Is there a cure for hepatitis C other than interferon injection?

Answer 1

Hi Crazy

Cause
TB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB causes 1,800 deaths per year and 20,000 new cases are reported annually. The primary risk groups are older African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. Also at greater risk are people with illnesses that decrease immune function, such as alcoholics, malnutrition, diabetics, and people who are HIV positive.

Caution: Drugs that act as immune suppressants, such as corticosteroids, can retrigger tuberculosis.


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Natural Cures

Note: Prevention is the key to treating and minimizing the spread of TB. This is achieved through vaccinations, such as the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Contact tracing using skin testing and x-ray should be performed on relatives and friends of patients with TB as an effective way to detect early cases of TB that have not yet presented with symptoms. Proper diagnosis must include a chest X-ray and skin and sputum tests, and proper treatment must include drugs.

Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes raw vegetables and pure filtered water. Pears, pear juice, and pear sauce can also be helpful, as pears can help hasten healing of the lungs. Other helpful foods include fenugreek and alfalfa sprouts, garlic, pomegranate, and all forms of fermented milk such as yogurt and kefir.

Herbs: Combine the tinctures of echinacea, elecampane, and mullein in equal parts and take one teaspoon three times a day. This remedy is very effective for soothing the lungs.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. We suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. Please seek the advice of your alternative health care practitioner before undergoing these procedures to make sure they are appropriate for you.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water offers clear instructions and recommendations.

Juice Therapy: Combine raw potato juice with an equal amount of carrot juice. Add one teaspoon of olive or almond oil and one teaspoon of honey, and drink three glasses each day.

Lifestyle: Get plenty of fresh air, rest, light, exercise, and relaxation.

Nutritional Supplementation: The following supplements are recommended for TB: Vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, Vitamin E, multiminerals, essential fatty acids, zinc, garlic capsules, citrus seed extract, lipotropic formula, deglycerinated licorice, and lung glandulars.

Topical Treatment: Eucalyptus oil packs applied topically over the lungs can help break up congestion and collected fluids.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating TB: Acupuncture, Detoxification Therapy, Energy Medicine (Light Beam Generator, Ondamed), Homeopathy, Light Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Best of health to you

Answer 2

What is the treatment for chronic hepatitis C?
Combination therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is the treatment of choice resulting in sustained response rates of 40%-80%. (up to 50% for patients infected with the most common genotype found in the U.S. [genotype 1] and up to 80% for patients infected with genotypes 2 or 3). Interferon monotherapy is generally reserved for patients in whom ribavirin is contraindicated. Ribavirin, when used alone, does not work. Combination therapy using interferon and ribavirin is now FDA approved for the use in children aged 3-17 years.

This information above is from the CDC website. The main treatment is interferon. The shots have gone from three a week to one a week. Yes the side-effects can be very bad. I completed an 18 month long clinical trial about five years ago when I was going into high school. The side-effects only lasted the first day/night. I have no regrets, the treatment is well worth it. Even if the virus does not go into remission, you will still be reuding your viral load and help out your liver. I have now been in remission for a couple of years. I just want to give you hope, always think positive. Good luck. Check out clinicaltrials.gov and type in hepatits c as your search criteria if your interested.

Answer 3

There is nothing else as of yet that has been researched and proven to be as effective as the pegylated interferon & ribavirin treatment. However, be careful of the snake oil salesmen out there who prey upon those that are scared by the side effects of conventional treatment. They are always willing to take your dollars for useless "cures". Be aware of claims that lowered liver enzymes or viral loads indicate successfull results; these things fluctuate anyway and the only indication that a treatment is successful is a viral load that is undetectable for at least 6 months after the treatment is stopped.

Answer 4

Not at this point, but some drug manufacturers are in clinical trials with protease inhibitors. These may be on the market as early as next year. The protease inhibitors are used with reduced doses of interferon so the side effects are less, and they appear to be effective for more people and in less time.

This link will take you to an article BusinessWeek published in October 2006 about Vertex and its protease inhibitor. This is likely to be the first drug to the market.

http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/oct2006/pi20061010_884843.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

Answer 5

No cure that I know of but try taking Milk Thistle (available where you buy vitamins and herbal remedies) to make yourself feel better for day to day. The accepted course of action is interferon but it will make you quite sick and you will need to take time off work and will need someone to take care of you.

Answer 6

There is no cure for hepatitis C.
Please see the web pages for more details on Hepatitis C.