Article Link http://www.liversupport.com/wordpress/2008/03/sulfasalazines-potential-for-reversing-fibrosi/

My husband takes sulfasalazine everyday, but his disease is still progressing. It is commonlly administered to people with autoimmune diseases.

I can't get that link to come up. I keep getting an error message.

I think the jury is still out on that one. There was another study arguing that it may harm the liver more than it helps.

HI I think there was some research a year or so ago from Newcastle unit saying that the drug which is already prescribed for other conditions may reverse scaring

I asked the consultant liver specialists at Kings College liver dep
about they said they are aware of the Drug but the evidence of any benefit was very weak

These stories of possible cure's for all sorts of medical problem are always appearing in the Press
Especially in Britain
Unfortunately quite a lot of these studies are in the research stage and turn out to be dead ends

At the moment there is lots of stuff going on but no clear evidence to recommend any treatment that will help scaring
Most doc;s say Milk thistle and all the herbs are a waste of money
Although I did take it for a while

One big problem with liver test's is that because it can heal itself
over time that lots of drugs give positive results
but can then be put down to natural healing in the body

Apart from avoiding salt and eating a fairly high protein diet
and a good lifestyle I have had no other recommendations from doctors
Only that having diabetes can have the same effect as drinking on the liver as the constant need to make insulin is an extra strain it does non need if already damaged