Hello all,
My wife is trying to change her lifestyle although she’s fairly healthy and a non drinker. After being diagnosed with advanced liver fibrosis, we are looking at natural ways to support her recovery.
We’ve switched her diet to a complete organic model.
Is there anything else that anyone can recommend to detox her liver?
Mediterranean diet is supposed to be helpful for the liver
Hello. Perhaps my reply does not fully match your question. I would recommend checking your wife's blood ammonia levels. Ammonia is now considered the main toxin in diffuse liver disease which a diseased liver cannot detoxify. Your wife's consultant may recommend to your wife take regular lactulose if the ammonia levels are elevated . With liver fibrosis regular stools and the prevention of constipation are very important. Regular bowel movements help eliminate toxins and reduce the toxins burden on a diseased liver. A sufficient amount of vegetable fiber in the diet will normalize bowel movement in a natural way. It's also known that a diseased liver primarily uses the body's own proteins as an energy source for the body. This especially happens at night. Therefore, with liver diseases,a late meal before bedtime is very important as well as regular meals throughout the daytime. To improve the absorption of food,more frequent meals but in smaller portions are useful. It's also important to monitor muscle mass,as it is in muscles with a diseased liver that an alternative way for ammonia detoxification occurs. Your wife can even lose muscle mass in the long term since muscles rely on protein. Regular but not excessive exercise is needed to prevent lose muscle mass. It's also important to consider plant foods as a source of protein, as plant foods are rich in branched chain amino acids (BCAAs). Therefore plant foods rich in protein in the diet will benefit. With diffuse liver diseases, the balance of amino acids in the body changes and decrease the level of BCAA.Too much protein is also bad as this will cause an increase in ammonia levels and an additional load on the liver to detoxify it. As you can see, the protein content of your wife's diet should be sufficient but not excessive.I think it would be wise for your wife to seek advice from a nutritionist specializing in the liver. It's also helpful to check your wife's vitamin D levels and if it's low your wife's consultant may recommend supplemental vitamin D at a treatment dose or a prophylactic dose even if it is in the normal range. Your wife's consultant may want to check folic acid, vitamin B12, ferritin and iron levels and possibly other blood tests that he(she) deems appropriate to correct them and prescribe treatment. If your wife is tired an additional day's rest is possible if necessary. It's very important to monitor the water balance of the body and drink enough water. It helps to remove toxins from the body.
Dear RAAN88
This is something that is best to check with your wife's health care professional first and they may also be able to make a referral to a specialist dietician.
Best wishes
British Liver Trust
No, process food, fresh veggies and some fruits, drink plenty of water, no sodas, limit sugar and salt, check with doctor on how much salt they want your wife to have per day, remember, everyone is different and have liver disease due to different causes.
Hi, as well as the dietary advice others have posted, I also try and avoid chemicals which can be absorbed through the skin and affect the liver. I use natural cleaning products whenever possible. I stopped dying my hair and using nail varnish. I use paraben free shower gel and shampoo etc. Giving up make up was my red line though - you have to think about your mental health too. I know other people who couldn’t entertain going grey. No idea if any of it actually helps but it makes me feel better knowing I’m doing something.
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