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Caring for Your Liver if You Have HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Liver Basics Symptoms of Liver Damage Tests for Liver Damage The Liver and HIV Liver Disease and Women Caring for Your Liver Taking Care of Yourself Liver Basics Your liver is one of the most important organs in your body. It is also the largest -- about the size of a football. It is protected from injury behind the lower right section of your ribs. The liver acts as your body's chemical processing...

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is damage done to the liver irreversable

once diagnosed with hepatitis c, after 7 years with the virus, can the liver return back to normal with medication and proper diet??...

Response from Michael Fried, M.D.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In the past, we used to believe that once a liver was scarred, it was irreversible. However, there is much new evidence to suggest that antiviral therapy for hepatitis C will slow down and even reverse, in some cases, fibrosis (or scarring) of the... Read more »

Cleared HepB, damage to my liver?

Hello,I was just diagnosed HIV+ and was exposed to Hep B, however my doc said the infection was cleared. Should I concern about any damage done to my liver?Thank YouEric...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

If your physician told you that your hepatitis B has cleared, then you do not have to be worried about permanent damage. Be certain to be tested for hepatitis A also. If you have not been exposed, you should be vaccinated. Also be certain to have... Read more »

ALT AST levels and liver damage

Dr. McGovern,I have Hep C geno type 1. In addition, I am in the very beginning stages of Stage 4, cirrhosis. I completed interferon along with Ribaviron treatment in December 2006. Unfortunately, three months later I relapsed and my viral load is...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I think it is a good idea to try treatment again. I would follow your HCV RNA levels closely until you have viral suppression. Perhaps the first time around you were slow to clear the virus completely. This might infer that you may need a bit longer... Read more »

liver damage

Hx, 50 year old male Hep C for 30 years now genotype 1a, normal LFTS, PCR load 1200000. No biopsy yet to be done soon. My question I am leaning towards rx if the virus is cleared does the damage to the liver stop also. Do not drink have not for 17...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Sounds like you are doing everything right. The good news is if you clear the virus all the biopsy findings will reverse and it will go back to normal as long as it is not cirrhotic. Even then it may improve. The other good news is that even if you... Read more »

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Hepatitis C and Coinfection

Posted by statusCunknown, 1 Reply

Hi, I'm new to this board and wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself.

My name is Shari and I am not infected with HIV, (this by shear luck only). I AM infected with Hepatitis C and the virus has caused severe damage to my liver.

Over 5... Read more »

The treatment information of Liver diseases

Posted by wang

I am the administrator of the forum which provides discussion to patients with liver diseases (hepatitis c, fatty liver, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and NASH liver). You can get much useful information about liver health and let others share your... Read more »

Elevated Liver Function Test After Exposure?

Posted by MiamiLat, 2 Replies

Hello out there. Does anyone have any knowledge on liver function tests? Has anyone had elevated enzymes?
My exposure occurred on 12/05/05 by having unprotected insertive anal sex with an HIV pos partner. I tested NEG at 6 wks via OraQuick, 12 wks/... Read more »

Hepatitis A:Causes,Symptoms,Prevention & Treatment

Posted by nov

This article
Aalso known as infectious hepatitis, is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus, HAV. This is comparatively a mild disease which does not progress to a chronic stage. Persons who have contracted the disease may have no symptoms... Read more »

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