tested positive for Hep B :-(

[Semidevil]

so 4 months back, I wanted to donate blood, and they bounched back after taking my sample saying that I might have hepititis B.

I went to the doctor to get it double checked, and they took some more blood samples.

Yesterday, the doc called me back and advised me that my blood did test positive for the hepititis B Virus. She said good news is that my liver enzymes are normal, but I still need to go to a liver specialist to get it checked it.

At the time of the phone call, I forgot to ask if she implied my hbv was acute or chronic, so now I"m kicking myself in the weekend worrying and just wish christmas can be over so I can call them when they are working to get more information.

Anyways, does anyone have any experience with the hbv virus(chronic or acute)? What sort of things did you have to do to get it treated?

 

[Captante]

Look here for some good information:

Web MD - Hep B information

 

[2Xtreme21]

My uncle's had it for as long as I can remember and he's probably one of the healthiest people I know. He runs everyday at least 10 miles and is very active despite being 55. I think once every other week he goes in for a shot of an experimental drug that pretty much knocks everything out of him for 2 days, but since he's started that treatment about a year ago, every test the doctor's have done has showed a lessening of the blood count of the virus.

I wish you luck and what not. I do think, though, that there are very promising treatments in the near future and this should be easily fought in the coming years.

 

[maximus maximus]

sorry to hear that. and i request you not to worry about it during the holiday season. worrying does not help in any way.. if it does, please go ahead and worry more.

be positive and pray a lot. enjoy the holiday time.

how old are you buddy?

 

[chusteczka]

The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells. After going as long as possible without eating food, the introduction of starch will provide the carbohydrates necessary for energy. The longer you can go like this before returning to normal foods is better since it will reduce complications and thereby lengthen your life.

It is unfortunate that American doctors do not understand this concept and purely rely on drugs that cause further damage. The liver processes the food we eat so it is good to remove its workload to give it an opportunity to recover. You will need to be careful of the foods you eat so you eat only food with no chemicals or heavy oils. It is now time to learn the importance of a proper diet.

I know two people who have had acute hepatitis with widely different results.

One continued eating and took many drugs, here under the American healthcare system. The drugs weakened him and literally brought him to the edge of death. The virus finally went into remission about four years later and he still suffers complications and is medically uninsurable. He is currently weak and unable to focus, with a destroyed life. He is 33 years old now and contracted the hepatitis when he was 21.

The other contracted hepatitis with the rest of his third grade class in a mass outbreak that filled the hospital of his farm town in Poland in the late 1950's. With no extra beds in the hospital, his parents took care of him at home. They did not allow him to eat for weeks, and slowly resumed his eating with the pure starch of a well boiled potato. He never received any medication for his treatment, recovered faster than his classmates, had more energy, still lives an active life with infrequent social alcohol consumption. He is also the only member of his third grade class still alive.

 

[Semidevil]

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
sorry to hear that. and i request you not to worry about it during the holiday season. worrying does not help in any way.. if it does, please go ahead and worry more.

be positive and pray a lot. enjoy the holiday time.

how old are you buddy?

I"m 23. the thing is that I dont do any of the risks that were listed, drugs, needle sharing etc etc, so this came as a surprise to me.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Semidevil

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
sorry to hear that. and i request you not to worry about it during the holiday season. worrying does not help in any way.. if it does, please go ahead and worry more.

be positive and pray a lot. enjoy the holiday time.

how old are you buddy?

I"m 23. the thing is that I dont do any of the risks that were listed, drugs, needle sharing etc etc, so this came as a surprise to me.

How much unprotected sex have you had?

 

[theeedude]

Keep in mind that these risk factors are all statistical things, meaning they are the most likely methods of transmission, but not necessarily the only ones.

