hepatitis c

[tilt]

sujestions for a diet for someone who has Hepatitis C. What they can eat and drink and what they should advoid.
Thank you
Tilt

[NYgirl]

Its important for you to avoid anything that has a lot of iron in it or eat out of cast iron cookware. Iron promotes viral replication for us so...dont' take it and don't eat it.

They say fried foods but that is only because heavy greasy fried foods can hurt your stomach on treatment.

Mostly in here (I am on treatment) I've read that it varies by person what we eat...what we can tolerate...what we crave.

As far as what ANYONE SHOULD eat if they have HepC...a good balanced diet and exercise is the advice all around.

But nothing will really help the hepC go away and only iron as far as I really know will have the wrong affect.

best of luck

[Mister beagle bailey]

Nygirl is right, no iron.  Also make sure you drink plenty of water and don't worry to much about eating to healthy, it's more important to keep you weight up as I found the hard way.
My daughter was cooking for me and everything was low fat , organic, etc that caused me to feel even sicker then I already was on the meds.  Also when you take your riba make sure you take it with some good fat or a meal.  Fat works well with the riba, like a hand full of nuts, etc.  
When do you start treatment?

Beagle

[bobbyullc]

genuin new york canolies have been found to help all that ails you. if you get some please send me a few.
nice nickname,

bobby

[painterlady13]

mmmmm the canolies sound wonderful.  But what a great idea with the nuts... I love trail mix with nuts and m&m's and raisins. And I am not much of a breakfast person, but I think I could do the nuts thing in the mornings.  Either that or I can talk the roommate in to getting me a doughnut every morning...  Hmmmm  I wonder if doughnuts are considered nuts? LOL wishful thinking.

[SJL]

Am I the only one on this forum that has gained weight while treating?
Sandy

[Pdilly]

I was getting excited about losing some weight and trying to keep it off.  Gaining...great that is not what I need at all.
As tired and sick as some sound how do they make themselves exercise?

[sfbaygirl]

I'm not much of a breakfast person. I used to enjoy my fiber ceral with bananas, but now I don't on tx. My tastes have changed and I feel like I am pregnant sometimes with the cravings I get. Of course then there is the acid reflux or nausea...

I was having a hard time getting food in the morning that was fatty. I started with an avocado and then ice cream. Now I am drinking ensure in the morning to make sure I get the vitamins I need. That seems to work well.

I thought I had gained weight with all the ice cream I eat. It is one of the ONLY things that makes me feel good. I weighed today at the dr's and I am the same as when I started tx. I wish I would lose a few lbs myself.

The cravings are weird! For a few weeks I craved avocado and turkey sandwiches. I couldn't eat enough of them. I don't even like sandwiches!

[Pdilly]

Sounds like you have wonderful cravings.   I like the Smoothies (kind you buy I have never tried to make my own) for breakfast or yogurt.   Lunch I am pretty good.  Where I loose it is I snack.  The more stressed I am the more I snack.  The gal in the next cube from me teases me about it as she can hear my drawer open  a couple of time and she starts laughing.  I guess I need to get rid of the snacks.  Mostly they are healthy like nuts or protien bars.  Occasionally I will buy 70% dark chocolate but just nibble on that.
Turkey and Avacado...sounds great

[GrandOak]

In addition to growing gills, you might want to also prepare to become a breakfast person if you're about to begin tx.  As you probably already know, RBN needs to be taken with food and most dosages are split into AM and PM.

[sfbaygirl]

Have you seen the show "The Closer" with Kyra Sedwick? It is a riot. She has a drawer full of sweet snacks and she tried to quit once. She made everyone around her not eat them either.

I like chocolate, but I have never been a snacker. I like meals. For lunch today, I had cheddar cheese and an apple. That is my new craving this week. I can't get enough of that Cracker Barrel and apples. I guess it could be worse.

[Pdilly]

I never use to be a snacker and am not on the weekends.  I think it just goes with the stress of work.  I keep telling myself when I can retire in about 3 years (YES!!!) I will probably loose weight just from that alone.  I know I need to exercise.  Sometimes I am great doing that and then about 4 months later I loose steam and don't for about a year. I am really trying to watch what I eat now and try to make my snacks a little healthy.  We even are having a food day tomorrow as 1/2 of the people that we have worked with for years are moving to a different company.   I am bringing fruit.  Some people are bringing, cake, cookies chips and dip etc.  Now that is where my will power goes bye bye.

[goldyn]

I swear i can eat most everything except kentucky fried chicken,i will be sick for days after eating it, i dont know if its due to a constant low degree of salminella(spelling) that remains thier maybe or my stomach is so messed up from tx it just cant handle it , i also found i cant eat most chicken dont know why i can eat beef ok even salsa and chips and enchiladas, i guess you have to try everthing and see what works for you...

[sfbaygirl]

KFC is one of the things I had cravings for a few weeks back. Of course, I had to chase it with Prilosec OTC. LOL

[goldyn]

I know it took me 3times trying before i admitted i coulndt do it to myself again, if the chicken dont get you the gravy will,its so good but 1 hour later that gravy turns to fire.....

[sfbaygirl]

Strange...I posted a response to you and it didn't show up. Brain Fog much?  

Oh yes, I remember that great feeling after the KFC. I suppose that is why I am now craving mellow things on the tummy. It is hard to not eat those things you love...usually I do anyway and suffer terribly. Maybe I will learn if Brian Fog lets me...

[sfbaygirl]

Strange...I posted a response to you and it didn't show up. Brain Fog much?  

Oh yes, I remember that great feeling after the KFC. I suppose that is why I am now craving mellow things on the tummy. It is hard to not eat those things you love...usually I do anyway and suffer terribly. Maybe I will learn if Brian Fog lets me...

[goldyn]

your going on vacation pretty soon right, just make sure your tummys nice and calm before take off......and i hope you can enjoy all those vacation foods with no problem , how long will you be gone for?

[sfbaygirl]

I am gone for 2 + weeks Saturday. I only worry about the trip there and back. Once I am in my room or out, I can get room service. I just can't order those drinks like I used to! ;) Hope they have ice cream! That will be fun at the drinking games!

[kivaskeeper]

Today I found out I have hep c,, please tell me I can still have my sugars fixes, especially chocolate.

If you have any suggestions, I would really appreciate your thoughts

[James10500]

This thread is 5 years old, the person you are addressing has not posted for 3 1/2 years.