milk thistle medicine

But,I believe that you better not take it during Tx because it might clear the medicine too quickly from the body. As far as I know it doesn;t make sense to take milk thistle during treatement and even until 6 months until treatement.

has anyone ever heard of a mineral or vitamin called milk thistle? i was told by a friend that it gets rid of toxins in the body and can help people with fms and cfs!? any info?

There is no consensus among hepatologists about taking mik thistle, so for that reason I wouldn't do it. That said, there are members here who have reported that their hepatologists had no problem with their patients taking it. Some hepatologists say it's okay to take only before or after treatment itself and some say it's even okay to take during treatment. I would definitely look to the advice of your own hepatologist in this matter, if you want to pursue it.

Even with all of the documented benefits of milk thistle, many people remain wary of herbal medicine. This viewpoint could stem from the following: · Not having enough information - From the moment we are born, our culture is steeped in western medical practices. Learning about herbal medicine requires expanding what we know about human health.

Do NOT take milk thistle while on treatment as it can hurt the efficacy of the medications. In fact unless you know for a fact (that the supplement has been studied thoroughly for reactions to interferon and ribavirin) that it won't hurt anything it's definitely better safe than sorry.

Because standard of care with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy is costly, has significant side effects, and fails to cure about half of all infections, many patients seek complementary and alternative medicine to improve their health, such as Silymarin, derived from milk thistle (Silybum marianum). Milk thistle's clinical benefits for chronic hepatitis C are unsettled due to variability in standardization of the herbal product.

We do have the right to express our opinions, with a few exceptions, health matters being one of them, that arena needs peer reviewed science. Did I miss something regarding milk thistle? The main point seems to be milk thistle "walls" off the live preventing it from doing its job.

Herbs such as milk thistle are a form of medicine and not likely tested for interaction with Vic or Incivick, Riba or Interferon. Additionally, it may actually prevent the treatment from being effective. Bottom line is follow the tested and validated guidelines and drop the milk thistle.

i think that overall milk thistle is safe

I had digetstion problems (gas, etc) with Milk Thistle but kept it up and the problems went away. Do the Milk Thistle and all the other recomended nutrients here by HR and Gauff and others. These are positive things you can do today, while you wait.

when I mentioned to my doctor that I took MILK THISTLE, he gave me a look of disgust. He never answered me should I not take it...is it just hype, or does it mabey have some benifit?

I was diagnosed with Hep-c and Cirrhosis on Jan.5th 2015.....both Chronic ? My viral load is 676 , my meld score is 12....I have no idea what any of this means ? I'm 54 years old ! I have no insurance and Ive been turned down from Medicaid 2 times...Which means No G.I. Doctor , in fact no Dr. at all but a Primary Doctor at a clinic here in Savannah Ga. ! He informed me he knows absolutely nothing about liver disease's etc.

I did allot of research on my own, as I turned down a liver biopsy....and I discovered milk thistle...read about....I started taking it against what my family dr said, but my RA specialist said you have nothing to loose, I took it for approximately 3 years and all my liver enzyme readings have gone to normal. I have been off of milk thistle for at least one and half years and my readings are all normal..

She has been cancer free for eight years. Whether this was primarily due to milk thistle no one will ever know. In any case milk thistle is used for all sorts of liver ailments.

Should you take milk thistle, liv. 52, lipoic acid R and vitamin C with triple therapy treatment? I stopped taking these supplements because I was on the therapy. Would they help?

Why are you considering taking milk thistle? Do you have liver disease? Milk thistle hasn’t really shown much in the way of clinical evidence of being effective for treating liver injury.

liverdesease dot org suggests take 420ml, 3 times per day of milk thistle. A lot of herbal document suggest milk thistle will eventually clear your hep B. But don't assume any liability on this or as any medical advice. This is info sharing only.

Does anyone know if milk thistle is good, bad, or of no effect? I read somewhere that it is helpful for liver problems so started taking it. I won't see my dr. for almost three months so can't ask him until then.

Before I decided to go ahead with combined tx, I had been reading a lot about alternative/complimentary treatments (milk thistle, etc., etc.). My gastro MD absolutely didn't me taking anything while on tx, but now that I will be off soon, I am wondering if I should start it up, and if so, when? I've read a couple of opinions/reports that complimentary tx can support liver repair and regeneration following tx, and could even boost liklihood of SVR (very limited formal studies though).

Milk thistle is used for the liver - - - there are no contraindications for the milk thistle and pain pills .......

Milk thistle medicine

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