Eat dark chocolate may ease cirrhosis

Spanish scientists say that dark chocolate can effectively relieve patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, dark chocolate, or in patients with cirrhosis may be included in the prescription.
Dark chocolate remission in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension
Previous studies showed that eating dark chocolate and other cocoa-rich foods may lower blood pressure. Dark chocolate contains a lot of cocoa flavanols, the ingredients help to maintain blood vessel flexibility, which will help stabilize blood pressure.
In patients with advanced cirrhosis of the liver to eat at the same time, taking up to 85% cocoa content dark chocolate, and found that the rate in patients with portal vein blood pressure significantly reduced.
British scientists say that eating dark chocolate and relieve portal hypertension there is a clear link between dark chocolate or included patients with cirrhosis of the prescription.
Recommended reading: daily care of patients with cirrhosis
A pro-active prevention
Cirrhosis of the liver is substantially different causes liver degeneration and progressive development of a consequence. Should pay attention to a variety of primary disease prevention, prevention and treatment of chronic active hepatitis, schistosomiasis, gastrointestinal infection, avoid contact and application of toxic substances on the liver, reducing the risk factors.
Second, the emotional stability
Liver and spiritual emotions very close relationship. Poor mood, depression, rage emotion can affect liver function and accelerate the development of disease. Establish a strong will, cheerful mood, pull themselves together, to eliminate the burden of thinking will be beneficial to improve the condition.
Third, the dynamic and static
Decompensated cirrhosis of the liver dysfunction, ascites or infection should be absolute bed rest. Abundant in the compensatory function, condition stable can do light work or appropriate, to engage in beneficial physical exercise such as walking, doing exercises, tai chi, qigong and other. Activity in order to not feel the fatigue degree.
Fourth, the medication from simple
Drug abuse too much blind general, will increase the burden of the liver, the liver is not conducive to recovery. The liver of harmful drugs such as isoniazid, barbiturates should be used with caution or hanged.
Fifth, smoking Jijiu
Wine can help move the blood of fire, long-term alcohol consumption, especially alcohol, can lead to alcoholic cirrhosis. Therefore, alcohol can aggravate the disease in patients with cirrhosis, and prone to bleeding. Smoking is not conducive to long-term stability and recovery of liver disease, cirrhosis can speed up the process, there is the risk of precipitating liver.