Post Tx Foods and Supplements

[Rockerforlife]

I have decided not to take  the cordycep musroom extract and the stem enchance extracts until i at least get my 4 week PCR resuts back.I afraid it may affect the TX drugs that are proberly still in my system.I did take it for the last 3-4 days and im noticing headaches now and im thinking this maybe because these immune boosters may be detoxifying my body too fast.Just hope i didnt screw things up by taking the super foods too early.Anyway,ill wait for my first PCR..

[Marte313]

Why should I avoid tapwater??

[Rockerforlife]

Wait until you clear at the 6 month time frame,then you can eat what ever you want,as long as you stay away from tap water and tuna...LOL

[Rockerforlife]

GOALS: The goal of this study was to examine the effect of a standardized silybin and soy phosphatidylcholine complex (IdB 1016) on serum markers of iron status. BACKGROUND: Milk thistle and its components are widely used as an alternative therapy for liver disease because of purported antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and iron chelating properties. STUDY: Thirty-seven patients with chronic hepatitis C and Batts-Ludwig fibrosis stage II, III, or IV were randomized to 1 of 3 doses of IdB 1016 for 12 weeks. Serum ferritin, serum iron, total iron binding capacity, and transferrin-iron saturation were measured at baseline, during treatment, and 4 weeks thereafter. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to compare baseline and posttreatment values. RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in serum ferritin from baseline to end of treatment (mean, 244 vs. 215 mug/L; median, 178 vs. 148 mug/L; P=0.0005); 78% of subjects had a decrease in serum ferritin level. There was no significant change in serum iron or transferrin-iron saturation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis in a model that included dose, age, sex, HFE genotype, history of alcohol use, and elevated baseline ferritin levels demonstrated that stage III or IV fibrosis was independently associated with decreased posttreatment serum ferritin level. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with IdB 1016 is associated with reduced body iron stores, especially among patients with advanced fibrosis stage.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18458640?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

[Marte313]

Hmmm... So I should really do nothing when I'm done?? Just sit around and wait?? Starting to feel really nervous...

[Rockerforlife]

Medical doctors dont know much about nutrition,they are trained to dispense drugs.

[Bill1954]

Hi Marte,

Silymarin is the active ingredient in Milk Thistle. While it probably won’t cause you any harm, I doubt you’ll receive much therapeutic benefit from it either. There have been a few studies on it; here are several as they relate to Hep C:

http://tinyurl.com/mgxzeo

I wouldn’t think you’d require anything except SVR to return you to health; the rest of this supplement stuff will just take your money. If you have any questions about them, talk with your doctor--

Bill