Chocolate

[Deni52]

Hi everyone, I have fatty liver..a lot I'm told.. what affect does chocolate have on the liver I'm craving the stuff it's not a sweet tooth as such I don't crave all things sweet just chocolate.

[Millie09]

Hi , i have exactly the same and i have cirrhosis too. My chocolate addiction is way out of control

I know its not good due to the sugar, sat fat etc.i have been changing my cadbury dairy milk for Maltesers.my hepatologist told me only in moderation but its soooo hard

[Deni52 in reply to Millie09]

good to know I'm not alone it's almost an addiction and the guilt is bad but it doesn't stop me going for more even though i have given myself a lecture 😔 I have heard 85% chocolate has positive affects on the liver but its not that I crave unfortunately. I am due another ultrasound soon and Iv really wanted to do my best to improve my liver so WHY can't I be adult enough to say NO ? I know I sound pathetic and I'm ashamed to be writing this but it's the truth. I hope we can both say No! If I can go without for a while I feel good and don't crave it but if I so much as have a square of someone else's it's off I go again, don't get me wrong I can't eat loads of the stuff but I shouldn't eat what I do. Iv thought is it greed, stress or whatever i tell myself go for walks, occupy myself ok but I can't do that all the time can I 😣 I make healthy meals so eat well otherwise and I am tea total and always have been, I wouldn't care the only satisfaction is eating it as it doesn't make me feel brilliant afterwards. Arrgghhh

[Millie09 in reply to Deni52]

Oh your not on your own.

There's no need to be guilty either, i know its not helping things , i have cut back.

I don't buy big bars of dairy milk now so i cant eat it of an evening . Trust me if i was told no more choclate ever i think i would cry.😭😂😂

[Deni52 in reply to Millie09]

I prefer lindt chocolate but a square of Cadburys melting in your mouth is oh so nice, but I would love to get such a buzz from a healthy food I love white crab meat in the same way but its expensive salty and goes off if not eaten immediately. .. honestly i believe that... 😝 well done on cutting down small steps is the way

[gwillistexas]

I love chocolate but I eat it in moderation. Bought a bag of Easter candy today & im for sure going to enjoy some of it. Especially Hershey’s crackle & mr goodbar😊

[Deni52 in reply to gwillistexas]

you are very disciplined then? a small bar of cadburys or chocolate peanuts are my downfall.

[gwillistexas in reply to Deni52]

Yes but it’s been hard. I gave up my blue bell. I get a couple bites of my husbands then I’m good. I may have a 3 musketeer couple times a week, sometimes none. I use sugar in my coffee so I try very hard to cut it in other areas. By no means do I have a strict diet. I gave up sweet tea for the most part except at dinner I have not even half glass. I never did like water so I use fresh squeezed lemon & I can tolerate it that way. And you know we have to keep urine clear as possible.

[Deni52 in reply to gwillistexas]

well I NEVER EVER touch bluebell or musketeers so I'm good like that although that's probably because I have no idea what they are 😂😂 I'm in the UK and guess you are not 😉 just wish I didn't know what Cadbury chocolate bars and chocolate peanuts are

[gwillistexas in reply to Deni52]

Lol! Yes I’m in the US. Y’all don’t have blue bell ice cream? It’s Texas ice cream 😅

[Deni52 in reply to gwillistexas]

afraid not and ice cream doesn't hit the spot for me, obviously there is something in chocolate my body needs lol

[gwillistexas in reply to Deni52]

Right. I think all women need chocolate...just saying 👌

[Deni52 in reply to gwillistexas]

definitely, not enough studies done on this 😊

[Millie09 in reply to gwillistexas]

Oh i cant do moderation.. i have tried. I even had the dark chocolate but it made me feel sick...i don't drink.dont smoke. I dont socialise that much as i have mobility issues so what other joys in life do i have ...and i am single by choice.

I have been living with cirrhosis 10yrs so.even though i am.end stage f4 fibrosis it surely cant be having such a bad effect..🤔

[gwillistexas in reply to Millie09]

I don’t drink but I do smoke & I know I shouldn’t as all smokers know. I’d say you’re doing well😊

[Deni52 in reply to gwillistexas]

don't know about doing well I hate not being able to say NO I get annoyed with myself could kick the chocolate around the room ... before I eat it

[Deni52 in reply to Millie09]

like ur thinking millie I hope you are right, mind being married means my husband can get me chocolate ..so it's not all my fault... I do tell him don't get me chocolate but guess he can't win poor thing 😉

[Millie09 in reply to Deni52]

😂😂🍫🍫

[bunnyroo]

Hello Deni52. Just a 'by the by', bit of useless, though related, change in my own taste which may amuse you: Since starting, then stopping, hep c treatment, despite all the ill health I've suffered since, the only foods which turn me on - and which I eat together most days - are roast chicken breast (but it must be dry and overcooked), beetroot and coleslaw! That's it! Prior to the Cirrhosis and Hep C diagnoses, I would have lived on sweet foods if i could! Certainly i consumed far more sweet than savoury, though not much chocolate. Now, aside from fresh fruit, I'd give it away! I even get cravings for meat - something i rarely ate! Mind you, i supposevthis may be my body needing certsin nutrition: i have been found to be seriously deficient in Vit. D! Funny, eh? Good 🍀 Luck with the chocolate war!!!😊

[Deni52]

I rarely eat red meat but love chicken/turkey, your craving actually sounds quite nice er apart from the chicken being dry and over cooked !! odd, yuk, but if its a positive move for you all I can say is enjoy! I have got an ultrasound tomorrow and I'm afraid they might see a few chocolate peanuts waving to them 😕😶