ascites

Do ascites patients recommend pumping? How does Chinese medicine treat ascites?

Ascites refers to the accumulation of too much fluid downstream of the pathological state in the abdominal cavity, which can be caused by a variety of diseases. Cirrhosis is the main cause of ascites, and non cirrhotic ascites accounts for about 20%.

A small amount of ascites does not necessarily have obvious symptoms. Generally speaking, obvious symptoms will occur only when the ascites is more than 1500ml. The time and severity of symptoms are related to individual differences. Ascites can occur suddenly or occult for several months. Abdominal distension is the main symptom of the patient.

Are ascites patients advised to pump?

It is not recommended that ascites patients pump water for many times to avoid the loss of a large amount of nutritional protein and serious damage to immunity.

After pumping, patients with ascites can adopt western medicine nutritional support therapy, combined with traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen spleen and dampness, enhance transportation and chemical function, reduce ascites, restore viscera function and improve immune function.

How does Chinese medicine treat ascites?

Ascites should be treated by relieving depression and regulating qi, softening the liver, nourishing yin and strengthening the spleen and benefiting water. According to the duration of the disease and the severity of the disease, treat the causes according to syndrome differentiation. The general purpose is to strengthen health, pay attention to tonifying qi and regulating the middle, supplemented by expelling water and expelling evil spirits. Enhance body resistance and reduce various inducing factors.

What should ascites patients pay attention to daily?

Traditional Chinese medicine often says that "anger hurts the liver and sorrow hurts the spleen". Bad emotions will affect the normal physiological function of the liver and spleen and have a serious impact on cirrhotic ascites. A good psychological environment is conducive to the recovery of ascites. Therefore, patients with liver disease in the past should maintain an optimistic attitude, establish the confidence to overcome the disease and make them happy, so as to improve the disease.

What ascites patients must know

In a healthy state, there is about 50 ml of free liquid in the abdominal cavity, which lubricates the intestinal tract. Under normal circumstances, the fluid in the abdominal cavity is in and out of the dynamic balance. If this balance is unbalanced for various reasons, the volume of fluid in the abdominal cavity accumulates too much, and ascites is formed.

Ascites can occur suddenly or occult for several months. Abdominal distension is the main symptom of the patient. Cirrhosis is the main cause of ascites, and non cirrhotic ascites accounts for about 20%.

The diet of ascites patients should be low salt, light, digestible and nutritious. Especially for patients with hypoproteinemia, the intake of sodium salt and water should be strictly controlled.

Warm reminder: low salt diet is also applicable to all patients with leaky or exudative ascites, so as to drain more excess water from the body through the kidney.

When taking care of patients, family members should always pay attention to the changes of patients' condition, such as dizziness, black stool, abdominal distension, changes in face, limbs and mental state. If there is any abnormality, you should see a doctor in time. It is best to regularly measure body temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and record the amount of in and out.

Remember: regular review and avoid the use of drugs that cause great damage to the liver and kidney, so that on the basis of comprehensive care, the recurrence of ascites can be prevented to the greatest extent.

Finally, for patients with ascites, whether to be hospitalized for treatment is determined according to the amount of ascites.