I would love the answer to this question too. Is one of the questions I was going to ask the doc on Tuesday.

I think it really depends on where you are in the progression of your HEP C. I stay away from too much salt , eat oatmeal for breakfast , eat either broccoli or pole beans with red kidney beans , brown rice and portabella mushroom for lunch , then at 4pm I eat hot oat bran with some type of dried fruit ( I take my RIBA at 5 pm) and at dinner I cook something the wife can eat which always includes a salad . Then I will eat an ounce or so of nuts .Of course drinking a lot of water , I have a 16 ounce glass and I count ten glasses off each day( I weigh 153 now down from 162 when I first found out I had Hep C), two of which are V-8 juice. I also take vitamins and Milk Thistle which my GI says is OK , opinion varies on herbs. I am geno type 2 , stage 1-2 on the liver, no real damage , no inflammation anywhere on my interior. So what works for me may not work for you depending on your own particular situation. The biggest thing is NO ALCOHOL . I had a friend who was geno type 3a and did not quit drinking and he is no longer on this Earth. I have lost five friends over the past few years to the virus because they would not stop drinking. Needless to say I do not drink anymore . Ask your doctor what he recommends. Good luck... There is plenty of help here and knowledgeable opinions on DS....After 1 month my ALT and AST numbers are much improved .

For me, I was already a vegetarian. The doc recommended it also. But at least-go for the organic lifestyle. One-for the no toxins for the liver to have to process. two-for our earth.
Pearlmoon

I did a little googling and here's some facts:
Nausea associated with treatment can result in decreased desire to eat, so this is no time to "go on a diet". However, fatty and fried foods will tax your liver and you won't feel as well as you could. These are the suggestions I found for keeping up nutritionally while on treatment:

If no desire to eat, try frequent small portions; try mild exercise to stimulate appetite; try liquid nutritional supplements; take advantage of when you ARE hungry, and eat nutritionally dense foods.

If taste and smell of food is unappealing, avoid red meats, which can taste bitter; heat can intensify flavors so try cold or room temperature; turn on a fan or open windows while cooking; grill outside or use a microwave.

If Nausea and Vomiting are a problem, try clear liquids, bland foods, frequent small meals, and gingerale.

Recommended foods are meats with low fat content, plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, and fluids, fluids, fluids. Common sense stuff, I thought.
SarahRN

I couldnt eat and my doctor told me to eat anything and everything to keep my body in good shape . He still says eat anything,barb

holy SMOKES, Stigmata!
One day I'll tell you about the conversation I had with my HepDoc about alcohol consumption.
But, uh.......not today.

Just eat healthy, they told me not to change my diet too much, just no red meats and no iron supplements, she said I could have a steak once in awhile.I would watch out for too much salt, that's about it. Eat alot of salads and fresh veggies and fruits and drink plenty water.

...also for my protien I drink a healthy protein shake before work and after work.

You can have the grandest plans of what you should eat but once you get on tx, you body pretty much dictates what it is going to allow you to eat.
Just ask how many people were so nauseated that they barely at at all. And even is some were not nauseated, they sure had no appetite.
I had absolutely zero appetite, and lost all sense of taste while on tx. I could not eat any salads without becoming violently ill with cramps and ending up sitting on a toilet for hours. I learned to avoid any salad or meal with salad ingredients included.
I ate because I had to eat. all my food was cold and mostly wet. when you have no saliva, and no sense of taste, it's pretty tough to eat solid food that requires alot of chewing. I ate frequent small amounts of healthy foods, and most of it was in the form of smoothies.
I took a good multi vitamin as I was positive that what I was eating was not a balanced diet.

so your diet on tx should be as healthy as you can, even if it's less than your normal sized meal.

Thanks all this is so helpful:)

Thats like asking if you need a hollow point or a regural bullet. It varese for each person just like the drugs do.

Hi Rob, everyone is right on in this post.I ate fairly healthy anyway. But when I started TX , everything nauseated me. I had to get food down any way I could. I lived on refried beans lol. It's the only thing that sounded good. Do what you have to do!!

I'd strongly recommend minimizing sugar and refined carbs. I believe that sugar is toxic and causes inflammation in the body. It strains the liver by making it work harder.

Some leading scientists did a study and concluded that t sugar is as toxic as alcohol.

Also, sugar can contribute insulin resistance (IR)
which has been associated with lower chances of SVR.

There are some here who have recommended sugar and cookies as a good diet for hcv. Be forewarned.

Feel free to google everything I've mentioned...it's all supported by science.

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Lissy, do you know?