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Hello
I would like as much info as I can get my older cousin has hep c and is beganing to have abdominal pain in the lower area I wanna now how far along this could be and how can we get him feeling better he is looking at life like it is going to end tomorrow I hate seeing him like tis I can tell it hurts him really bad he said his stool is like a gray color and his pee is almost orange I have been telling him to drink lots of water and juice no soda or beer if you could help that would be great oh yeah and how do we get him on a list for a transplant

Answer 1

Drinking water will help but not the juice. Fruit juice contains natural citric acid. Juices other than citric fruit are most likely to have citric acid as well as "absorbic acid" added. Absorbic acid is the acid used to digest food in the stomach. This acid will cause irritation and pain, if he is in an advanced stage. Rather than fruit juice, try fruit (herbal) teas. He can drink them hot or let them cool before drinking. He will need to speak to his GP about the options available, including a transplant. However, I believe a transplant is not an option yet as his GP would have discussed this with him, if it was necessary. It appears that the GP believes that his medication will bring him to full recovery. It will take time but the liver will repair itself in time. To help his liver to repair itself, he needs to limit or cut out fatty foods, spicy foods and alcohol. Do a Yahoo search for the NHS Homepage and look for links for Hep C and you should find plenty of info and don't worry too much as his symptoms will improve as long as he has medication and watches what he eats and drinks. If it was his heart, kidneys or lungs, it would be much more serious but the liver, luckily enough, is the only organ that can reproduce it's cells and repair itself.