 

[DukeN]

Sorry to hear that bud. There is a shot you can take that will knock it out if you were exposed only recently (probably worth it so you don't regret it later).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Semidevil

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
sorry to hear that. and i request you not to worry about it during the holiday season. worrying does not help in any way.. if it does, please go ahead and worry more.

be positive and pray a lot. enjoy the holiday time.

how old are you buddy?

I"m 23. the thing is that I dont do any of the risks that were listed, drugs, needle sharing etc etc, so this came as a surprise to me.

Do you have any tattoos?

Sorry to hear that. 🙁

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: chusteczka
The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells. After going as long as possible without eating food, the introduction of starch will provide the carbohydrates necessary for energy. The longer you can go like this before returning to normal foods is better since it will reduce complications and thereby lengthen your life.

It is unfortunate that American doctors do not understand this concept and purely rely on drugs that cause further damage. The liver processes the food we eat so it is good to remove its workload to give it an opportunity to recover. You will need to be careful of the foods you eat so you eat only food with no chemicals or heavy oils. It is now time to learn the importance of a proper diet.

I know two people who have had acute hepatitis with widely different results.

One continued eating and took many drugs, here under the American healthcare system. The drugs weakened him and literally brought him to the edge of death. The virus finally went into remission about four years later and he still suffers complications and is medically uninsurable. He is currently weak and unable to focus, with a destroyed life. He is 33 years old now and contracted the hepatitis when he was 21.

The other contracted hepatitis with the rest of his third grade class in a mass outbreak that filled the hospital of his farm town in Poland in the late 1950's. With no extra beds in the hospital, his parents took care of him at home. They did not allow him to eat for weeks, and slowly resumed his eating with the pure starch of a well boiled potato. He never received any medication for his treatment, recovered faster than his classmates, had more energy, still lives an active life with infrequent social alcohol consumption. He is also the only member of his third grade class still alive.

For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: Whisper

Originally posted by: chusteczka
The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells. After going as long as possible without eating food, the introduction of starch will provide the carbohydrates necessary for energy. The longer you can go like this before returning to normal foods is better since it will reduce complications and thereby lengthen your life.

It is unfortunate that American doctors do not understand this concept and purely rely on drugs that cause further damage. The liver processes the food we eat so it is good to remove its workload to give it an opportunity to recover. You will need to be careful of the foods you eat so you eat only food with no chemicals or heavy oils. It is now time to learn the importance of a proper diet.

I know two people who have had acute hepatitis with widely different results.

One continued eating and took many drugs, here under the American healthcare system. The drugs weakened him and literally brought him to the edge of death. The virus finally went into remission about four years later and he still suffers complications and is medically uninsurable. He is currently weak and unable to focus, with a destroyed life. He is 33 years old now and contracted the hepatitis when he was 21.

The other contracted hepatitis with the rest of his third grade class in a mass outbreak that filled the hospital of his farm town in Poland in the late 1950's. With no extra beds in the hospital, his parents took care of him at home. They did not allow him to eat for weeks, and slowly resumed his eating with the pure starch of a well boiled potato. He never received any medication for his treatment, recovered faster than his classmates, had more energy, still lives an active life with infrequent social alcohol consumption. He is also the only member of his third grade class still alive.

For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

In mother Russia, Potato starch eat you!!!!!

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: Whisper

Originally posted by: chusteczka
The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells. After going as long as possible without eating food, the introduction of starch will provide the carbohydrates necessary for energy. The longer you can go like this before returning to normal foods is better since it will reduce complications and thereby lengthen your life.

It is unfortunate that American doctors do not understand this concept and purely rely on drugs that cause further damage. The liver processes the food we eat so it is good to remove its workload to give it an opportunity to recover. You will need to be careful of the foods you eat so you eat only food with no chemicals or heavy oils. It is now time to learn the importance of a proper diet.

I know two people who have had acute hepatitis with widely different results.

