Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis — a condition that permanently scars of the liver.
Most adults with hepatitis B recover fully, even if their signs and symptoms are severe. Infants and children are more likely to develop a chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis B infection.
Signs & Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of hepatitis B range from mild to severe. They usually appear about one to four months after you’ve been infected, although you could see them as early as two weeks post-infection. Some people, usually young children, may not have any symptoms.
Hepatitis B signs and symptoms may include:
- Abdominal pain
- Dark urine
- Fever
- Joint pain
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Weakness and fatigue
- Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
When to see a doctor
If you know you’ve been exposed to hepatitis B, contact your doctor immediately. A preventive treatment may reduce your risk of infection if you receive the treatment within 24 hours of exposure to the virus.
If you think you have signs or symptoms of hepatitis B, contact your doctor.
Causes
Hepatitis B infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The virus is passed from person to person through blood, semen or other body fluids. It does not spread by sneezing or coughing.
Common ways that HBV can spread are:
- Sexual contact
You may get hepatitis B if you have unprotected sex with someone who is infected. The virus can pass to you if the person’s blood, saliva, semen or vaginal secretions enter your body. - Sharing of needles
HBV easily spreads through needles and syringes contaminated with infected blood. Sharing IV drug paraphernalia puts you at high risk of hepatitis B. - Accidental needle sticks
Hepatitis B is a concern for health care workers and anyone else who comes in contact with human blood. - Mother to child
Pregnant women infected with HBV can pass the virus to their babies during childbirth. However, the newborn can be vaccinated to avoid getting infected in almost all cases. Talk to your doctor about being tested for hepatitis B if you are pregnant or want to become pregnant.
Acute vs. Chronic Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B infection may be either short-lived (acute) or long lasting (chronic).
- Acute hepatitis B infection lasts less than six months. Your immune system likely can clear acute hepatitis B from your body, and you should recover completely within a few months. Most people who get hepatitis B as adults have an acute infection, but it can lead to chronic infection.
- Chronic hepatitis B infection lasts six months or longer. It lingers because your immune system can’t fight off the infection. Chronic hepatitis B infection may last a lifetime, possibly leading to serious illnesses such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
The younger you are when you get hepatitis B — particularly newborns or children younger than 5 — the higher your risk of the infection becoming chronic. Chronic infection may go undetected for decades until a person becomes seriously ill from liver disease.
Risk Factors
Hepatitis B spreads through contact with blood, semen or other body fluids from an infected person. Your risk of hepatitis B infection increases if you:
- Have unprotected sex with multiple sex partners or with someone who’s infected with HBV
- Share needles during IV drug use
- Are a man who has sex with other men
- Live with someone who has a chronic HBV infection
- Are an infant born to an infected mother
- Have a job that exposes you to human blood
- Travel to regions with high infection rates of HBV, such as Asia, the Pacific Islands, Africa and Eastern Europe
Complications
Having a chronic HBV infection can lead to serious complications, such as:
- Scarring of the liver (cirrhosis)
The inflammation associated with a hepatitis B infection can lead to extensive liver scarring (cirrhosis), which may impair the liver’s ability to function. - Liver cancer
People with chronic hepatitis B infection have an increased risk of liver cancer. - Liver failure
Acute liver failure is a condition in which the vital functions of the liver shut down. When that occurs, a liver transplant is necessary to sustain life. - Other conditions
People with chronic hepatitis B may develop kidney disease or inflammation of blood vessels.
Prevention
The hepatitis B vaccine is typically given as three or four injections over six months. You can’t get hepatitis B from the vaccine.
The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for:
- Newborns
- Children and adolescents not vaccinated at birth
- Those who work or live in a center for people who are developmentally disabled
- People who live with someone who has hepatitis B
- Health care workers, emergency workers and other people who come into contact with blood
- Anyone who has a sexually transmitted infection, including HIV
- Men who have sex with men
- People who have multiple sexual partners
- Sexual partners of someone who has hepatitis B
- People who inject illegal drugs or share needles and syringes
- People with chronic liver disease
- People with end-stage kidney disease
- Travelers planning to go to an area of the world with a high hepatitis B infection rate
Principle of Holistic Treatment
- Human body has a wonderful self-healing power
- Through excellent drainage system i.e. Liver, Colon, Kidney, Lungs, etc., waste material is thrown out of the body.
- Whole of the body is a unit so it is treated in totality
- Body has a strong defense (immune) system
- At any point of time (age) live tissues can be regenerated and
- Immune system can be modulated
Treatment Protocol
- Avoidance of allergen food: both known to the medical world after various studies and known to the patient itself
- Correction of DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: Regulation of biological clock and right food
- Decongestion of VITAL ORGANS i.e. Liver, kidney, Colon Gall Bladder, Lungs, etc.
- Cellular DETOXIFICATION: through various natural chelation/detoxification methods
- ACID & ALKALI IMBALANCE correction: through alkali forming food and nutrients
- Nutritional cover along with PHYTONUTRIENTS supplementation: initially ONA (Optimum Nutritional Allowance) is recommended followed by RDA (Daily Recommended Allowance)
- Herbs likeTecoma undulata, Phyllanthus urinaria, Taraxacum officinale, Nyctanthes arbortritis and Terminalia arjuna, etc are also used in the treatment of Hepatitis B.
- Healthy life style choice hasten the process of recovery.
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Duration of the Treatment
Duration of the treatment varies according to duration and severity of the illness.
Positive changes may be observed within days in most of the cases suffering from the disorders. For the best results time period may vary from 6 months to 2 years.
Result
The results are well established. Even the most chronic and severe cases respond early.