Easy weekly diet plans to follow for cirrhosis of liver with ascites?

[JaSerene]

Hi all, I am new and I have just joined. You all are really amazing with the support that you provide.

My dad has been diagnosed with the alcoholic cirrhosis of liver and he has been also treated for ascites. He has been taking medication for both to control the condition and he has been amazing and has not touched the alcohol for 3 months now.

I have been trying to find out an easy weekly meal plan to follow. So far I could only find what he can and can not have but I could not find any weekly meal plans to follow. Would anybody be able to help me and guide me to where I can look for this information?

Thanking you all in advance.

[Hidden]

Hey there JaSerene and welcome to the forum. As far as diet goes what's always recommended to us is to follow a strict Mediterranean diet. Lots of Whole wheat, whole grain pasta and breads, legumes fruits and vegetables. Limit salt and I would recommend if you get a chance to make an appointment with a dietician to see if there are any restrictions or allergies to watch out for in your fathers situation. Here is a very reputable link from the Mayo clinic on the diet:

mayoclinic.org/healthy-life...

Obviously for your fathers situation ignore the part about adding wine as part of the weekly diet. Otherwise this is a great diet to follow. It also shows a picture of the pyramid of food intake, type, and frequency.

Good luck and if you have any more questions or need advice always feel free to throw your thoughts up here on the forum. 🙂

-Phoenix Palazzo

[JaSerene in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the help.

[Hidden]

Absolutely stay off any alcohol. Low salt is essential, bread is high in salt. Avoid ready meals. I would recommend a Mediterranean style diet, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Good luck with everything.

[JaSerene in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Snoutie, really appreciate the help and a quick response.

[Hidden]

Hi JaSerene and welcome,

We do have a general publication on diet and liver disease that may be useful to you;

britishlivertrust.org.uk/li...

However, if someone is diagnosed with cirrhosis, there are some special considerations they may need to make in their diet to stay nutritionally well and to help to manage their condition. Some of these are specific to certain liver diseases, others relate to how advanced their liver disease is.

We therefore always suggest that people should discuss their specific dietary needs with their own doctors in the first instance. The specialist may then chose to refer on to a hospital registered dietitian for specific diet plans.

Warm wishes

Trust1

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

hi, just joined your group. my husband has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cirrhosis, he has had ascites drained 4 weeks ago and is now back in hospital for this again. we live in bulgaria and are struggling with the language barriers to get as much information as we would like . any suggestions diet wise to help control the build up of ascites would be helpful. thank you

[Hidden]

The only think that l can really add is to keep an eye on sugar intake. When the liver becomes cirrhotic, it can become insulin resistant.

It is believed that insulin is the message that tells the liver to stop dumping sugar into the blood system. If it become resistant, then the liver doesn't get the message to stop dumping sugar. This is how l became to have type 2 diabetes.

If this is indeed the case your dad should have been told of his high blood sugar levels by now.

Good luck.