Heppitis c and liver damage?!


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Heppitis c and liver damage?

I have a friend that has heppitis c and it has really damaged his liver and he stays sick all the time but he does'nt have any insurance and rarely ever goes to the doctor.i'm really worried about him.is there any kind of alternative medicine or anything he can do to help stay better?i know that there's no cure for this but treatment that can slow it down but again he refuses to go to the doctor and i just don't know what to do to help him??if anybody has any good info i'd really appreciate it,thanks so much.


Answers:

My brother had Hep-C for many years without realizing it (from a tattoo he got when a teen). By the time he started showing symptoms and was diagnosed, he was pretty sick almost all of the time.

He was put on interferon treatment and also took Milk Thistle herbal extract and made sure he ate well and avoided all alcohol. Amazingly, he has now has NO TRACE of the virus for the past 3 years and is feeling quite well.

Interferon is not cheap, but his insurance picked up most all the bills. His Dr. was surprised at how well he recovered and has deemed him cured, though he is monitored every couple of months. So far so good (3 yrs!), so to say 'there is no cure' may not be accurate.

Milk thistle is very protective of the liver, and though his Dr. is not a big believer in herbal medicine he has conceded that it probably did contribute to his present state of health.

Since your friend refuses to see a Dr. (bad idea), he may get some help through using Milk Thistle if he is open to herbal medicine.

Best of luck for you and your friend.




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