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What meats or foods to avoid while on tx?
I read that I should avoid beef. Does anyone know of ANY other food or beverage (n/a) to avoid?
I really enjoy fresh lemonade, but it seems to be bothering my stomach now. This morning I noticed the same from Five Alive juice.
I really enjoy fresh lemonade, but it seems to be bothering my stomach now. This morning I noticed the same from Five Alive juice.
as was suggested, the only foods to avoid are those your taste buds don't get along with. Try to limit the high calorie, low nutritional value foods. Eat what you can as long as it is nutritious or has some mental health value, such as ice cream or cake.
Another fun little hint...since we are so completely dehydrated and our mouths never have any spit (what fun huh?) ice pops and FUDGICLES are the BEST!
No matter how much water I drink my mouth is always so dry...then I discovered fudge pops and it was like WOWOWOWOW what a GREAT excuse to eat as many as I want!!!!!
(PS I was skinny to start but STILL lost 20 pounds the first few months of treatment... :) so they aren't even harmful to the waste line since they are only like 60 calories or so!
(Hey...we have to look for that silver lining WHERE EVER we can find it and for me it was eating cookies and ice cream till my hearts delight! A good bowl of ice cream is WAY better than a glass of champagne any day!!!!!) hee hee :)
No matter how much water I drink my mouth is always so dry...then I discovered fudge pops and it was like WOWOWOWOW what a GREAT excuse to eat as many as I want!!!!!
(PS I was skinny to start but STILL lost 20 pounds the first few months of treatment... :) so they aren't even harmful to the waste line since they are only like 60 calories or so!
(Hey...we have to look for that silver lining WHERE EVER we can find it and for me it was eating cookies and ice cream till my hearts delight! A good bowl of ice cream is WAY better than a glass of champagne any day!!!!!) hee hee :)
For me - I had a really hard time eating and the only thing I could eat all I wanted to was ice cream (poor me right?) and carbs like pasta or bagels...really PLAIN food (waaa I always have LOVED spicy food but not right now).
I think its one of those things though that you will learn by trial and error what WORKS FOR YOU. Eat what you can and what you like. We tend to lose a LOT of weight on treatment and it's important to try and keep up if possible to keep our strength up (which ain't easy in the first place).
I do know that the doctor told me to try and avoid fried foods...and I have to stay they KILL my stomach, he was right about that fact.
So back to Ben & Jerry's for me or a good visit to Mr. Hagen Daaz!
Good luck.
I think its one of those things though that you will learn by trial and error what WORKS FOR YOU. Eat what you can and what you like. We tend to lose a LOT of weight on treatment and it's important to try and keep up if possible to keep our strength up (which ain't easy in the first place).
I do know that the doctor told me to try and avoid fried foods...and I have to stay they KILL my stomach, he was right about that fact.
So back to Ben & Jerry's for me or a good visit to Mr. Hagen Daaz!
Good luck.
Here's a pretty good site on mercury warnings for fish.
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fishadvice/advice.html
You can also find fish consumption advisories specific to your area or staet (or in general) by typing in "fish advisory warning" and your state in search engines (Google).
There are several kinds of bacteria that have been found in shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, etc.) that can make people very sick or worse - kill them. One of the most feared and talked about bacteria (especially for people with liver disease or immunocompromised) is the V. Vulnificus found in shellfish from contaminated waters. Many shellfish beds, (oyster beds), along NC coastal waterways (mostly inland waterways where the water is warm and stagnant) have been marked for years "Illegal to harvest shellfish - can be deadly to consume shellfish" (nice reminders of what we've done to our waterways.) My advice for anyone no matter what state you live in - if you're going to eat oysters, clams, scallops, or mussels, make sure it's cooked thoroughly (like real well done :) and that you know where they were harvested from.
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fishadvice/advice.html
You can also find fish consumption advisories specific to your area or staet (or in general) by typing in "fish advisory warning" and your state in search engines (Google).
There are several kinds of bacteria that have been found in shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, etc.) that can make people very sick or worse - kill them. One of the most feared and talked about bacteria (especially for people with liver disease or immunocompromised) is the V. Vulnificus found in shellfish from contaminated waters. Many shellfish beds, (oyster beds), along NC coastal waterways (mostly inland waterways where the water is warm and stagnant) have been marked for years "Illegal to harvest shellfish - can be deadly to consume shellfish" (nice reminders of what we've done to our waterways.) My advice for anyone no matter what state you live in - if you're going to eat oysters, clams, scallops, or mussels, make sure it's cooked thoroughly (like real well done :) and that you know where they were harvested from.
