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How Can You Protect Your Liver?: Not at All, Is More Important Than Treating HCV

There are several things a person can do to support liver health and protect their liver from further damage, including getting vaccinated against hepatitis A and B to prevent additional viral infections, drinking less or stopping alcohol consumption altogether, maintaining a normal weight to reduce fat deposits in the liver, drinking plenty of water, eating a diet low in fat, salt and sugar while high in fruits/vegetables and fiber, and seeking support from others also living with conditions like hepatitis C.

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How Can You Protect Your Liver?: Not at All, Is More Important Than Treating HCV

There are several things a person can do to support liver health and protect their liver from further damage, including getting vaccinated against hepatitis A and B to prevent additional viral infections, drinking less or stopping alcohol consumption altogether, maintaining a normal weight to reduce fat deposits in the liver, drinking plenty of water, eating a diet low in fat, salt and sugar while high in fruits/vegetables and fiber, and seeking support from others also living with conditions like hepatitis C.

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How can you protect your liver?

There are many things that you can do to support liver health:
Having another viral infection in your liver can worsen
HCV, so get vaccinated against hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
Drink less or stop drinking alcohol altogetherthe less you
drink, the better for your liver. Sometimes drinking less, or
not at all, is more important than treating HCV.
Maintain normal weightbeing overweight increases your
risk for fat deposits in the liver, which makes HCV harder
to treat.
Drink a lot of water to help your liver filter out waste
and toxins.
Eat less fatty, salty, and sugary food when possible.
Try to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, complex
carbohydrates, low-fat, high-fiber foods, and an adequate
amount of protein.
Ask questions and get support. Talk with other people who
are living with hepatitis C or HIV and HCV.

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