One continued eating and took many drugs, here under the American healthcare system. The drugs weakened him and literally brought him to the edge of death. The virus finally went into remission about four years later and he still suffers complications and is medically uninsurable. He is currently weak and unable to focus, with a destroyed life. He is 33 years old now and contracted the hepatitis when he was 21.

The other contracted hepatitis with the rest of his third grade class in a mass outbreak that filled the hospital of his farm town in Poland in the late 1950's. With no extra beds in the hospital, his parents took care of him at home. They did not allow him to eat for weeks, and slowly resumed his eating with the pure starch of a well boiled potato. He never received any medication for his treatment, recovered faster than his classmates, had more energy, still lives an active life with infrequent social alcohol consumption. He is also the only member of his third grade class still alive.

For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

That's because it's very bad advise. When your body goes into starvation mode, your liver suffers even harder.

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: Whisper

Originally posted by: chusteczka
The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells. After going as long as possible without eating food, the introduction of starch will provide the carbohydrates necessary for energy. The longer you can go like this before returning to normal foods is better since it will reduce complications and thereby lengthen your life.

It is unfortunate that American doctors do not understand this concept and purely rely on drugs that cause further damage. The liver processes the food we eat so it is good to remove its workload to give it an opportunity to recover. You will need to be careful of the foods you eat so you eat only food with no chemicals or heavy oils. It is now time to learn the importance of a proper diet.

I know two people who have had acute hepatitis with widely different results.

One continued eating and took many drugs, here under the American healthcare system. The drugs weakened him and literally brought him to the edge of death. The virus finally went into remission about four years later and he still suffers complications and is medically uninsurable. He is currently weak and unable to focus, with a destroyed life. He is 33 years old now and contracted the hepatitis when he was 21.

The other contracted hepatitis with the rest of his third grade class in a mass outbreak that filled the hospital of his farm town in Poland in the late 1950's. With no extra beds in the hospital, his parents took care of him at home. They did not allow him to eat for weeks, and slowly resumed his eating with the pure starch of a well boiled potato. He never received any medication for his treatment, recovered faster than his classmates, had more energy, still lives an active life with infrequent social alcohol consumption. He is also the only member of his third grade class still alive.

For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

That's because it's very bad advise. When your body goes into starvation mode, your liver suffers even harder.

Can you please explain why you believe this to be true?
I have explained my reasoning.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: Whisper

Originally posted by: chusteczka
The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells. After going as long as possible without eating food, the introduction of starch will provide the carbohydrates necessary for energy. The longer you can go like this before returning to normal foods is better since it will reduce complications and thereby lengthen your life.

It is unfortunate that American doctors do not understand this concept and purely rely on drugs that cause further damage. The liver processes the food we eat so it is good to remove its workload to give it an opportunity to recover. You will need to be careful of the foods you eat so you eat only food with no chemicals or heavy oils. It is now time to learn the importance of a proper diet.

I know two people who have had acute hepatitis with widely different results.

One continued eating and took many drugs, here under the American healthcare system. The drugs weakened him and literally brought him to the edge of death. The virus finally went into remission about four years later and he still suffers complications and is medically uninsurable. He is currently weak and unable to focus, with a destroyed life. He is 33 years old now and contracted the hepatitis when he was 21.

The other contracted hepatitis with the rest of his third grade class in a mass outbreak that filled the hospital of his farm town in Poland in the late 1950's. With no extra beds in the hospital, his parents took care of him at home. They did not allow him to eat for weeks, and slowly resumed his eating with the pure starch of a well boiled potato. He never received any medication for his treatment, recovered faster than his classmates, had more energy, still lives an active life with infrequent social alcohol consumption. He is also the only member of his third grade class still alive.

For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

That's because it's very bad advise. When your body goes into starvation mode, your liver suffers even harder.

Can you please explain why you believe this to be true?
I have explained my reasoning.

