Guest guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Unfortunately, all of that really did not go far enough in their explanation.It does not follow that someone with current cirrhosis can not be sorta reversed. Actually, it's not reversed; but, the liver does regenerate healthy nodules over top of the dead (cirrhosis) parts. Now, providing there is nothing that is attacking the liver, like Hep C or alcohol, this cirrhosis could be overcome after many years of it regenerating itself. Remember, cirrhosis mean dead, so the liver must make new nodules for the blood to go through. Eventually, the dead part will just shrivel up and fall away I would think.The livers of those of us that have been in cirrhosis will always look weird!! Instead of nice livers like say beef liver, we have all these nodules where the liver regenerated.Gloria I found this in Wikipedia it states: Generally, liver damage from cirrhosis cannot be reversed, but treatment could stop or delay further progression and reduce complications. A healthy diet is encouraged, as cirrhosis may be an energy-consuming process. Close follow-up is often necessary. Antibiotics will be prescribed for infections, and various medications can help with itching. Laxatives, such as lactulose, decrease risk of constipation; their role in preventing encephalopathy is limited. And this from Medicinenet: Cirrhosis is irreversible. Many patients' liver function will gradually worsen despite treatment and complications of cirrhosis will increase and become difficult to treat. Therefore, when cirrhosis is far advanced, liver transplantation often is the only option for treatment. Recent advances in surgical transplantation and medications to prevent infection and rejection of the transplanted liver have greatly improved survival after transplantation. On average, more than 80% of patients who receive transplants are alive after five years. Not everyone with cirrhosis is a candidate for transplantation. Furthermore, there is a shortage of livers to transplant, and there usually is a long (months to years) wait before a liver for transplanting becomes available. Therefore, measures to retard the progression of liver disease and treat and prevent complications of cirrhosis are vitally important. If you have other info on this please share. Debbie > > OK, just to make sure I understand this... > > Debbie, you say ny's liver will never go back to stage 1. But it's my understanding that if the hep is killed, with diet and lifestyle changes as necessary the liver will regenerate healthy tissue back to the point of a healthy liver. Am I misunderstanding this? > > Steve > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 To All, AS I no longer have health insurance Dr Oz has become my new doc! So he said the other day that they have just discovered that SUGAR is among the lead causes for NON -ALCOHOLIC Fatty Liver Disease. He says the sugar is one of the most deadly things we eat. Affecting our Blood suger levels /DAH, Raises blood pressure by clogging arteries, and destroys the liver. Why does it take so long for Dr to figure out this crap, We have always had a liver, and we have always had suger.IDK Betty From: Gloria <gadamscan@...> Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 11:20:25 PMSubject: Re: [ ] Re: Debbie+ny Unfortunately, all of that really did not go far enough in their explanation.It does not follow that someone with current cirrhosis can not be sorta reversed. Actually, it's not reversed; but, the liver does regenerate healthy nodules over top of the dead (cirrhosis) parts. Now, providing there is nothing that is attacking the liver, like Hep C or alcohol, this cirrhosis could be overcome after many years of it regenerating itself. Remember, cirrhosis mean dead, so the liver must make new nodules for the blood to go through. Eventually, the dead part will just shrivel up and fall away I would think.The livers of those of us that have been in cirrhosis will always look weird!! Instead of nice livers like say beef liver, we have all these nodules where the liver regenerated.Gloria I found this in Wikipedia it states:Generally, liver damage from cirrhosis cannot be reversed, but treatment could stop or delay further progression and reduce complications. A healthy diet is encouraged, as cirrhosis may be an energy-consuming process. Close follow-up is often necessary. Antibiotics will be prescribed for infections, and various medications can help with itching. Laxatives, such as lactulose, decrease risk of constipation; their role in preventing encephalopathy is limited. And this from Medicinenet:Cirrhosis is irreversible. Many patients' liver function will gradually worsen despite treatment and complications of cirrhosis will increase and become difficult to treat. Therefore, when cirrhosis is far advanced, liver transplantation often is the only option for treatment. Recent advances in surgical transplantation and medications to prevent infection and rejection of the transplanted liver have greatly improved survival after transplantation. On average, more than 80% of patients who receive transplants are alive after five years. Not everyone with cirrhosis is a candidate for transplantation. Furthermore, there is a shortage of livers to transplant, and there usually is a long (months to years) wait before a liver for transplanting becomes available. Therefore, measures to retard the progression of liver disease and treat and prevent complications of cirrhosis are vitally important.If you have other info on this please share.Debbie>> OK, just to make sure I understand this... > > Debbie, you say ny's liver will never go back to stage 1. But it's my understanding that if the hep is killed, with diet and lifestyle changes as necessary the liver will regenerate healthy tissue back to the point of a healthy liver. Am I misunderstanding this? > > Steve > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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