Food after liver transplant

Anyone have any good tips on losing weight I'm 8 months post transplant  need to lose , what can I eat ? 

[fussybird]

Congratulations on your transplant, hope all is going smoothly.

I'd imagine a healthy, balanced diet will be the advice. Can your consultant or specialist nurse advise you re: target calorie intake? Cook from scratch, fresh or frozen veg, give the processed any any pub food a miss. The same advice for all of us really. 

Good luck

[Hidden in reply to fussybird]

Thank you , I thought someone had a special diet I could follow 🙂

[fussybird in reply to Hidden]

with my nurses hat on, you'd be better getting dietary advice from the hospital if you are looking for a special diet. Another patient's diet might not be suitable for you.

Were you not discharged with advice? 

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Bob,

I agree with Fussybird that you'd be best to check with your healthcare provider to see what follow-up they advise, but you might also find this NHS link page useful too:

nhs.uk/conditions/liver-tra...

There is a brief mention of diet there on that page as well, which is a link to the NHS 12 week plan, which many of us follow here, so you're in a good place to have some support, if you decide to follow this - but do seek specialist advice from your own GP.

Wishing you a good recovery and hope you have a good weekend.

Lowcal

[Hidden in reply to Zest]

Thanks for your advise , happy Easter 

[Cooper27]

My aunt had a liver transplant, and she generally focusses on lower calorie and low fat (and fat should be from healthy sources like olive oil). Your real issue will be a lack of mobility, but you just need to work on it. It is hard to lose weight post-transplant.

I believe my aunt did try a fad diet after her op, but it wasn't hugely effective, and it's a lot of strain on the liver when you regain. Any diet needs to be agreed with your consultant, and needs to focus on lifestyle change rather than quick results.

[retwos]

Now there fella not heard of you for awhile if it makes you feel any better I've put on to much weight last weight 89.5kg not good , still can't get to do much exercise as my creative is up n I get breathless, does my head in to be honest ,but I've started to change my diet i.e. More fish less chips!!! More pasta bake less cake n so on .my heads telling me that I need to get fit. But it's a catch 22 , just try n eat less carbs mate n obviously try n be more active .i was trying to get away with wachimg sports on t v but that's cheating eh 😂Good luck mate it will come if I remember were about the same place in recovery , oh n keep smilin fella