Alcohol: Say no to alcohol. Everyone should avoid alcohol to maintain evergreen liver. Alcohol induces the liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and fatty liver diseases. In Hepatitis C patient alcohol is the worse poison for the liver.
Processed Foods: All processed foods contain unnatural substances, preservatives, fillers and chemically treated substances. Common sense tells us this is not healthy for us. These will make hepatic liver cirrhosis worsen, and also may cause hepatocellular carcinoma.
Junk Foods: Junk means junk. Usually, junk foods are containing fats, sugars, empty calories, chemicals, and additives. Our poor livers don’t need this added stress.
Dairy Products: Dairy foods are very hard to digest and they may cause the overgrowth of intestine bacteria. Latest clinical researches have suggested that bacterial overgrowth in intestine may cause digestive problem in patient with compromised liver.
Wheat and Gluten: Wheat and gluten may cause inflammation due to lack of digestion. So, adapting to a gluten-free diet can be beneficial to your liver.
Tap Water: Your tap water may contain more than we bargained for, including heavy metals, chlorine, fluoride, toxins and compounds that the liver is not able to process.
White Flour: Bleached white flour has been chemically processed. About 78% vitamin and minerals are lost due to this chemical treatment. This chemically altered white flour may cause hazard in the liver.
Hydrogenated Oils: All kind of hydrogenated oils are very hard to handle by liver. This includes any type of oil or fat that hardens when cold. A better choice would be flaxseed oil or virgin olive oil.
Fruit Juices: Generally beverages or fruit juices are high in concentrated sugar and added flavor. Sugar is a shock to the liver, stresses the digestive process, stresses the pancreas, and it feeds the Hepatitis C virus.
Artificial Sweeteners: The first word gives you the first clue: artificial. These artificial sweeteners may cause additional burden on liver, which will make compromised liver due to hepatitis worsen.
