Ayurvedic Treatment for Liver Cirrhosis

LIVER CIRRHOSIS Ayurvedic Treatment

• Liver and kidney function test
• Hepatitis B and C tests
• Clotting
• Magnetic resonance elastography or transient elastography.
• Imaging tests like MRI, CT and ultrasound create images of the liver.
• Biopsy of liver

Diet Recommendations (Aahar)

• Complete abstinence from alcohol
• Should undergo an initial liver cleaning with a juice for 7 days. Freshly extracted juices from lemon, papaya, grapes and lemon, papaya and grapes may be consumed; followed by the milk and fruit diet for two to three weeks
• Post fruit and milk diet, the patient may gradually start well-balanced diet of three basic food groups, namely (i) seeds, nuts and grains, (ii) vegetables and (iii) fruits
• An adequate high quality protein diet should be consumed
• Vegetables such as beets, tomato, carrot, bitter gourd, egg-plant, radishes, squashes and papaya are useful in this condition.
• All oils and fats should be avoided for several weeks.
• The patient should avoid all refined, processed and canned foods as well as all preparations cooked in ghee, oil or butter and all meats rich in fat.
• The use of salt should be restricted.

Lifestyle changes (Vihar)

• Warm water enema should be used for cleansing the bowels.
• Breathing and other exercises should be performed on a regular basis.
• The patient should be advised bed rest.