From my doctor's handout: Do not eat uncooked seafood, especially mollusks (oysters and mussels. This includes sushi. You may eat properly cooked (baked boiled fried etc) seafood. I did cheat at a Christmas party and had an oyster on the 1/2 shell. Pretty risky behavior. I had a friend with hepc do that once at an all you can eat chinese buffet and he got really sick.
Hi...dx 4 months ago..I have still not started tx...I have added the below for my food to avoid list
Prawns,
Thousand Islands( from Pizza hut)
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Are these really foodstuff to avoid?
Prawns,
Thousand Islands( from Pizza hut)
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Are these really foodstuff to avoid?
I understand that meat is the hardest for the body to digest, particularily beef. So any benefit to the CBC may be offset by the amount of energy your body needs to break it down.
About the only real no-no I heard while treating was to avoid shell fish and seafood in general. Apparently it has something to do with toxins which can build up in them.
I do know that here in MN were fishing is a *very* big recreational past time, that many lakes and rivers near the Twin Cities, and it seems to be broadening, have limits on the amount of fish is recommended as safe to eat in a day, week, or month. The recomendation appears to depend on the proximity to the risk for exposure to pollution. They say toxins will concentrate along their lateral lines, which basically serves as their central nervous system.
If I recall correctly, this was the same warning given on eating shell fish with HCV.
About the only real no-no I heard while treating was to avoid shell fish and seafood in general. Apparently it has something to do with toxins which can build up in them.
I do know that here in MN were fishing is a *very* big recreational past time, that many lakes and rivers near the Twin Cities, and it seems to be broadening, have limits on the amount of fish is recommended as safe to eat in a day, week, or month. The recomendation appears to depend on the proximity to the risk for exposure to pollution. They say toxins will concentrate along their lateral lines, which basically serves as their central nervous system.
If I recall correctly, this was the same warning given on eating shell fish with HCV.
the main thing I had to avoid was k.f.c., I really couldnt stand chicken on tx, much rather have beef, but once in a awhile I would crave kfc so I wouuld get me a combo meal and be sick because of it for several days it only took me a couple of times to figure this out....shellfish... is a no no.. v8 veg and fruit drink always felt good...
Hi McKeela. No, I don't think it was a "no-no" -lol. You need iron (red meat is good source). If your doc has not restricted your diet and has not told you to avoid consuming red meats, then you should be OK. Check with doc just to make sure.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
What about needing the red meat to boost RBC's? Doesn't it do that? Now I am wondering if I really screwed up last week. My RBC's just now started to drop a little, and I took my folks' advice and ate a rare steak for three days. Was that a no-no??
lol - :) HAHAHA! Hope you're doing good! Got ya in my best wishes for a wonderful 2007!
Agree with the grapefruit. I was shocked at the numbers of medications now that bear the label "do not eat grapefruit while taking this med". There's quite a few new ones out.
You need the protein (meat), and I don't think there is any huge restriction on meat as far as Hep C is concerned (not even red meat from what I've read and been told.) I try to avoid red meat (or not eat as much) because I think it slows my whole system down (but that might be in my head since I've heard so much "bad rap" on red meat.) I eat more chicken and fish than beef. Canned salmon? good stuff. Fresh fish, good stuff - with lemon :) I eat shrimp, too (in fact I have eaten shrimp twice this week because of a percieved or perhaps real iodine deficiency and because shrimp is great soure or iodine). Sounds like a good enough reason to eat shrimp eh? Best of luck. I say eat what's good to you but try to make it as healthy as possible.
You need the protein (meat), and I don't think there is any huge restriction on meat as far as Hep C is concerned (not even red meat from what I've read and been told.) I try to avoid red meat (or not eat as much) because I think it slows my whole system down (but that might be in my head since I've heard so much "bad rap" on red meat.) I eat more chicken and fish than beef. Canned salmon? good stuff. Fresh fish, good stuff - with lemon :) I eat shrimp, too (in fact I have eaten shrimp twice this week because of a percieved or perhaps real iodine deficiency and because shrimp is great soure or iodine). Sounds like a good enough reason to eat shrimp eh? Best of luck. I say eat what's good to you but try to make it as healthy as possible.
I'm in a drug trial and was told to absolutely NOT consume grapefruit. Apparently it can increase the levels of the research drug to toxic levels within your body. I've also seen other people mention this same thing can happen with certain other drugs too (don't recall which ones though).
Otherwise, I agree with jim. I've found that simply having an appetite and being able to eat just about anything is something to be thankful for.
Otherwise, I agree with jim. I've found that simply having an appetite and being able to eat just about anything is something to be thankful for.
Be happy if you are able to enjoy any food on treatment, be it beef, vegetables, iced cream, whatever. Tx may alter your taste buds therefore what you eat may ultimately be determined by what you *can* eat.
All the best,
-- Jim
All the best,
-- Jim
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