Diet:
Diet is very important once you have cirrhosis. It is important to reduce salt
intake as failure to do so can cause development of ascites. It is important that people with cirrhosis follow a sodium restricted diet, that is, less than 2grams per day. Apart from developing ascites, people with cirrhosis can develop malnutrition and it is
advised to have 1 to 1.5 grams of protein a day. However, if you have advanced cirrhosis you can develop encephalopathy (inflammation of the brain) if you eat too much protein at one time, therefore at this stage you have small servings of protein throughout the day to bring the level up to 1 gram daily (Riley, 2001