Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
Of course, I want to heal the damage done to me poor 'ol liver, for all those years I had Hep C (about 22 yrs or more) and also I'm sure the 28 week Triple Treatment with Victrelis (18 pills a day) totally taxed my liver, as my platelets did drop down to 66(000) by week 28. At my 6 month post Tx labs, (SVR) my platelets were back to normal, as well as everything else...whew!
But still...we want our livers to be completely healthy! This is why I still avoid alcohol (as I have since my dx in 1989) all pills, including motrin, and I do avoid large amounts of red meat.
I remember artichokes are good for the liver, and tumeric root (but I hate the taste of it) and I imagine garlic is good, and people onhere mention coffee.
I havent been disciplined enough to juice veggies yet, I just hate the way it tastes. I still do lots of basil in olive oil (pesto).
Does anybody have a particular dish that they make, which makes them feel very Liver Healthy (as in, not constipated or bloated feeling, and gives the feeling of energy,etc)?? I have kind of hit a wall~
But still...we want our livers to be completely healthy! This is why I still avoid alcohol (as I have since my dx in 1989) all pills, including motrin, and I do avoid large amounts of red meat.
I remember artichokes are good for the liver, and tumeric root (but I hate the taste of it) and I imagine garlic is good, and people onhere mention coffee.
I havent been disciplined enough to juice veggies yet, I just hate the way it tastes. I still do lots of basil in olive oil (pesto).
Does anybody have a particular dish that they make, which makes them feel very Liver Healthy (as in, not constipated or bloated feeling, and gives the feeling of energy,etc)?? I have kind of hit a wall~
MASHED VEGES. I will boil up the vege usually: potatos, carrots, peas or beans, bit of spinich or chard and other bits like pumpkin or parsnip can go in if you have them, I salt them and at the end mash it up together and eat with salt and a little blob of butter . Its really basic and you might need some grated cheese on top to make it satisfy for longer.
SALAD WRAP thingy. I usually warm the wrap with some grated cheese and little bits of chopped up garlic in the oven under the grill first but not so long as the wrap goes hard, just to melt the cheese a bit. washed lettuce, grated carrot, any sprouts or herbs like parsley, chives and salady stuff in the middle with a bit of salt and pepps and a drizzle of olive oil. It should be a little bit warm and the olive oil runs a bit while you eat it. Its also quite messy in the kitchen afterwards but it does make me feel liver friendly.
BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE, frozen blueberries, soy milk, banana a little cinnamon in the blender. Well I don't know how specifically liver friendly it is but it is yum and simple.
As far as the mashed veggies - yuk - and what the heck is chard? I'm sure I'd hate it. I'm really bad about eating veggies. I live on sugar. Got my labs yesterday (for visit to my hepatologist next week) and my glucose was a whopping 131! This is not good.