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Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by acume: 7:17am On Jan 05, 2013
I have a friend who has just been diagnosed of Hepatitis B, can any doctor in the house advise on how to go about the treatment, the drug to be taken, the doctor and hospital to visit etc? Honest advice will be highly appreciated.
Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by achinaboy(m): 10:56am On Jan 05, 2013
not a doctor but got something for you,,,,,,,,your friend, from this moment,if you really want to live longer,there is no treament yet `both traditionally and otherwise,what you have to do is to stop anything that contains alchohl,then make sure you train alway i mean serious training preferebly jogging,stop fatty food,and then wait for miracle if there is
Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by acume: 12:10pm On Jan 05, 2013
achina boy: not a doctor but got something for you,,,,,,,,your friend, from this moment,if you really want to live longer,there is no treament yet `both traditionally and otherwise,what you have to do is to stop anything that contains alchohl,then make sure you train alway i mean serious training preferebly jogging,stop fatty food,and then wait for miracle if there is
Thanks Bro
Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by sharpboyus(m): 2:00pm On Jan 05, 2013
Read about your friend's illness and I made some researches on what I can find on the internet. Hope this helps.

If you are diagnosed with hepatitis B, it is likely that your GP will refer to you a specialist, usually a hepatologist (a liver specialist).
Most people tend to be free of symptoms and recover completely within a couple of months, never going on to develop chronic (long-term) hepatitis.
There is usually no specific treatment for acute (short-term) hepatitis B. Unless your symptoms are particularly severe, you should be able to manage them at home.
You can take over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen and paracetamol and may be prescribed codeine if pain is more severe. Nausea (feeling sick) can often be controlled with a medication called metoclopramide.
If you are diagnosed as having a hepatitis B infection, you will be advised to have regular blood tests and physical check-ups.
Once your symptoms get better you will need further testing to check that you are free of the virus and have not developed chronic hepatitis B.
Chronic hepatitis B

If you have chronic hepatitis B, you will be symptom-free for much of the time.
However, you may need to take medication, possibly for many years, to prevent liver damage. You may also need regular tests to assess the state of your liver. This might include blood tests, an ultrasound and possibly a liver biopsy. This is to assess whether the virus is currently damaging the liver and how much damage has been done.
Medication

The main treatment for chronic hepatitis B is antiviral medication, which helps stop the hepatitis B virus from causing liver damage.
Most patients do not require treatment, as although the virus is present in the body, it does not always damage the liver. In some patients, their immune system suppresses the virus without causing damage. However if there is evidence of ongoing liver damage then treatment is required.
There are now very effective medications that can suppress the virus over many years and this can slow down the damage that is being done to the liver, allowing the body to repair this. However, it is unusual for this treatment to clear the virus permanently.
It is very important that you take your treatment as prescribed, even if you feel well or are finding side effects troublesome, as stopping treatment early can lead to drug resistance and could also lead to liver damage. Always speak to your doctor before you come off these drugs.
The two main types of antivirals are described below. You may require a combination of these.
Nucleoside analogs

Nucleoside analogs are a type of antiviral medicine that prevent the genetic code of the virus from being copied into healthy cells.
The two most commonly used nucleoside analogs in this country are called tenofovir and entecavir.
They have the advantage that serious side effects are rare.
Tenofovir
Tenofovir is available in tablet form which should usually be taken with food.
Side effects of tenofovir include:
diarrhoea
feeling sick
being sick
skin rash
feeling weak
dizziness
in rare cases, kidney problems
Entecavir
Entecavir is available in liquid form. The medication will also come with a special measurement spoon you can use to measure out your dose.
Side effects of entecavir include:
being sick
feeling sick
insomnia
dizziness
If you feel dizzy, avoid driving or using tools or machinery.
Lactic acidosis and nucleoside analogs

A rare but serious side effect that can occur with all types of nucleoside analogs is that the medication can cause a build-up of lactic acid in your blood. This is known as lactic acidosis and is potentially serious if left untreated.
Initial warning signs and symptoms of lactic acidosis include:
feeling very weak or tired
having unusual muscle pain
breathing difficulties
having stomach pain along with feeling or being sick
feeling usually cold, especially in your arms and legs
feeling dizzy or light-headed
having a fast or irregular heartbeat
If you experience any of these warning signs and symptoms, contact the doctor in charge of your care for advice.
Pegulated Interferon alfa

Pegulated Interferon alfa can be used in the treatment of hepatitis B where there are very high levels of the virus. It stimulates the immune system (the body’s defence against infection) to attack the hepatitis B virus.
The medication is usually given by injection once a week over four-to-six months.
It's common to experience flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and muscle and joint pain, after beginning to take pegulated interferon alfa. Taking paracetamol can often help relieve these side effects and they should get better with time.
However, in some people pegulated interferon alfa can cause a wide range of persistent and unpleasant side effects. This means that treatment needs to be withdrawn and an alternative antiviral will need to be used.
If you start to feel any uncomfortable side effects of interferon alfa, tell your doctor.
Regular monitoring

