Hi Griswoldgirl,Sorry you're having problems with your liver. My husband's uncle had non-alcoholic cirrhosis or fatty liver due to exposure to cleansers/chemicals for equipment he used on his Dairy during his entire life.
There is only 1 doctor in the north Texas area that treats this. If you want his phone number to see if he knows a good liver doctor in your state, just page me.
I understand you can't do any detox right know but you might find this book interesting for "research purposes only:"
The Liver Cleansing Diet by Sandra Cabot, MD from Australia. She explains everything about liver problems, supplements, etc. and gives you recipes to help you. It'a a great book.
None of us can fight this infection without a detoxified liver.
I just found her new website. It does have a section about fatty liver.
It's at:
http://www.liverdoctor.com
I have even ordered her products, but the book & website is the most important thing you can review.
When your doctor releases you to do some detox, don't forget R-Lipoic Acid (it's the stronger form of alpha lipoic acid), but I would only do it under a doctor's supervision, as it also pulls out heavy metals which may tax your liver too much.
Anyway, I have heard of a story where a young teen who drank toxic amounts of poison mushroom drink. He needed a liver transplant.
The physician had some alpha lipoic acid in IV form and saved the liver and the young teen. What a great doctor.
Anyway, you can protect your liver by cutting out sugars and bad fats. The book explains all this.
Hope you'll at least try to get this book; I think it would be a great source of information from a Medical Doctor who knows the liver.
Best Wishes,
Jan
[This message has been edited by Recipegirl05 (edited 28 March 2005).]