Drug induced hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by drugs (recreational, doctor prescribed or homeopathic). Swelling and pain on the liver area with nausea and jaundice are the main signs, and, beside the great discomfort caused by them, treating this form of hepatitis is important because it can easily lead to cirrhosis or even liver cancer.
The first step in treating any liver disease but especially in drug induced hepatitis treatment is removing any drug causing the damage and reducing all other drugs to least amount possible. This means caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco, but it also means working with your doctor and your natural therapist to reduce any remedies.
Many times reducing the drugs is enough to stop inflammation. However, it is not enough to reverse damage and if you don't take further action it will mean a damaged liver for the rest of your life (which means less resistance to drugs and impaired metabolism).
So the next step is dieting. The most important part of any diet aimed at treating drug induced hepatitis is the consumption of vegetables and fruit. Reducing animal products and processed sugar is also important, but not nearly as important as simply eating more veggies.
Exercising is the next important action. Exercise signals your liver to start healing itself. It removes fat piled up inside liver cells, fat that is store there any time they take damage.
Certain herbs, such as turmeric, ginger, milk thistle, and artichoke, reverse liver damage. In some studies they have even reversed liver cancer, so you can imagine just how powerful they are. There are already some commercial preparations that combine several herbs so you can take advantage of their combine potential while only taking one supplement.
A liver detox can also be a great help. If you do it right now it will reverse inflammation quickly and you will feel its effects soon.
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