Dietary needs

Dietary needs. 

I touched a bit on dietary needs in my last post but I will explain a but more here with some further research. 

A study posted by the NIH (National Institute of Health) determined that that with alcoholic cirrhosis have similar metabolism of nutrients as does a person with a normal, healthy liver. Despite this they did find that those with a damaged liver enter into the "starvation state" that our bodies enter after 2 to 3 days without food much quicker than those with a healthy liver (12-24 hours in cirrhotic persons). 

Here is a quote in discussion of that study:

"The study showed that after an overnight fast the BMR of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis were normal, but the nature of the fuels oxidized were similar to those consumed in normal humans undergoing 2-3 d of total starvation."

Source: Nature and Quality of Fuel Consumed in Alcoholic Cirrhosis

This goes hand in hand with the information in my last post. 

A diet for liver damaged individuals should be balanced and avoid components that could damage the liver such as alcohol and certain drugs. Also if the body is retaining water sodium and large amounts of fluids should be avoided as well.  

Source: Liver Disease Diet

It should be spread out over the day. Small meals and small snacks should be frequent. They should be healthy meals that include good amounts of protein. 

Supplements may also be recommended. Multivitamins and other nutrient supplements may help with protection from further liver damage and promote liver healing.