Autoimmune Hepatitis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Treatment And Related Diseases
By Kenneth Kee
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Autoimmune Hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory liver disease
Autoimmune Hepatitis can occur in people of all ages.
Women are affected three to four times more often than men
The immune cells treat the liver cells as foreign and start to destroy them
Autoimmune Hepatitis is just one of the causes of chronic active hepatitis
When hepatitis becomes chronic, the liver may develop cirrhosis
The most common symptom of autoimmune hepatitis is fatigue and tiredness
Spider angiomas are typical of autoimmune hepatitis together with skin rashes
Many people with autoimmune hepatitis do not feel well.
The body's immune system attacks its own liver cells.
Liver biopsy is the best diagnostic test for Autoimmune hepatitis
Liver biopsy also provides information on cirrhosis and prognosis
Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis is with immunosuppressant medication
Immediate treatment with high-dose corticosteroids may reduce progression
When the inflammation is brought under control, the dose can be reduced
Otherwise other drugs such as azathioprine or cyclosporine may be included
-An original poem by Kenneth Kee
Interesting Tips about the Autoimmune Hepatitis
A Healthy Lifestyle
1. Take a well Balanced Diet
2. Once the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis has been made, treatment is almost always required.
Immediate treatment with high-dose corticosteroids may reduce the risk of progression to fulminant hepatic failure or even cirrhosis
Fulminant hepatitis requires immediate attention; prompt treatment with corticosteroids is lifesaving.
A. Immunosuppression.
This therapy uses a type of steroids known as corticosteroids to reduce (suppress) the ability of the immune system to fight infection.
It is usual to start treatment with a relatively high dose of steroids, usually prednisone or prednisolone.
When the inflammation is brought under control, the dose can be reduced.
Usually other drugs are added to allow for a lower dose of steroids.
Another immunosuppressant, azathioprine is most commonly used in combination with steroids.
3. Keep bones and body strong
Bone marrow produces our blood
Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.
Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.
Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits
Zinc and other minerals are important to the body
4. Get enough rest and Sleep
Avoid stress and tension
5. Exercise and stay active.
It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 21⁄2 hours a week.
One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.
Begin slowly especially if a person has not been active.
6. Do not drink more than 2 alcohol drinks a day for a man or 1 alcohol drink a day for a woman.
Alcohol use also increases the chance of falling and breaking a bone.
Alcohol can affect the neurons and brain cells.
7. Stop or do not begin smoking.
It also interferes with blood supply and healing.
Chapter 1
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis is a long-term disease of the liver in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells.
Autoimmune hepatitis was previously known as chronic active hepatitis.
This immune response causes inflammation of the liver which is also called hepatitis.
Last week I was surprised by a woman patient of 56 years who suddenly appeared at my consultation room with an infection diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Hepatitis C.
I have never seen a Autoimmune Hepatitis much less a Hepatitis C case in all my family practice. Hepatitis B and A patients were seen once in a while but not Autoimmune Hepatitis.
She apparently had a blood tra
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Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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Autoimmune Hepatitis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Treatment And Related Diseases - Kenneth Kee
Autoimmune
Hepatitis,
A
Simple
Guide
To
The Condition,
Treatment
And
Related Diseases
by
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition
Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes the disease Autoimmune Hepatitis and Its Treatments and Related Diseases or in vernacular terms
(What You Need to treat Autoimmune Hepatitis Disease)
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Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
Introduction
Ode to Autoimmune Hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory liver disease
Autoimmune Hepatitis can occur in people of all ages.
Women are affected three to four times more often than men
The immune cells treat the liver cells as foreign and start to destroy them
Autoimmune Hepatitis is just one of the causes of chronic active hepatitis
When hepatitis becomes chronic, the liver may develop cirrhosis
The most common symptom of autoimmune hepatitis is fatigue and tiredness
Spider angiomas are typical of autoimmune hepatitis together with skin rashes
Many people with autoimmune hepatitis do not feel well.
The body's immune system attacks its own liver cells.
Liver biopsy is the best diagnostic test for Autoimmune hepatitis
Liver biopsy also provides information on cirrhosis and prognosis
Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis is with immunosuppressant medication
Immediate treatment with high-dose corticosteroids may reduce progression
When the inflammation is brought under control, the dose can be reduced
Otherwise other drugs such as azathioprine or cyclosporine may be included
-An original poem by Kenneth Kee
Interesting Tips about the Autoimmune Hepatitis
A Healthy Lifestyle
1. Take a well Balanced Diet
2. Once the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis has been made, treatment is almost always required.
Immediate treatment with high-dose corticosteroids may reduce the risk of progression to fulminant hepatic failure or even cirrhosis
Fulminant hepatitis requires immediate attention; prompt treatment with corticosteroids is lifesaving.
A. Immunosuppression.
This therapy uses a type of steroids known as corticosteroids to reduce (suppress) the ability of the immune system to fight infection.
It is usual to start treatment with a relatively high dose of steroids, usually prednisone or prednisolone.
When the inflammation is brought under control, the dose can be reduced.
Usually other drugs are added to allow for a lower dose of steroids.
Another immunosuppressant, azathioprine is most commonly used in combination with steroids.
3. Keep bones and body strong
Bone marrow produces our blood
Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.
Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.
Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits
Zinc and other minerals are important to the body
4. Get enough rest and Sleep
Avoid stress and tension
5. Exercise and stay active.
It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 2½ hours a week.
One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a