Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis means an inflammatory condition of the liver. Chronic inflammation of the liver due to a viral infection is known as Hepatitis C. It is caused by the Hepatitis C virus. When this viral infection continues to remain in the body for many years, it can lead to severe damage, such as scarring and cirrhosis of the liver. Liver cirrhosis and scarring are slow processes, hence they may occur after 10-15 years of having Hepatitis C. The virus can spread through the infected person’s blood or body fluids. It commonly spreads by contaminated needles, non-sterile syringes, or through unprotected sex with an affected individual.
Acute hepatitis C may often go unnoticed as it is most often asymptomatic (not having any symptoms). It often resolves on its own without any medications.
Chronic Hepatitis C whereas it requires proper treatment and lifestyle changes. If untreated, it may lead to complications, such as liver cirrhosis, liver scarring, and liver cancer as well in a few cases. These changes once occurred may be irreversible and have a severe impact on health.
How can Homeopathy help in curing Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a difficult viral Infection. It can stay in the body for several years. Conventional treatments do not provide relief to all patients. Also, Hepatitis C has a tendency to relapse. Severe cases involving liver cirrhosis cannot be prescribed Interferon. Find below how homeopathy can help in managing Hepatitis C:
- Homeopathy is a highly effective treatment to decrease the viral count (Quantity of virus within the body) in most of the affected individuals with Hepatitis C (Not all).
- Homeopathy is effective at treating the after-effects of the tissue changes due to the Hepatitis C virus.
- Homeopathy helps to promote deeper healing by improving the immunity of the affected individual.
- Homeopathy helps to treat and provide relief to the symptoms of the affected individuals.
Homeopathy is highly recommended in the below cases:
- Early Stage: In the early stages, as soon as the patient is diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a better response rate is observed in the initial stages with homeopathic treatment.
- Relapse: Even after the conventional treatment if the relapse of Hepatitis C occurs, you can opt for homeopathy as it helps in the deeper healing in such cases.
- Homeopathy is highly suggested for cases that do not show a response to conventional treatments. In Cases, where Interferon has not shown much improvement in health, one can opt for homeopathy.
- In severe cases, where there is liver scarring or cirrhosis, the patients can opt for homeopathy as it is safe, gentle, and effective.
How long will it take to cure Hepatitis C
The treatment duration may vary from individual to individual. However, initial improvement, in most cases, can be observed within 3-4 months of the treatment. Most patients show a reduction and improvement in viral load in around 4 months. Complete homeopathic treatment duration may go up to 1 to 2 years also, depending on the severity of the case.
Some of the common homeopathic remedies prescribed in homeopathy for Hepatitis include:
- Bryonia Alba
- Chelidonium Majus
- Phosphorus
- Kali Carbonicum
- China Officinalis
- Arsenicum Album
- Carduus marianus
