Treatment for Cirrhosis of the Liver with Diet

Diet for Cirrhosis of the Liver

The patient should be kept in bed.



He must abstain completely from alcohol in any form. He should undergo an initial liver cleaning programme with a juice fast for seven days. Freshly extracted juices from red beets, lemon, papaya and grapes may be taken during this period. This may be followed by the fruit and milk diet for two to three weeks. In this regimen the patient should have three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits and milk. The fruits may include apples, pears, grapes, grapefruits. Oranges, pineapples and peaches. Two pints of milk may be taken on the first day.



It should be increased by half a pint daily up to four or five pints a day. The milk should be fresh and unboiled but may be slightly warmed if desired. It should be sipped very slowly.

After the fruit and milk diet the patient may gradually embark upon a well-balanced diet of three basic food groups namely seeds nuts and grains vegetables and fruits with emphasis on raw organically grown foods. Adequate high quality protein in necessary in cirrhosis. The best complete proteins for liver patients are obtained from raw goat's milk home-made raw cottage cheese sprouted seeds and grains and raw nuts especially almonds. Vegetables such as beets squashes, bitter gourds, egg-plants, tomatoes, carrots, radishes and papayas are useful in this condition. All fats and oils should be excluded from the diet for several weeks.

The patient should avoid all refined processed and canned foods sugar in any form spices and condiments strong tea and coffee fried foods all preparations cook¬ed in clarified butter oil or butter and all meats rich in fat. The use of salt should be restricted.



The patient should also avoid all chemical additives in food and poisons in air water and environment as far as possible.
A warm water enema should be used during the treatment to cleanse the bowels. If constipation is chronic all steps should be taken for its eradication. Application of alternate compress to liver area followed by general wet sheet I ub will be beneficial. The morning dry friction and breathing and other exercises should form a regular daily feature of the treatment.

Treatment Chart for Cirrhosis of the Liver

A-DIET

I. Raw juice diet for three to five days. During this period a glass of fresh fruit or vegetable juice diluted with water should be taken every two hours from 8 a.m. To 8p.m. And bowels cleansed daily with warm water enema.

II. An all-fruit diet for further three to five days.

III. Thereafter, adopt a well-balanced diet on the following lines:-

1. Upon arising:

A glass of lukewarm water with half a freshly squeezed lime and a teaspoon of honey.

2. Breakfast:

Fresh fruits, a glass of milk, sweetened with honey and some seeds or nuts, especially almonds or sesame seeds.

3. Lunch:

A bowl of freshly prepared steamed vegetables, two or three whole wheat wheat tortilla and a glass of buttermilk.

4. Mid-afternoon:

A glass of beet juice mixed with spinach juice

5. Dinner:

A large bowl of fresh green vegetable salad, with limejuice dressing, sprouted green gram beans. Follow it with a hot course, if desired.

6. Bedtime Snack:

A glass of milk or one apple.

NOTE:

The short juice fast followed by an all-fruit diet may be repeated at monthly intervals.

AVOID:

Tea, coffee, sugar, white flour and products made with them, all refined foods, fried foods and flesh foods, condiments, pickles, alcoholic beverages and smoking.

Restrict:

Salt Intake

Especially Beneficial:

Red beet, red beet juice, lemon, garlic and cucumber.

B - OTHER MEASURES

1. Fresh air breathing and other light exercises

2. Alternative hot and cold compresses to liver area, each for two or three minutes.