is orange pakoe tea safe to drink while on hep c meds, cholestorol to increase.?

[nervouslyawaitinglabor575]

while on hepc meds can i drink orange pekoe tea?what would increase my cholestorol from 200 up to 200 while on these meds also taking vitamin d and iron??

[Dawn703]

Oh gave you good advice. I'd like to add that B complex with high B12 (5000ug) is also good (ask Dr first). Also, if you're drinking tea just because you like tea and not for the caffeine, you may want to consider green tea or white tea. Green has some caffeine but not alot. But if you are drinking for caffeine, coffee is better.

[orphanedhawk]

I agree with Danniboi.

My hepatologist told me to take a mulit-vitamin without iron. He said too much iron alone can cause cirrhosis. If you have liver damage, you may already have too much iron in your system.

Tea is not a problem, coffee is even better.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2011/0621_2011_a.html
Coffee Improves Response to Hepatitis C Treatment

Not only is vitamin D good but it may help for a successful outcome.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/2010_conference/easl/docs/0518_2010_b.html
Vitamin D Increases Sustained Response to Interferon-based Therapy for Hepatitis C, May Improve Liver Fibrosis

[Dannyboi7]

It's no problem taking the tea,it  as caffein in it which is good for your liver,vitamin D is great .But iron supplement is a definite no no.I'm not sure what you mean by "going from 200 up to 200"....from my understanding it's normal for cholestorol levels to go up during treatment,some meds you need to eat fatty foods while taking them.

Best wishes


Dannyboi7