Reader phone: How healthy my liver is?

"If it doesn’t have to be necessarily, not I prefer to go to the doctor. " So many people in view of the risk of being infected with the Coronavirus thinking currently. Checkups allow for a certain amount of time to move, however, if complaints are made, you should not wait. It is precisely here, in the case of liver, the Problem of diseases: first, they cause no pain. A Virus is not detected Hepatitis or fatty liver disease, however in time and treated, increases the risk for liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. What is important in the Liver screening, these experts will provide information on the Thursday, 25. June 2020, on free reader phone.

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Thursday. 25. June 2020 from 16 to 19 PM 0800 – 2 811 811

The call is out to all German networks free of charge.

Diseases of the liver are by no means rare. According to the German liver Foundation, there are in this country at least five million Liver disease worldwide, liver diseases are one of the most common causes of death. Reasons for liver damage are varied, in the majority of cases, an inflammation of the liver is caused by Obesity, alcohol consumption, or Diabetes. Another cause of liver inflammation infections with Hepatitis-viruses are.

In particular, the increasing number of fatty liver disease is preparing physicians to worry. About a third of the adult population, according to the German liver Foundation due to fatty deposits enlarged liver – and the number is steadily increasing. A fat is not recognized by the liver in time, it comes to inflammation in the liver, which can develop cirrhosis of the liver. Also the development of liver cancer is a possible result of an untreated fatty liver.

A fatty liver or Hepatitis is diagnosed with infection and timely, can be prevented by appropriate treatment worse. In many cases, it is enough, the lifestyle habits – above all, diet, exercise, and alcohol consumption – to change so that the liver can develop their ability to regenerate again.

What are the symptoms can be a indication of a liver disease? Who should go to the Liver clinic? What is the cost of – and I have to pay in each case? What the laboratory values say about my liver health? All questions about the liver health experts of the Mainz University medical center and the University hospital of the Saarland answer on free reader phone.

On the phone 0800 – 2 811 811

  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Frank Lammert; President of the German society for gastroenterology, digestive and metabolic diseases (DGVS), a specialist in Internal medicine and gastroenterology, project Manager of the SEAL programme in the Saarland, Director of the clinic for Internal medicine II, University hospital of Saarland
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Peter R. Galle; A specialist in Internal medicine, gastroenterologist, Hepatologist, overall project Manager of the SEAL programme, the Director of the I. Medical clinic and policlinic, University medical center Mainz
  • Dr. med. Michael Nagel; A specialist in Internal medicine, gastroenterology, project Manager of the SEAL programme, I. Medical clinic and policlinic, University medical center Mainz
  • Prof. Dr. med. Marcus A. Wörns; A specialist in Internal medicine, gastroenterologist, infectious diseases, Addiction medicine in primary care Chief physician of the I. Medical clinic and policlinic, University medical center Mainz
  • Prof. Dr. med. Jörn M. Schattenberg; Specialist for Internal medicine, focus on gastroenterology and Hepatology, additional designation of infectiology, head of focus on Metabolic liver diseases, chief physician of the I. Medical clinic and policlinic, University medical center Mainz

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