury. Except for tobacco, alcohol accounts for a higher burden of disease than any other drug.Alcohol use accounts for 6.8% of age-standardized deaths in men and 2.2% in women, with a disproportionate effect on young people. In a multi-center study from India, published 4 years back, off 13014 patients of liver cirrhosis, 2253 had alcohol as their chief risk factor. Almost all patients were male. Does everyone who take alcohol develop liver disease? Nei...

  Dr. Pathik Parikh Consultant Hepatologist & Liver Transplant Physician MD.DM Gold Medalist Fellowship in Hepatology & Liver Transplant (U.K.) Fellowship in Liver Intensive Care (U.K.) Dr. Pathik Parikh  is the only hepatologist in gujarat to be trained Mumbai (India), London (UK), Florida (US) and Osaka (Japan) He is the first and the only doctor to be awarded combined INASL-JSH fellowship for hepatologist Make An Appointment : Zydus Hospitals Road, Nr. Sola Bridge, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380054 Contact :  +91 86521 19730 Website :  https://www.drpathikparikh.com/

  Dr. Pathik Parikh Consultant Hepatologist & Liver Transplant Physician MD.DM Gold Medalist Fellowship in Hepatology & Liver Transplant (U.K.) Fellowship in Liver Intensive Care (U.K.) Dr. Pathik Parikh  is the only hepatologist in gujarat to be trained Mumbai (India), London (UK), Florida (US) and Osaka (Japan) He is the first and the only doctor to be awarded combined INASL-JSH fellowship for hepatologist best liver doctor in ahmedabad Make An Appointment Zydus Hospitals Road, Nr. Sola Bridge, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380054 Website : www.drpathikparikh.com  

Liver Transplant after cirrhosis – When is the right time? Cirrhosis is end stage damage to liver. It means from the soft smooth liver like a sponge, it has become hard and irregular like a bark of a tree. Once an individual develops cirrhosis of liver, the process is irreversible. The disease progresses gradually over a period. Initially if we find the cause of cirrhosis, we can treat and stabilize the liver for a prolonged period. Eventually however, different complications set in. Initially these complications are manageable with medications and dietary restrictions. However, as the disease worsens, complications persist or recur and that is when doctors’advice you to undergo liver transplant. Most common causes of cirrhosis in adults in India 1.  Alcohol 2. Fatty Liver 3. Hepatitis B 4. Hepatitis C 5. Drug Induced Liver Injury 6. Autoimmune Hepatitis 7. Wilson’s Disease The treating#Hepatologist will look for these causes once you are diagnosed with cirrhosis. For Alcohol relat...