Atanu and hepatitis

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Dear Atanu:

 

I'm very sorry about your illness, and glad that you are making a recovery.

 

I looked up the causes of hepatitis, and found that it is caused by either a

parasitic, viral or bacterial agent, certain medications such as paracetamol and

halothane (an anaesthetic). It can also be caused by certain toxins such as

alcohol and certain fungii such as from toadstool poisoning.

 

A properly balanced vegan diet is *NOT* a risk factor for hepatitis. Many of

the people who get hepatitis eat animal products. I think your doctors may have

been mistaken by blaming vegan diet, on the assumption that you have been eating

a generally healthy balanced diet.

 

Deborah