CIRRHOSIS - HOME REMEDIES

CIRRHOSIS - HOME REMEDIES

'Cirrhosis' is one of the severest diseases of the liver, where the whole liver is affected with progressive damage and widespread death of the liver cells. This is associated with inflammation and gradual development of scar tissue, resulting in diffused fibrosis and loss of the normal lobular liver architecture leading to formation of nodules in the liver. These prevent the liver from functioning normally and remove the toxins from the blood. Gradually the normal soft consistency of the liver becomes hard, irregular and contracted. In later stages, the fibrosis continues with degeneration and chronically a shrunken liver is formed.The most common cause for cirrhosis is heavy alcohol consumption along with nutritional deficiencies. Initial symptoms include weakness, fatigue, muscle cramps, weight loss and ankle and abdominal edema.

HOME REMEDIES
Abstain from alcohol in any form and reduce the intake of fats and oils. Restrict the intake of salt in the diet. Avoid taking refined, processed and canned foods, sugar in any form, condiments, spices, strong tea and coffee and fried foods.

The person who is suffering from cirrhsis is advised to take three meals of only fresh juicy fruits and milk daily. One litre of milk can be taken on the first day, which should be increased by 250 ml daily upto 2 liters a day; but should be sipped slowly.Increase the intake of high quality proteins (goat's milk, homemade cottage cheese  (paneer), sprouted seeds, grains and raw nuts especially almonds) and fiber rich food.
Freshly extracted juices or raw fruits like apple, pear, lemon, papaya, grapes, oranges, pineapple and peach may be taken during this period.

A tablespoonful of the juice of black seeds of papaya are mixed with ten drops of fresh limejuice and taken twice daily for a month.

Vegetables, which are bitter in taste like patola, bitter gourd (karela) and bitter variety of drumstick (saijan ki phalli), should be given to the patient. Other vegetables useful for this condition are eggplant (brinjal), beetroot, tomato, carrot, radish and raw papaya.

The juice of bitter gourd (karela) is a useful antidote for alcohol intoxication and so is a useful home remedy for cirrhosis of liver.

Three teaspoonfuls of this juice are taken in a glass of buttermilk every morning for a month.

Juice of carrots mixed with spinach (palak), cucumber  or  beetroot is useful.

Camel's milk is considered very useful in this disease.

Juice of ripe mango fruit with honey is given.

Curd should not be given to the patient but buttermilk prepared by churning the curd (prepared from cow's milk) is exceedingly useful.