Aa
silly question
has anyone during treatment had a NON alchohol beer or glass of NON alcohol wine. Having a couple over for dinner and would like to have a glass of "pretend" wine or a beer. Minimal amount of alcohol but still.................wanted to participate BUT not mess up treatment or contribute to any damage to my precious liver. Just a silly question
I can smell the Riba Rage through my monitor. Calm down, his question wasn’t an attack on you.
Chill out, no not a trick question and wasn't really directed to you. Just curious as i have seen this come up many times here.... So what do you think?
Is this a trick question??? Was NOT talking about having a rum and coke! And yes I did reduce riba to AVOID procrit and NO I would NOT stop treatment early unless it was life threating and MY DR. told me to stop. So is that the right answer???????????? A little confused with your question. Thinking it was a bit of a put down because of the question I asked. If I am wrong then I stand corrected.
What has the most chance of jeopardizing treatment, a drink or reducing and or stopping treatment early?
http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/provider/guidelines/2006HCV-groups.asp
Patients with Ongoing Alcohol Use
Alcohol is an important cofactor in the progression of HCV disease to cirrhosis and HCC (43) . Thus, patients with hepatitis C should limit or abstain from alcohol consumption. Limited data suggest that heavy alcohol consumption of >80 g/day (approximately eight drinks or more per day) reduces HCV treatment response. It is unknown whether consuming less alcohol compromises HCV treatmediscontinuation rates; however, in those who completed HCV therapy, SVR was similar in drinkers and nondrinkers (45) . Thus, alcohol users should not be excluded from antiviral therapy but treatment adherence should be stressed (9) .nt response (44) . In patients with recent alcohol consumption, there were higher treatment
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Even in trials moderate alcohol seems to have no effect on treatment, the problem comes from adherence to treatment.
Patients with Ongoing Alcohol Use
Alcohol is an important cofactor in the progression of HCV disease to cirrhosis and HCC (43) . Thus, patients with hepatitis C should limit or abstain from alcohol consumption. Limited data suggest that heavy alcohol consumption of >80 g/day (approximately eight drinks or more per day) reduces HCV treatment response. It is unknown whether consuming less alcohol compromises HCV treatmediscontinuation rates; however, in those who completed HCV therapy, SVR was similar in drinkers and nondrinkers (45) . Thus, alcohol users should not be excluded from antiviral therapy but treatment adherence should be stressed (9) .nt response (44) . In patients with recent alcohol consumption, there were higher treatment
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Even in trials moderate alcohol seems to have no effect on treatment, the problem comes from adherence to treatment.
I didn't like O'Doul's very much. Both Beck's and St. Pauli Girl (I think!) made alcohol free beers that I liked a little better.
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