Is drug-induced hepatitis contagious?

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Hepatitis is a general term for liver inflammation. Usually refers to a variety of pathogenic factors - such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, chemical poisons, drugs, alcohol, autoimmune factors, so that liver cells are damaged, liver function is damaged, causing a series of body discomfort symptoms, as well as abnormal liver function indicators, drug-induced hepatitis can be infected? Let's talk about it

Is drug-induced hepatitis contagious?

Whether drug-induced hepatitis will be infected depends on the situation. Once drug-induced hepatitis occurs, it needs to be treated in regular hospitals according to the cause of disease. At the same time, we should pay attention to diet in daily life to improve our own immunity.

Drug induced hepatitis is a kind of liver injury caused by taking drugs, which is generally not infectious. However, it should be noted that if it is viral hepatitis, the patient's careless medication or taking some liver damaging drugs will lead to viral hepatitis complicated with drug-induced hepatitis, which will be infectious. For example, hepatitis B infection.

For patients with drug-induced hepatitis should immediately stop medication, because of some diseases and can not take medicine, you can try to reduce the dosage, pay attention to rest, and with diet therapy, supplement vitamins, protein and carbohydrates;

matters needing attention

Irregular diet will make the recurrence of chronic hepatitis, therefore, the diet of patients with chronic hepatitis is mainly light and nutritious food. Especially because of drinking and make liver function relapse in patients with the most, alcohol oxidation in the liver, can directly damage liver cells, so patients with hepatitis should be alcohol free.