What should I do if I have liver cancer and ascites? There are five treatment methods

Liver cancer is a relatively serious disease and a malignant tumor in the gastroenterology department. It is very difficult to treat. There are no special symptoms in the early stages of liver cancer, so it may not be discovered in time. In the later stages, there will be various adverse symptoms, and ascites is one of them. If there is ascites in liver cancer, you need to pay attention to using the correct treatment method. You can consider plasma transfusion, and you can also use diuretics, corticosteroids, peritoneal puncture and fluid drainage, as well as traditional Chinese medicine methods for treatment.

There are many types of cancer diseases, which can pose a threat to life safety. Liver cancer is one of them, which may cause ascites. Therefore, when treating liver cancer, suppressing ascites is also a very important means. Let’s take a look at what to do if you have ascites due to liver cancer?
1. Transfusion of plasma <br/>If the problem of decreased plasma protein cannot be corrected by diet, then transfusion of plasma or serum albumin or whole blood can be considered for treatment. If excessive transfusion of plasma albumin is given, it is easy to cause rupture of gastric varicose veins or sudden increase in blood volume, and may also lead to acute pulmonary edema, so the dosage must not be too large, and the speed should be slowed down.

2. Use of diuretics <br/>The use of diuretics can increase the excretion of water and sodium, inhibit the absorption of electrolytes by the renal tubules, and resist aldosterone. The osmotic pressure in the renal tubules is changed. The side effects caused by diuretics should be clearly understood and preventive measures should be taken.
3. Use of adrenal cortical hormones <br/>Using this drug to treat ascites caused by liver cancer can increase kidney filtration and increase adrenal cortical hormones, inhibiting posterior pituitary hormone. After the renal blood flow increases, the drainage function can be improved.

4. Abdominal paracentesis <br/>If the amount of ascites is very large and symptoms of abdominal distension and heart and lung compression appear, then abdominal paracentesis should be used for treatment. If the pressure in the abdominal cavity is too high, it will easily lead to the ineffectiveness of diuretics. Only after drainage can its effect be better reflected.
5. Treatment methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine <br/>After the onset of ascites due to liver cancer, the body will experience various uncomfortable symptoms, and a lot of water and moisture will accumulate in the body. Therefore, people who want to use Traditional Chinese Medicine as an auxiliary treatment can take some Chinese medicine to balance the water and salt metabolism, relieve the adverse symptoms, and discharge the accumulated water in time through normal metabolism. This can also make the edema symptoms disappear, and prevent the problem of water accumulation from recurring.