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What Foods to Avoid with Hepatitis C and Liver I think we know that a greasy, high sugar diet is not good for anyone. But are there certain foods that will make you sick ?  I cover that in my section on treatment. Read this for more about diet and treatment.   But we also need to know what foods to avoid when living with Hepatitis C and liver disease.  Y ou are smart to be doing some research though.  I spent hours compiling lists and now I am sharing it with you - my best friends. Hepatitis C or any liver disease inflames and damages the liver .  Some foods help the liver and some create more damage. Many people with Hepatitis C or Cirrhosis have fatty liver and NASH as well. Diabetes can also become a problem. But by taking control of your fork (or fingers) you can restore your liver. The damage may be reversed allowing you to live a long and healthy life. Sound crazy? Well, you now know a woman who had End Stage Liver Disease and a decompensated liver. Three years ag
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Can My Liver Feel Pain? You know by now that if I have experienced it, I’m going to talk about it to my best friends. That would be YOU. I have heard a lot about liver pain from doctors, internet research, and on forums. That is where we all go for information, right? But it is easy to hear conflicting information about many topics, and liver pain is one of them. There are times when my liver hurts. The dull ache, or sharp piercing always grabs my attention. Fear is sure to follow, paralyzing fear. What can cause you to feel liver pain? Here is what I know: Fatty liver is known as steatosis. I was not diagnosed with fatty liver . I have cirrhosis as a result of having Hepatitis C. Cirrhosis and Hepatic Steatosis nearly always go together . I think of it this way: My liver has a lot of fibrous bands growing on it. It chokes the blood supply and keeps my liver from acting as a filter to cleanse my blood. As a result, the foods that are consumed do not get used as well