Q & A archive—Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Question: I have been diagnosed with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. What should I eat, drink or take as nutritional supplements to prevent a liver transplant?

Answer: It should be imperative that you do everything possible to restore the liver to good health. Generally a long time before this condition becomes a problem, the body has been nutritionally abused badly. Diet has probably included lots of sugar foods, soft drinks, refined flour and hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats. Possibly also too much alcohol consumption. Constipation frequently is an accompanying problem The bile becomes too viscous and cannot pass from the liver freely.

Ideally, all of the above must be stopped completely or at least greatly reduced, depending on how badly you want to get well. Then the diet should include lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs from free roaming chickens, moderate amounts of meat, a handful or two of mixed nuts, real butter (not margarine), and avocados. Stop dairy products. Drinks several glasses of pure water daily.

Supplements should include: A good Pancreatic enzyme that has some ox bile in it, to be taken with each meal. Two heaping tablespoons of Brewers Yeast Powder, 500 mg. of Choline after each meal, a good quality Vitamin and Mineral product with at least 50 mg. of all of the vitamin B factors in it taken once daily, Vitamin C 1000 mg., twice daily, Vitamin E complex 800 units daily and magnesium capsules 500 to 1000 mg. a day.

Your strict observance and patience is generally rewarded with gradual improvement in the way you feel and the health of your liver.

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