Herbal medicine for cirrhosis?
nhaqueratinh@yahoo.ca asked:
My sister had Inherited diseases of iron disorder (hereditary hemochromatosis) from my father. This diseases damage her liver cell and her liver had a small scar (cirrhosis). She has never been drink or got chronic hepatitis B and C. But She still has gone through everday with the signs and symptoms of cirrhosis — weight loss, fatigue, sleepless, abdoment pain. Everybody has any suggestion or any different medicine such as Herbal herbs and nutritional supplements , please tell us.
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My sister had Inherited diseases of iron disorder (hereditary hemochromatosis) from my father. This diseases damage her liver cell and her liver had a small scar (cirrhosis). She has never been drink or got chronic hepatitis B and C. But She still has gone through everday with the signs and symptoms of cirrhosis — weight loss, fatigue, sleepless, abdoment pain. Everybody has any suggestion or any different medicine such as Herbal herbs and nutritional supplements , please tell us.
September 16th, 2009 at 4:33 am
Your sister is no doubt being followed by a hematologist for her hemochromatosis and probably gets routine transfusions. The ONLY things she should be taking are what her doctor has prescribed. I’m sure that you love her and want to help her and you may feel helpless to do so. But please do not solicit suggestions. The majority of the people who answer these questions have no medical background, no understandiing of anatomy and physiology, no knowledge of the disease process. Any advice given could be potentially harmful. The best help you can give your sister is to make sure she follows her doctor’s advice, give her emotional support and assist her in her daily activities.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Your sister’s cirrhosis is a symptom of an underlying condition. It is the hemochromatosis you want to treat so that the cirrhosis will not worsen, or at least progress more slowly. This requires frequent drawing off blood or possibly use of iron chelating medication. It’s a rare enough condition that you may want to consult an MD who specializes in liver diseases. Herbal medicine does not have a primary role to play here.