Message for coffee
drinkers:
Dr Alister George, MD has suggested to his patients that
they drink more coffee if they happen to have liver disease. Multiple studies
all over the world have confirmed that many liver diseases tend to get a slower
rate of progression when you drink more than 3 cups of coffee daily. This is
true with decaf or caffeinated coffee. For patients with end stage Cirrhosis
from Hepatitis C there is a 40% decrease in the rate of progression to liver
cancer among coffee drinkers compared with non-coffee drinkers with similar
disease. Even the progression of Chronic Hepatitis C to Cirrhosis is markedly
slowed down by the drinking of more coffee. The take home message is that drinking
coffee is conducive to better liver health and less damage to the liver from
carious ailments.
Dr Alister George,
MD, Gastroenterologist in Thousand Oaks, California advises that the
majority of persons with liver abnormalities, especially if your transaminases
are elevated (i.e. AST or ALT), that you are better off drinking more coffee.
Although scientist are not in agreement on exactly which conditions are most
improved, or which ones slow down the disease process, it appears that it could
be many years before all of the research is in, so until then enjoy your cup of
coffee.
Vaccination with
Hepatitis A and B
Dr Alister George, MD, a Gastroenterologist in the city of
Thousand Oaks, California has been advocating that all of his patients with
chronic liver disease regardless of the cause, should get vaccinated for
Hepatitis A and B. Dr
Alister George, MD says this will prevent the acute worsening of an already
diseased liver if they were to become infected by a relatively common infection
that may be an otherwise simple liver infection; which is usually nonfatal.
This simple series of vaccinations can prove to prevent serious illness and death
in persons with moderate to severe chronic liver disease.
Message For commonly
undiagnosed GI problems
Dr Alister George, MD advises that persons with bloating,
abdominal distention, excessive flatulence and excessive burping after eating,
may have a fairly common condition that is very hard to see on scans, endoscopy
or ultrasound and other tests that are commonly used by most physicians. He
says this condition is very common and may be mild or bothersome but can be
debilitating in some persons. Dr Alister George,
MD says this condition is relatively easily to treat and most of his
patients with this condition do very well. In short, most specialists and
almost all patients are frustrated by these symptoms after eating, and the
experience is needless as local therapy and dietary modification may be
exceedingly beneficial.
Message for Fatty
Liver
Dr Alister George, MD has been a strong advocate of a
three-step approach to fatty liver. He says this has been universally adopted
by most of his patients with this condition and that they have enjoyed great
success with this strategy. Dr
Alister George, MD says this approach has been clinically and biochemically
useful in almost every person with Steatohepatitis. This is the most common
cause of high liver tests among persons who are otherwise healthy.
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