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Treatment of Gaucher s disease!

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Dr. Radhika AmulrajAcupuncturist • 18 Years Exp.MD - Acupuncture, Diploma In Accupuncture, Advanced Diploma In Accupuncture
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Treatment of Gaucher’s disease

Homeopathic Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Acupuncture & Acupressure Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Psychotherapy Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Surgical Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Other Treatment of Gaucher’s disease
What is Gaucher’s disease
Symptoms of Gaucher’s disease
Causes of Gaucher’s disease
Risk factors of Gaucher’s disease
Complications of Gaucher’s disease
Lab Investigations and Diagnosis of Gaucher’s disease
Precautions & Prevention of Gaucher’s disease
Treatment of Gaucher’s disease 

Homeopathic Treatment of Gaucher’s Disease

Homeopathy balances the metabolism. It relieves complaints and improves body functions. It treats the person as a whole. Treatment is constitutional. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition. It balances the energy system, improves immunity and body functions. It naturally cures the root cause of disorder. Some of the homeopathic medicines for treatment of Gaucher’s disease are:

Phos
Calc
Merc
Lyco
Chel

Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Gaucher’s disease

In the conventional and allopathic treatment, the oral medication miglustat (Zavesca) has been approved for use in people with Gaucher’s disease. Enzyme replacement therapy is also done. It replaces the deficient enzyme with artificial enzymes. These replacement enzymes are administered in an outpatient procedure through a vein (intravenously), typically in high doses at two-week intervals.

Surgical Treatment of Gaucher’s disease

The surgical treatment of gaucher’s disease involves Bone marrow transplantation. In this technique, blood-forming cells that have been damaged by Gaucher’s are removed and replaced, which can reverse many of Gaucher’s signs and symptoms.

Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Gaucher’s disease

Add extra calcium to their diet
Eat a diet rich in vitamin D

What is Gaucher’s disease

Gaucher’s disease occurs when certain harmful fatty substances accumulate to excessive levels in your body’s organs and tissue such as liver, spleen, lungs, bone marrow and, less commonly, brain.

Symptoms of Gaucher’s disease

Enlarged liver (hepatomegaly) or spleen (splenomegaly)
A decrease in healthy red blood cells (anemia)
Excessive fatigue
Skeletal abnormalities
Brain problems
Abnormal eye movements
Low number of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Yellow spots in your eyes
Delayed puberty
Nosebleeds
Loss of muscle coordination
Seizures

Causes of Gaucher’s disease

Deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase which is responsible for breaking down a fatty substance called glucocerebroside.

Risk factors of Gaucher’s disease

Family history
Eastern or Central European Jewish (Ashkenazi) ancestry
People of Swedish descent

Complications of Gaucher’s disease

Bone pain
An increased risk of certain cancers
Seizures
A tendency to bleed
Difficulty walking
Swallowing problems
Calcification of heart valves 

Diagnosis of Gaucher’s disease

Diagnosis of Gaucher’s disease involves the following tests and procedures:

Enzyme analysis
Genetic mutation analysis
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Preconception screening and prenatal testing

Precautions & Prevention of Gaucher’s disease

There is no known way to prevent Gaucher disease.

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