How to Treat Hepatitis C With Nutrition

Hepatitis C is a chronic condition that affects the liver. While there is no cure for hepatitis C, there are ways that you can improve the health of your liver based on what you eat. A bad diet will make your liver worse, increasing the chances of cirrhosis. Persons with hepatitis C also have a higher chance of developing diabetes if they continue an unhealthy diet. A healthy diet will help to improve your hepatitis C conditions.

Things You'll Need

• Vegetables
• Fruit
• Lean meat

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Instructions

• 1

  Eliminate overly fatty foods from your diet. Avoid deep-fried foods. Rather than munching on a burger and fries from a fast food restaurant, pick the salad or a grilled chicken sandwich instead.

• 2

  Avoid foods with a lot of sodium. This is especially important if you have cirrhosis of the liver due to your advanced hepatitis C condition. Sodium retains water in your limbs and abdomen, which could increase health complications.

• 3

  Choose vegetables, fruit and lean meats for overall health. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a diet rich in healthy foods can actually improve the liver function of someone with hepatitis C.

• 4

  Limit alcohol use. Since hepatitis C affects the liver, alcohol use will increase the chances of liver disease progression. Ceasing use of alcohol completely is even better for your health.

• 5

  Keep track of your calories each day. Being overweight can worsen your hepatitis C symptoms and increase the chances of cirrhosis of the liver. Avoid going over 2,000 calories each day, which includes calories consumed from both food and beverages.