Re: Re: The Importance Of Monitoring Vitamin D Levels In All Patients With Cirrhosis

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Hi Vera

Yes, I have been posting articles, and mentioning vitamin D stuff for quite awhile now.

I take V-D every day in my one-a-day vitamin, and a D-3 every other day as part of my alternative protocal.

Im am trying to do everything I can to slow down my HCV until I can treat, without going overboard.

love

don in ks

From: vew459 <vew459@...>Subject: [ ] Re: The Importance Of Monitoring Vitamin D Levels In All Patients With Cirrhosis Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 4:51 PM

I just found out that my vit D levels r depleted, dr upped my dose>> The Importance Of Monitoring Vitamin D Levels In All Patients With Cirrhosis> > Vitamin D deficiency is a well reported complication in chronic cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cirrhosis. While the prevalence and treatment of this deficiency has been addressed in many articles over the last decades, little is known of the vitamin D status in alcoholic liver cirrhosis. > > A research article published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The authors described the serum vitamin D status in a retrospective case series of patients with alcoholic

liver cirrhosis compared to those with primary biliary cirrhosis. > > The study showed that vitamin D deficiency is more frequent and severe in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis than in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Furthermore, it indicated that the degree of liver dysfunction, rather than the aetiology of cirrhosis, dictates the risk of vitamin D deficiency. > > This study emphasizes the importance of monitoring vitamin D levels in all patients with cirrhosis. However, further studies are needed to find the most favourable form of vitamin D supplementation for these patients. > > Reference: > Malham M, Jørgensen SP, Ott P, Agnholt J, Vilstrup H, Borre M, Dahlerup JF. Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis relates to liver dysfunction rather than aetiology. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(7): 922-925 > > Source: > Ye-Ru Wang > World Journal of

Gastroenterology> > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/219271.php> > >------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hey Don, is their a list of all vitamins for HCV? I am thinking about starting vitamins. Is a multi vitamin good? I know to stay away from iron pills.thanks

Hugs♥

ny

On Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Christ wrote:

Hi Vera

Yes, I have been posting articles, and mentioning vitamin D stuff for quite awhile now.

I take V-D every day in my one-a-day vitamin, and a D-3 every other day as part of my alternative protocal.

Im am trying to do everything I can to slow down my HCV until I can treat, without going overboard.

love

don in ks

From: vew459 <vew459@...>Subject: [ ] Re: The Importance Of Monitoring Vitamin D Levels In All Patients With Cirrhosis Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 4:51 PM

I just found out that my vit D levels r depleted, dr upped my dose>> The Importance Of Monitoring Vitamin D Levels In All Patients With Cirrhosis> > Vitamin D deficiency is a well reported complication in chronic cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cirrhosis. While the prevalence and treatment of this deficiency has been addressed in many articles over the last decades, little is known of the vitamin D status in alcoholic liver cirrhosis. > > A research article published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The authors described the serum vitamin D status in a retrospective case series of patients with alcoholic

liver cirrhosis compared to those with primary biliary cirrhosis. > > The study showed that vitamin D deficiency is more frequent and severe in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis than in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Furthermore, it indicated that the degree of liver dysfunction, rather than the aetiology of cirrhosis, dictates the risk of vitamin D deficiency. > > This study emphasizes the importance of monitoring vitamin D levels in all patients with cirrhosis. However, further studies are needed to find the most favourable form of vitamin D supplementation for these patients. > > Reference: > Malham M, Jørgensen SP, Ott P, Agnholt J, Vilstrup H, Borre M, Dahlerup JF. Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis relates to liver dysfunction rather than aetiology. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(7): 922-925 > > Source: > Ye-Ru Wang > World Journal of

Gastroenterology> > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/219271.php> > >------------------------------------