 Hi friends, I am Dr. Kunal Das. I am consultant and head of the department, department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, Delhi. As you know that July 28th is celebrated as the World Hepatitis Day. So, I will talk to today's talk is about Hepatitis. So, what is Hepatitis? Hepatitis consists of two words, Hepa and Hepitis. Hepa means liver,itis means inflammation. So, Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. What are the causes of various causes of Hepatitis? The various causes of Hepatitis can be due to viruses. These viruses are named as Hepatitis alphabetically. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis E are like this. The second cause of Hepatitis, the very common cause and very well known is alcohol. It causes alcoholic Hepatitis. Third cause is some drugs. Drugs like NSA's like aspirin, Desprin can also cause Hepatitis. Sometimes, tuberculosis drugs can also cause Hepatitis. Fourth and very important cause is what is known as fatty liver. Fatty liver disease is due to Hepatitis caused by fat in the liver. It can be due to alcohol or there are some causes known as non-alcoholic state of Hepatitis. The most common causes are obesity, thyroid and diabetes. Other than this, there are many smaller causes of Hepatitis like metabolic causes, autoimmune causes, etc. Now, let's come to what are the symptoms of Hepatitis? The symptoms of Hepatitis are usually jaundice. They may be nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, ice may become yellow, urine may become yellow. They may be general malaise of the body. Sometimes, in some cases, there may be some water in the belly also as Hepatitis. Now, coming to what is the, how do we diagnose that patient has Hepatitis? The simplest way to diagnose Hepatitis is to do a blood test. The blood test concerned is known as Lever Function Test or LFT. As the word means Lever Function Test. By doing the Lever Function Test, we get to know about Hepatitis. In the Lever Function Test, there are some enzymes like HGOT or SGPT. Normally, this HGOT or SGPT is less than 40. If it is more than 40, then it is known as Hepatitis. There is inflammation in the liver. And we should go to the doctor to find the cause of it. I have just told you that there are many causes of Hepatitis. Second very important to diagnose liver disease is ultrasound. Very simple. People get a lot of liver inflammation. Lever is big, small, Lever's Ecosynicity is more or less. We can get an idea from that. By doing both the tests, we get to know about Hepatitis as a screening. Now, we come to what are the complications of Hepatitis? Why is it important to know about Hepatitis? There are many complications of Hepatitis. Two major are Acute Hepatitis and Chronic Hepatitis. Acute Hepatitis is caused by A, E, alcohol or drugs. Chronic Hepatitis is caused by Chronic Hepatitis B. There are many complications in it. The complications are in the form of water in the stomach, which we call as a Cytus. Sometimes, liver can go to a coma or a patient. It can go to unconsciousness. Third is Acute Hepatitis, which we call as GI bleeding. It can be an infection in the water of the stomach and the most important is liver cancer. These are the complications of Chronic Hepatitis. Now, what is the treatment of it? The treatment depends on what is your Hepatitis and what is the cause of it. For example, if you have Viral Hepatitis, Hepatitis B and C, they will give you this medicine. If it is caused by Diabetes, then its medicines will work. If water comes in the stomach and they have an ulcer, then its treatment will be through endoscopy. It will be banned in the endoscopy and the bleeding episode will be treated. If water comes in the stomach, it will be an infection. It will give antibiotics. It will remove water from the stomach. It will give medicines on the way of Peshawab, which we call as Diodex. This can be a treatment. Now, the most important thing is what is the diet. Suppose, if someone has Hepatitis, then what is the diet in it? Diet is a very important component. It is so important that in alcoholic Hepatitis, the diet will be cleared only by taking medicines. So, we need a balanced diet in diet. We keep more proteins. Proteins are in Paneer, Soyabean, Eggs or Non-Wish products. The amount of salt is less. The energy is good. In the same way, you eat normal things like Gargoyards, Proteins, Fresh Vegetables, Vitamins, Minerals, Fresh Vegetables, Fruits, etc. Your balanced diet and the diet of the liver will be good. So, friends, overall, World Hepatitis Day. I want to explain about Hepatitis in this. Hepatitis means liver inflammation. Most common causes of Hepatitis are Viruses, Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E. There are some causes of fatty liver like Diabetes, Obesity, Hyperlipidemia and Thyroid. And we diagnose it with blood test or ultrasound. If we keep the diet healthy, then we will be saved from the complications of Hepatitis. Our life will be better and longer. Healthy liver is healthy life. Thank you.