Vivendo com Hepatite autoimune | Clínica Hepatogastro

In this video, Dr. Nathália Mota CRM 186069, Hepatologist, talks about what life is like for a patient after a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. Check it out! 📅 Schedule your appointment! Phone Unit Itaim: (11) 3437-3228 Phone Unit Morumbi: (11) 3721-1300 Whatsapp: http://bit.ly/whats-hepato Email: [email protected] CHECK OUT THE TEXT CONTENT: 00:19 What is life like with Autoimmune Hepatitis? Considering that the vast majority of patients with autoimmune hepatitis are young women, this is an extremely common and relevant question in the office, in the daily life of a hepatologist, and should be a doubt that remains in the minds of all patients when they receive this diagnosis initially. Questions like "what will become of my life?", "how long will I have to take this medication?", "what can I do and what can't I do?", are natural when receiving a diagnosis of a chronic disease, which is a disease that will last for many, many years. It's important to know that this isn't a monster, although teenagers become more worried, not only about their social life but about everything in their lives, such as their professional career, pregnancy, and everything else. All of this can be controlled if the diagnosis is made early. 01:21 Pregnant Women with Autoimmune Hepatitis I have many patients, including two currently, who have had their babies and continue to be monitored by me, and there were no problems; the pregnancies went extremely smoothly. 01:41 The Reality of Life After Diagnosis In reality, the only thing that will change in your routine is that you'll have to set an alarm to remember to take your medication every day, and that you'll have to see the hepatologist from time to time, every 3 or 4 months. Your routine doesn't change. Once the disease is controlled with medication, your life becomes absolutely normal. You'll be able to study, go to college, travel, go out with your friends, and this won't have any impact on your life, unless you stop taking the medication. 02:19 The Medication The medications do have some side effects, which we try to minimize by progressively reducing the dose as much as possible. However, it's always important to emphasize that when we decide to start a new medication, regardless of the disease, we always weigh the cost-benefit ratio, considering whether the medication will do more harm or more good. In autoimmune hepatitis, it will always do more good because the side effects are always very small and infrequent, compared to the impact the medication has on the course of the disease, which is very significant. It completely alters the course of the disease, allowing you to have a completely normal life, where you can choose the profession you want, do whatever you want related to your social life, have as many children as you want, but this should also be a shared decision and monitored by your hepatologist. From the moment you decide to adhere to the treatment we recommend, you will have a normal life, without even remembering that you have autoimmune hepatitis. If you have any further questions, schedule an appointment with a specialist, or request more content on this subject. There are other posts that discuss this topic in more detail, check them out: 1 - https://hepatogastro.com.br/o-que-cau... 2 - https://hepatogastro.com.br/hepatite-... 3 - https://hepatogastro.com.br/o-que-sao... ✅ Did you like this video about #autoimmunehepatitis? Leave your comment and share it with your friends. 📱 Follow us on social media: http://bit.ly/linktree-hepatogastro 🔗 See the full post on our website: https://hepatogastro.com.br/blog/ LINK TO THE VIDEO ITSELF --    • Vivendo com Hepatite autoimune | Clínica H...