Thanks for posting.
I'm sure we all know better than to self diagnose & self prescribe otcs.
May I suggest consulting with a med prof? Get your labs. What does it look like you may be lacking? Why are you lacking it? If you don't have a full understanding of the pathophysiology of your morbidities & understand why some nutrients should or not be added, you could do more harm than good. Further, the source, quality, dosage should be adjusted to your unique health profile, lifestyle & medications.
Supplements that are useful or harmless for a stage 0 or 1 liver may not be recommended for F4....just a reminder because I am a health care prof & am concerned that too many proceed without consultation.

Interesting; thanks Kramer. My trial team recommended Melatonin during tx., but this info. says it should not be used.

Wow, we can't take much of anything by the looks of this. Green tea is even contraindicated. I've been drinking Rooibos as it is caffeine free and supposedly has some health benefits but now wonder if it might be harmful.

Here I have been taking licorice thinking it was good for the liver now I see with cirrhosis it's a no no

um, take the statistics like this:

Driving cars: Driving cars has been linked to accidents and deaths. Many many people die from car accidents daily. This is a very hazardous thing to do and if you have a liver disease, it might kill you.

I agree to some extent MAK.
It's about aims and intent and the intent of a car is to get from A to B and perhaps risk personal injury in the process. It's risk assessment.
The aim of supplements is to improve health so if the benefits outweigh the risks then yes go ahead, but be aware of the risks and be informed.
Same applies to pharmaceuticals.
Same applies to lifestyle choices.

right on!

The more we can learn, the better decisions we can make. Don't just take one person's word for something, google it and learn to sort the good information from the prejudiced erroneous and misleading information. Trust your instincts. The more you use them, the better they get.

Might as well throw this one in.

Hot sour soup from Asian restaurants...soothing for colds, BUT often contain "Woodear" mushrooms. These bad boys can make you bleed to death if you have any bleeding disorders like varices. They usually use straw mushrooms for most dishes, those are fine. I dont know why they use woodear mushrooms just for the hot sour soup.

Oh boy, not good. I take at least 4 of supplements listed.. Depressing sorta. Yep.
Showed my list to PCP and she ok'd all of them.. What now?
ill read on. Thanks Kramer for posting.

Peeps I think they are cautions as in "may cause" not "will cause".
It's like pot for me..the strongest warning they can come up with is "may cause increased fibrosis" but the upside I get from relief of stress and post treatment symptoms makes it an okay risk for me in a moderate amount.
If you feel you are getting benefits from your supplements and not just mindlessly downing them, then I'd say you are aware and have made an informed decision to continue (unless your Dr. says no!).
xoxoxoxo

Thank you for lessening my fears Kramer. You're correct about making informative decisions.. I did. And I appreciate your posting. Xoxo

THANK YOU, Kramer! What a fantastic compilation this is - they're ALL there. Yes, we have to realize they "might" do such and such, use good judgment (would say talk to doctors, but your average doctor knows zip about this sort of thing and doesn't want to), but this information is the best I have ever seen concerning supplements and HCV.

Yeah, I too thought licorice was good for the liver and even read somewhere that it was! Glad you posted this as it is food for thought. I will be rethinking all of my supplements. I was taking MSM per dx and when I first tested high for liver enzymes I googled all my supplements and found that MSM can give false readings of elevated liver enzyme readings. I was quite confident that it was MSM that had caused a high reading of my enzymes and didn't give it a second thought when I went in again for a follow up after redoing bloodwork. Little did I know that the Dr. Had also tested for HCV. Really popped my bubble to find out that not only were my enzymes elevated but HCV was on board. I took MSM for 5 months prior to dx and wonder now if I was damaging my liver. It helped me with all the muscular pains I was having and initialling seemed like it gave me energy, but I was doing a slow mo into fatigue the last 3 months of taking it and although it is purportedly good for detoxing the liver, I wonder what kind of stress it may or may not have put on my liver being compromised and all. Same with the Holy Tea detox tea I had tried 6months ago in an attempt to feel better. It all seems foolhardy now. I was making this tea in gallon jars and consuming it. I remember having yellow crap from it. Sorry TMI I know but obviously a sign that things were not going as well as they should...yes back in the oblivious days pre dx. Taking all these "supplements" and others trying to feel better and probably they were just toxic soup. Be careful everyone, as someone already said Dont take anyone's word for anything. Check it out. Nowadays I don't even like taking B vitamins cause it turns the urine bright yellow and I get anxious about that, hard not to read HCV into everything.

Off to drink some Rooibos...so shoot me, lol.

I hate autocorrect. Hope people can distinguish between what I mean to say and what AC thought I was saying &*#t.

I'm very happy you find the link useful and yes "to know" is important in decision making and sometimes can give an "aha moment" that perhaps it may be something as "innocent" as a supplement that makes me write long sentences ..lol :^)
Hmm..gonna go look that up!