If you have chronic hepatitis B, the state of your liver will need to be regularly monitored via blood tests to see how well you are responding to treatment.
Other tests may include an ultrasound scan – which is used to check for any abnormalities on the surface of your liver
The frequency of these other tests may depend on the results of your blood tests.
Preventing the spread of hepatitis B

While the medications mentioned above can slow the spread of chronic hepatitis B and hopefully prevent complications such as cirrhosis, they cannot cure the infection. This means you can still pass hepatitis B on to other people.
You should avoid having unprotected sex with someone, including anal and MouthAction, unless you are sure they are immunised against hepatitis B.
If you are an injecting drug user, never share your needles with other drug users.
You should also take some sensible precautions to avoid the spread of infection, such not sharing toothbrushes or razors with other people.

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Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by acume: 8:56pm On Jan 09, 2013
sharpboyus: Read about your friend's illness and I made some researches on what I can find on the internet. Hope this helps.

If you are diagnosed with hepatitis B, it is likely that your GP will refer to you a specialist, usually a hepatologist (a liver specialist).
Most people tend to be free of symptoms and recover completely within a couple of months, never going on to develop chronic (long-term) hepatitis.
There is usually no specific treatment for acute (short-term) hepatitis B. Unless your symptoms are particularly severe, you should be able to manage them at home.
You can take over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen and paracetamol and may be prescribed codeine if pain is more severe. Nausea (feeling sick) can often be controlled with a medication called metoclopramide.
If you are diagnosed as having a hepatitis B infection, you will be advised to have regular blood tests and physical check-ups.
Once your symptoms get better you will need further testing to check that you are free of the virus and have not developed chronic hepatitis B.
Chronic hepatitis B

If you have chronic hepatitis B, you will be symptom-free for much of the time.
However, you may need to take medication, possibly for many years, to prevent liver damage. You may also need regular tests to assess the state of your liver. This might include blood tests, an ultrasound and possibly a liver biopsy. This is to assess whether the virus is currently damaging the liver and how much damage has been done.
Medication

The main treatment for chronic hepatitis B is antiviral medication, which helps stop the hepatitis B virus from causing liver damage.
Most patients do not require treatment, as although the virus is present in the body, it does not always damage the liver. In some patients, their immune system suppresses the virus without causing damage. However if there is evidence of ongoing liver damage then treatment is required.
There are now very effective medications that can suppress the virus over many years and this can slow down the damage that is being done to the liver, allowing the body to repair this. However, it is unusual for this treatment to clear the virus permanently.
It is very important that you take your treatment as prescribed, even if you feel well or are finding side effects troublesome, as stopping treatment early can lead to drug resistance and could also lead to liver damage. Always speak to your doctor before you come off these drugs.
The two main types of antivirals are described below. You may require a combination of these.
Nucleoside analogs

Nucleoside analogs are a type of antiviral medicine that prevent the genetic code of the virus from being copied into healthy cells.
The two most commonly used nucleoside analogs in this country are called tenofovir and entecavir.
They have the advantage that serious side effects are rare.
Tenofovir
Tenofovir is available in tablet form which should usually be taken with food.
Side effects of tenofovir include:
diarrhoea
feeling sick
being sick
skin rash
feeling weak
dizziness
in rare cases, kidney problems
Entecavir
Entecavir is available in liquid form. The medication will also come with a special measurement spoon you can use to measure out your dose.
Side effects of entecavir include:
being sick
feeling sick
insomnia
dizziness
If you feel dizzy, avoid driving or using tools or machinery.
Lactic acidosis and nucleoside analogs

A rare but serious side effect that can occur with all types of nucleoside analogs is that the medication can cause a build-up of lactic acid in your blood. This is known as lactic acidosis and is potentially serious if left untreated.
Initial warning signs and symptoms of lactic acidosis include:
feeling very weak or tired
having unusual muscle pain
breathing difficulties
having stomach pain along with feeling or being sick
feeling usually cold, especially in your arms and legs
feeling dizzy or light-headed
having a fast or irregular heartbeat
If you experience any of these warning signs and symptoms, contact the doctor in charge of your care for advice.
Pegulated Interferon alfa

Pegulated Interferon alfa can be used in the treatment of hepatitis B where there are very high levels of the virus. It stimulates the immune system (the body’s defence against infection) to attack the hepatitis B virus.
The medication is usually given by injection once a week over four-to-six months.
It's common to experience flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and muscle and joint pain, after beginning to take pegulated interferon alfa. Taking paracetamol can often help relieve these side effects and they should get better with time.
However, in some people pegulated interferon alfa can cause a wide range of persistent and unpleasant side effects. This means that treatment needs to be withdrawn and an alternative antiviral will need to be used.
If you start to feel any uncomfortable side effects of interferon alfa, tell your doctor.
Regular monitoring

