damaged liver advice

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone-

My mother who is 76 has recently been diagnosed with sclerosis of the

liver, and her liver is quite damaged, with quite a bit of scarring.

We only found out about it due to some pretty severe symptoms she

suddenly exhibited, namely bleeding varicose veins in the

oesophogus. Since my Mom has always been one to take good care of

herself and was never an excessive drinker or anything, the doctors

have decided her liver issues may be due to an autoimmune disorder.

However, she is back home from hospitial and feeling and doing quite

well. However, she has a persistant skin itch, which she finds

annoying, which we thought was due to some meds she was on, but she's

been off those now for awhile and is still itchy. Today I purchased

her some herbal skin cream which contains fireweed, goldenseal, and a

number of other herbs, as well as some Hymalyan rock salt for the

bathwater. I wondered however, if anyone here might have some advise

to give us, both on making the itching bearable, what might be

causing it and any other advice about living with and managing a

comprimised liver, including any dietary recommendations. We are

very open to a number of natural healing modalities.

Thankyou all in advance-

Lynne

[Guest guest]

Dear Lynne,

 

The itch is most likely a symptom of the liver

disease itself, so it has to be addressed from

the inside out.

 

For topical relief, baths with some oatmeal

added to the water is supposed to be soothing.

Good old Calamine lotion, it's harmless, isn't it?

My mother had some kind of liver condition

and went mad with itch. It is almost worse

than pain, especially when it comes to sleep.

And rest is vital for healing any liver condition.

 

I experienced extreme itch briefly when I

caught hepatitis A many years ago. Awful!

They gave me an anti-histamine shot in

the hospital so i could sleep, ah, heaven!

But it was only for one time, since the anti

histamine itself is not good for the liver.

 

As for diet recommendations:

 

Pure, light foods that are easily digested.

 

No coffee and alcohol, no pork,

easy on the eggs, no raw foods either.

 

Lightly steamed veggies are easier on the

liver than salads. Fruit, likewise. Lightly

cooked or baked is better than raw.

 

Play with soaking and/or sprouting grains

before you cook them. Try some Quinoa.

It is high in protein and very light.

 

Ask me off list for a free sample of a

delicious liver-friendly tea based on

Rainforest Herbs.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

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