Autoimmune Hepatitis: When the Body Attacks Itself

Last Update: 3 August, 2026 | 10:55

Sometimes the liver’s attacker is neither a virus nor a diet, but the immune system itself. Volume 9 of the Secrets of a Healthy Liver series explains autoimmune hepatitis in plain terms — how it develops, how it is diagnosed and treated, and how to live well with it.

Secrets of a Healthy Liver — Volume 9

Sometimes the liver's enemy is neither a virus nor poor nutrition — it is the body itself. In autoimmune hepatitis, the immune system that is supposed to defend you attacks the liver instead. This book exists to move you from worry and confusion to knowledge and the power to decide.

Author

Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian

Publisher

Brieflands

Publication date

August 6, 2025

Print length

179 pages

Language

English

Format

Kindle edition

Series

Secrets of a Healthy Liver, Volume 9

Audience

Patients, families, and anyone following liver health

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Published by Brieflands and available worldwide as a Kindle edition on Amazon. For institutional orders, bulk copies, or translation rights, contact the publisher directly.

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About this book

The liver is among the hardest-working organs in the body. It works silently, detoxifies without complaint, and repairs itself without announcement. But occasionally its enemy is neither a virus nor poor nutrition — it is the body itself. In autoimmune hepatitis, the immune system that exists to defend the body mistakenly attacks the liver instead.

Many people have never heard of the condition. Others have had it mentioned by a doctor and been left more confused than informed by the terminology. This book was written for exactly that situation: to replace worry and confusion with knowledge, and with the confidence to make informed decisions.

It explains, in clear and accurate language, how autoimmune hepatitis develops, what symptoms it produces, how it is diagnosed, what treatment and management options exist, and how to live a healthy and active life with the condition. It is written as much for families as for patients.

Our goal is not just awareness; our goal is hope, control, and your empowerment. Because with knowledge, no disease is truly frightening.Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian — from the introduction

What you will learn

How it develops

Why the immune system turns on liver tissue, and what is understood about the trigger.

Symptoms

What the condition feels like, including the presentations that get missed.

Diagnosis

The tests used to establish autoimmune hepatitis and rule out other causes.

Treatment

Available options and what long-term management involves in practice.

Living well

Staying healthy and active with a chronic autoimmune liver condition.

For families

How to support someone with the diagnosis, and what to expect over time.

Important. This book is patient education, not a substitute for specialist care. Autoimmune hepatitis is usually treated with immunosuppressive medication that must be prescribed and monitored by a hepatologist — treatment should never be started or stopped independently, as stopping can trigger a relapse or acute liver injury.