Hepatitis C and Liver Support
04-24-2010, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by marsye
Originally Posted by amma
A suggestion would also be to talk to your pharmacist about some of the OTC and natural/herbal rememdies. Not all of these intermingle, and sometimes a pharmacist knows more about this than a physician.
What helped one of my best friends, was cutting out all caffeine, increasing her water intake, and NO chemicals of any kind in her food or beverages. Also be aware that what sinks into your skin can also get into your blood stream heading to your liver. She felt better when we got her diet under control, and her liver function greatly improved.
If you can get into a teaching university, they have access to a lot more options, and they really helped my friend out a lot more than her general physician or the specialist that she had been seeing.
Treatment and options have really come a long way in the last 15 years since she was diagnosed. It is good that you were diagnosed so early, many aren't, usually not until their liver is already in great distress.
What helped one of my best friends, was cutting out all caffeine, increasing her water intake, and NO chemicals of any kind in her food or beverages. Also be aware that what sinks into your skin can also get into your blood stream heading to your liver. She felt better when we got her diet under control, and her liver function greatly improved.
If you can get into a teaching university, they have access to a lot more options, and they really helped my friend out a lot more than her general physician or the specialist that she had been seeing.
Treatment and options have really come a long way in the last 15 years since she was diagnosed. It is good that you were diagnosed so early, many aren't, usually not until their liver is already in great distress.
I shrank 1 1/2" in height in 1 1/2 years!
I think that's a lot.
I have multiple chemical sensitivities so I try to be careful.
I should have known there were a lot of things in milk.
Look what gets sprayed on the fields where the cows are!
I think I need to become Amish and go back to the old way of life.
Grow my own veggies, raise chickens and a cow or two and fish.
But where are there clean fish? (clean water?)
and I want to know how a person develops cysts in their liver.
I had one. Might still be there. I doubt it, but who knows?
Just pondering all this, not worried.
I do eat cheese, but it comes from contented cows. moo!:wink:
04-24-2010, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by amma
I know what you mean!!! Organic doesn't mean a whole lot in the USA, as there are not any regulations yet in place as to what "organic" means... We did start buying her as many organic foods as we could, figuring even if they had 1/2 the chemicals in them that is better than be laden with them. Those of us who had gardens, mainly grew organic so we canned and froze a lot for her. Buying meat from butchers who had access to organic/grain fed animals was another thing we did too. (and the meat tasted sooooo good!!!) We basically put her on a Mediterranean Diet, also known as a Diabetics diet. It is over all healthy, low in fats and sugars, so good for the whole body and for maintaining weight or weight loss.
Keeping your kidneys healthy is also a good thing for Hep C patients :wink: as well as letting your doctor know if you have any kind of an infection so it can be nipped in the bud.
She used to take Vitamin B shots, but to be honest, I don't think they helped any...and she had to go out of state to purchase them for some reason...
Keeping your kidneys healthy is also a good thing for Hep C patients :wink: as well as letting your doctor know if you have any kind of an infection so it can be nipped in the bud.
She used to take Vitamin B shots, but to be honest, I don't think they helped any...and she had to go out of state to purchase them for some reason...
I think we could all do with less fat and sugar...before we get sick!
It boggles the mind, what is in our foods.:roll:
04-25-2010, 06:10 AM
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I have a fatty liver also. Go to the medical hobby shop on base. Aslo go to my 'gut doc'. He said I need to quit drinking alcohol for at least a month. Thats hard to do. I take 4 prilosec a day for ulcers and reflux. Plus anti depressants and high blood pressure, allergies, and cholesterol.
04-25-2010, 06:21 AM
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Like Alaskasunshine said, I have heard that dandelion greens are great for your liver. And they are really good right now....I like them fresh in salad or cooked like a green, even sauted in olive oil. Try to pick the samll ones. I am Praying for you!!!!
04-25-2010, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
Like Alaskasunshine said, I have heard that dandelion greens are great for your liver. And they are really good right now....I like them fresh in salad or cooked like a green, even sauted in olive oil. Try to pick the samll ones. I am Praying for you!!!!
04-25-2010, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SUSAN
I have a fatty liver also. Go to the medical hobby shop on base. Aslo go to my 'gut doc'. He said I need to quit drinking alcohol for at least a month. Thats hard to do. I take 4 prilosec a day for ulcers and reflux. Plus anti depressants and high blood pressure, allergies, and cholesterol.
04-25-2010, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SUSAN
I have a fatty liver also. Go to the medical hobby shop on base. Aslo go to my 'gut doc'. He said I need to quit drinking alcohol for at least a month. Thats hard to do. I take 4 prilosec a day for ulcers and reflux. Plus anti depressants and high blood pressure, allergies, and cholesterol.
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