If you have chronic hepatitis B, the state of your liver will need to be regularly monitored via blood tests to see how well you are responding to treatment.
Other tests may include an ultrasound scan – which is used to check for any abnormalities on the surface of your liver
The frequency of these other tests may depend on the results of your blood tests.
Preventing the spread of hepatitis B

While the medications mentioned above can slow the spread of chronic hepatitis B and hopefully prevent complications such as cirrhosis, they cannot cure the infection. This means you can still pass hepatitis B on to other people.
You should avoid having unprotected sex with someone, including anal and MouthAction, unless you are sure they are immunised against hepatitis B.
If you are an injecting drug user, never share your needles with other drug users.
You should also take some sensible precautions to avoid the spread of infection, such not sharing toothbrushes or razors with other people.
This is very comprehensive and well explain, it will go a long way to keep my friend moving,Shrpboyus u have made my day. tanx a lot

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Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by chrispher1234: 12:22pm On May 02, 2015
(MUST READ: HOW I GOT CURED FROM HEPATITIS B)
I am from Imo state, I want to testify of how i got cured from hepatitis b, I got diagnosed of hepatitis b in 2013 I have visited several hospitals and herbalists but all to no avail, my world was gradually coming to an end until i saw a post in a health forum about a herbal spell caster from Ewu Edo state who casts herbal spells to cure all kind of deadly diseases including Hepatitis B, ALS, MND, Epilepsy, Leukemia, Asthma, Cancer, Ghonorhea etc, at first i doubted if it was real but decided to give it a try, when i contact this herbal spell caster via his email, he prepared a herbal spell portion and sent it to me via transport service, when i received this herbal spell portion, he gave me step by step instructions on how to use it, when i applied it as instructed, i was cured of this deadly disease within 3days, I am now fee from Hepatitis B. All thanks to Dr Aziza. Contact this great herbal spell caster via his email azizahealingtemple@gmail.com for cure to any kind of diseases. Goodluck
Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by trinityhealth: 1:17pm On Oct 03, 2016
A new drug has been developed and has been used effectively in the treatment of viral Hepatitis. It is known as Hepantivir. It is a herbal extract, it is safe and very effective. Trinity Health Care Limited, Idinmu, Lagos has used this medication effectively for the treatment of chronic hepatitis with very amazing outcome.
If you know, you have been diagnosed of hepatitis, you may wish to contact Trinity Health Care at idinmu, Lagos. Or call the care representative on +2349031652000, +2348028791004. You can also send an email to info@trinityhealthstores.com.

Please remember, hepatitis can be fatal. So get tested, if you are negative then get vaccinated but if you are infected already get treated early cos early detection is the key to curing it

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Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by ademasta(m): 10:45pm On May 17, 2017
Cool
trinityhealth:
A new drug has been developed and has been used effectively in the treatment of viral Hepatitis. It is known as Hepantivir. It is a herbal extract, it is safe and very effective. Trinity Health Care Limited, Idinmu, Lagos has used this medication effectively for the treatment of chronic hepatitis with very amazing outcome.
If you know, you have been diagnosed of hepatitis, you may wish to contact Trinity Health Care at idinmu, Lagos. Or call the care representative on +2349031652000, +2348028791004. You can also send an email to info@trinityhealthstores.com.

Please remember, hepatitis can be fatal. So get tested, if you are negative then get vaccinated but if you are infected already get treated early cos early detection is the key to curing it
Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by Nobody: 10:19am On May 18, 2017
acume:
I have a friend who has just been diagnosed of Hepatitis B, can any doctor in the house advise on how to go about the treatment, the drug to be taken, the doctor and hospital to visit etc? Honest advice will be highly appreciated.
If your friend was diagnosed of HBV, its very helpful he gets checked and treated in a proper hospital setting.
The best we can do for you here is to advice you as a means of follow up.
For starters, he needs to run a battery of investigations to determine if its of acute or chronic onset, how much of the liver has been damaged and if there are other co-morbidities.
These would impact on the treatment .
Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by trinityhealth: 6:40pm On Sep 29, 2018
Trinity Healthcare Foundation is a Non-profit Organisation in Lagos, Nigeria and member of the World Hepatitis Alliance. As part of our commitment to end Hepatitis B and C in Nigeria, we offer Hepatitis B and C screening and vaccination at very subsidized rates for Corporate organizations, Associations, groups and communities. Do you wish to screen and vaccinated all members of your organisation against the deadly Hepatitis viruses then call us on +2348028791004 or visit us at 7A Governor's Road by College bustop Ikotun Lagos, Nigeria. You can send us an email at info@trinityhealthcarefoundation.org. Our Screening services goes for NGN1,000 per participant while Hepatitis B Vaccination goes for NGN2,000 per dose. Free Lectures/Symposium are also available. Hepatitis is deadly...Act Now

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Re: Can Doctors In The House Advise On Treatment Of Hepatitis B? by NAJALYN: 11:25pm On May 20, 2019

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