Hello again everyone. I'm going to France shortly with my husband to celebrate my birthday and part of the celebration should be a plate of luscious oysters, which I love.
However, I've read that I should avoid them as they can be toxic and therefore very harmful to the liver. Has anyone any advice/experience to relate on this? I should add that we'll be eating in one of Calais' best restaurants so hygiene and freshness shouldn't be a problem.
Isn't it a bummer that we not only have to give up alcohol (not such a big deal most of the time) but we can't eat just what we fancy to compensate!
Grateful for any advice you can give me.
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I always ate what I wanted pre transplant apart from salt. I would make the most of a lot of foods because after transplant a lot you can't eat 😁 and I miss shellfish with a passion, so have one for me please lol
Unfortunately it does look like your plate of oysters could indeed be risky when your liver is damaged - risk of Hep A plus vibrio vulnificus bacteria infection which can prove difficult to fight off. Lots of results on search engines for 'eating oysters with liver disease'. safeoysters.uga.edu/educato...
Could be dodgy. Hope you can still enjoy your celebrations.
We have always been told that with any liver problems and after transplant that the diet that is recommended to pregnant women should be followed. That includes any type of shellfish as it does contain toxins. Also runny egg yolk,mayonnaise and pate etc.
Yes I was told that to, it also included rare red meat, anything even slightly out of date and reheating leftovers. I understood it was because of the immuno suppressants and the greater chance of food poisoning.
I've been naughty and continue to eat rare meat, runny egg yolk, leftovers, mayonnaise and most sea food. I'm on very low imunno suppressants and my immune system is still going strong. I'm usually the only one in our household not to come down with a cold.
However oysters I believe are a different category of dangerous. Definately avoid!
Good for you! I eat in much the same way as you, except that I try to avoid too much salt. I too must be doing something right as I've regained all the weight I lost when I was drinking heavily and not eating. But .... bye-bye oysters!
Hi, I worked at sea for 25 years and loved sea food, I got told foods like mussels, shells and prawns are a no no these days, fish is ok. Other things which I can eat in moderation are bannanas ,mushrooms but they are high in pottasim. On a lighter note whilst waiting for my lift home after my transplant in the hospital I had liver and onions for my lunch. Weird enit....
I will not eat liver! How you ate it after transplant I can't imagine. Ever since I was diagnosed at 27 the thought has made me feel weird, I don't even like to see it in the supermarket or on a menu.
This makes me laugh, liver was also on the menu, when I was in hospital after transplant , it did give everyone a laugh even the consultants, there was also steak and kidney pie which amused those with kidney transplants, who decides what's on the menu I wonder 😳
DO NOT EAT ANY KIND OF SHELL FISH!!!! THEY ARE EXTREMELY HIGH IN COLESTERAL AND WILL MAKE YOUR LIVER VERY SICK.
I ate at one of the best restaurants for shellfish in Paris and thoroughly enjoyed the delicious oysters that I scoffed. I always eat prawns when I have a Thai/Viet soup and it is only recently that I have suffered as a consequence. I have never been told to avoid shellfish etc despite being auto-immune for 9 years. I will now specifically ask my consultant at the next meeting as I don't want to give up something else.
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