1. any site with a list of high protein food?
I’m sure there are heaps but it’s pretty simple.
- Any form of meat (beef, pork, goat, chicken, turkey, fish) is about 25% protein
- Full cream milk is about 1/3 1/3 1/3 protein, fat, carbohydrate with low fat varieties being ~ 50:50 protein/carb but only about 4% protein by volume. Milk products like cheese are much higher protein.
- Eggs are about 6g of protein per egg and you can boost the protein without adding extra fat by mixing 1 whole egg with 1-2 egg whites – still looks, smells and tastes like egg
- Beans, soy, and lentils are the highest protein vegetables with about 1/3 protein to 2/3 carbs
- Nuts are mostly 20-25% protein but also 50% fat so very energy dense
- Grains are about 10% protein and 70% carb
While there are all sorts of protein supplements they are usually modified skim milk or soy and heavily processed. I like food that looks pretty close to where/what it came from. We were eating stuff long before we had factories processing stuff so it is more natural.
2. my mother is around half of the treatment, when (if it happens) does the liver can start to heal and the cirrosis get better (if it does)
If your mother’s liver function has been tested you will almost certainly see improvements in the ALT and AST enzymes that get released when liver cells are damaged and die.
3. she is just on Epclusa, treatment for 24 months, as I read, when you have cirrosis, doctors prescribe another medicine at the same time… why ?
Cirrhosis goes from very mild to very bad. When it is mild no extra treatment is required. When it is bad we prescribe things like Diuretics (Furosemide and Spironolactone) to reduce fluid build up, Lactulose to remove toxins, Antibiotics (Rifamycin) to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
4. can lymphatic drainage massage help her liquid retention?
No. Diuretics are probably the best option.
5. can Epclusa give extreme tiredness for all the treatment or can it just be her liver not working well?
Yes, some people do get tired on treatment. This is usually worst at the beginning when all the viral killing is going on. Most people have more energy, but some people remain tired until the pills finish.
With some people with cirrhosis we see that they get a little worse (at the start) before they start to get better. The CBC, CMP, AFP, and INR blood tests are useful in assessing what is going on.
Vitamin B12 may help with the tiredness and will certainly cause no harm. This can be as a single injection but the tablets in the pharmacy will work just fine.
