Pushpawati Singhania Hospital & Research Institute

Hello everyone. I am Dr Manoj Gupta, I am a consultant Liver transplant surgeon and surgical gastroenterology in New Delhi. Today I will provide you tips to keep your liver healthy.

Good health is the best wealth. To safeguard the best wealth, you must protect your crucial organs. One such organ is a liver. Your liver is a key player in the body digestive system. It is an organ which can easily damage if you don't take good care of it. So, here are some tips;

• Eat a healthy diet and involve in regular exercise. High fibre food such as fruits, vegetables and whole grain food are good for health. At the same time, you must also increase protein intake from the sources such as fish, beans and nuts. Be careful with herbs and dietary supplements. Avoid food which you are allergic and sensitive too. As it weakens the liver function and stress the immune system.
• Reduce your body weight as Obesity is the major factor. People who are obese start following the healthy diet and work out regularly to maintain your body weight.
• Avoid the consumption of alcohol, smoking or illegal drugs. The small quantity of alcohol on regular basis can burden your liver.
• Liver helps in detoxifying the alcohol. So, having complete breaks from the alcohol helps your liver.

Learn how to prevent viral Hepatitis. It is a serious disease that harms your liver. They are of several types like Hepatitis A, B, C, E.

You can get Hepatitis A and E from drinking the water having virus which will ultimately cause a disease. You can also get a vaccine

Hepatitis B and C are spread through blood and body floats. To cut the risks, do not share items such as razers, toothbrushes or needles.

• Limit the number of sex partners you have and always use barrier protections while having sex.
• Hence, get vaccinated and see the family whether they are vaccinated. This may reduce the risk of diseases.
• Always avoid self medications. Nowadays everyone rushes to the medical store rather than rushing to the doctor.
• Over intake of drugs can harm the liver and in several situations, may lead to liver failure also. Although, prevention is better than cure. But once diagnosed with decompensated liver disease, early liver transplant can give better long term outcome.

If you want to take appointment with me, you can take it through Lybrate.

Hello everyone. I am Dr Manoj Gupta. I am a consultant Liver transplant surgeon and a Gastroenterologist. Today I am here to discuss things about Liver Transplantation.

What is Liver Transplantation?

Liver transplantation is an operation in which a diseased liver is removed and replaced with the healthy liver from a donor.

Who needs a Liver Transplantation?

It is a life saving treatment for the patients with liver failure. A condition liver is not able to sustain according to body needs. A patient with either acute liver failure or chronic liver failure will get benefit from the transplant.

What is living donor Liver transplant?

If a living person donate the liver, it is called living donor liver transpant. A living donor can be a family member or a closed relative of the patient.

• A living donor should have complatible blood group.
• Donor must be from the family like 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree family relative.
• Donor should be between 18-50 years.
• Donor should not be over weight.
• Donor should have healthy physical and mental health.
• Donor liver should be large enough to provide adequate liver volume to the recepient and that too is accessed with multiple tests.

Is it safe for the living person to donate the part of a liver?

Yes, liver donation operation has a very small risk because liver is an only oragn which is being reserved. Even 25% of the liver can provide sufficient function to the donor. At the end of operation, only 30% of liver is left behind withb the donor. So, it is an only organ which regnerate. It is having capacity to regenerate back to its normal life. Normal size liver regenerate upto 90% within 2-3 months after operation.

What is success rate of Liver Transplant?

Success rate are usually more than 95% if a patient is in healthy state.

Life after Liver Transplant?

Recepient lives the normal productive life. He is capable of working and supporting family with the help of lifelong medication.

Life after Liver Donation?

Liver donor lives a normal life. Quality of life is not affected by Liver Donation. Few donors have returned to the army as well after donating their liver and ladies have given birth to children even after liver donation.

Thank you.