Starvation leads to fatty buildup in the liver (also known as "fatty liver"). In starvation or malnutrition fat is moved from the body to the liver for processing.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Semidevil

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
sorry to hear that. and i request you not to worry about it during the holiday season. worrying does not help in any way.. if it does, please go ahead and worry more.

be positive and pray a lot. enjoy the holiday time.

how old are you buddy?

I"m 23. the thing is that I dont do any of the risks that were listed, drugs, needle sharing etc etc, so this came as a surprise to me.

it's not the end of the world. it could be much worse. imagine if you'd got a diagnosis of hiv or cancer.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: chusteczka
The best logical home treatment for this disease is to not eat anything for the next two weeks, except for drinking water. After two weeks of eating nothing, then for the next 2 - 4 weeks eat a small amount of boiled potatoes, rice, or pasta with nothing added to it for flavoring. No salt, sugar, butter, or anything similar.

The liver needs to take a break and not be stressed so further damage to the liver does not result. Eating absolutely nothing during this time will give your liver the time it needs to allow the virus to stop further damaging more liver cells.

Surely the best thing to do would be to consult a doctor who has experience treating viral infections like hepatitis.

 

[sonoma1993]

sorry to hear that man.,

 

[theeedude]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Semidevil

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
sorry to hear that. and i request you not to worry about it during the holiday season. worrying does not help in any way.. if it does, please go ahead and worry more.

be positive and pray a lot. enjoy the holiday time.

how old are you buddy?

I"m 23. the thing is that I dont do any of the risks that were listed, drugs, needle sharing etc etc, so this came as a surprise to me.

it's not the end of the world. it could be much worse. imagine if you'd got a diagnosis of hiv or cancer.

Yeah, you could have been this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gliuRa2PZU

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: Whisper
For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

That's because it's very bad advise. When your body goes into starvation mode, your liver suffers even harder.

Can you please explain why you believe this to be true?
I have explained my reasoning.

Starvation leads to fatty buildup in the liver (also known as "fatty liver"). In starvation or malnutrition fat is moved from the body to the liver for processing.

I suppose the question then becomes, which is better to stop the spread of the hepatitis virus through the liver; eating foods that require the liver to process their nutrients or not eating foods and requiring the body to obtain its nutrients through already processed fat? I would want the liver to enter a hibernation stage to prevent the virus from spreading. I would assume, but am not certain, that processing fats would provide less work for a liver than processing the nutrients from recently digested foods.

All I really know in this are the two cases I have seen, the variance in their treatments, and their end results. The rest I attempt to reason out for myself. There are numerous variables in my two observed cases that I am not aware of.

I do not consider my advice to be "very bad" and recommend it as an effective technique to limit the spread of the hepatitis virus.

 

[theeedude]

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: Whisper
For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

That's because it's very bad advise. When your body goes into starvation mode, your liver suffers even harder.

Can you please explain why you believe this to be true?
I have explained my reasoning.

Starvation leads to fatty buildup in the liver (also known as "fatty liver"). In starvation or malnutrition fat is moved from the body to the liver for processing.

I suppose the question then becomes, which is better to stop the spread of the hepatitis virus through the liver; eating foods that require the liver to process their nutrients or not eating foods and requiring the body to obtain its nutrients through already processed fat? I would want the liver to enter a hibernation stage to prevent the virus from spreading. I would assume, but am not certain, that processing fats would provide less work for a liver than processing the nutrients from recently digested foods.

All I really know in this are the two cases I have seen, the variance in their treatments, and their end results. The rest I attempt to reason out for myself. There are numerous variables in my two observed cases that I am not aware of.

I do not consider my advice to be "very bad" and recommend it as an effective technique to limit the spread of the hepatitis virus.

Are you a doctor? Then stick to NOT giving medical advice, especially one related to a dangerous viral infection.

 

[Xylitol]

Hep A nothing
Hep B isnt that bad
Hep C you're screwed

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: senseamp
Are you a doctor? Then stick to NOT giving medical advice, especially one related to a dangerous viral infection.

The OP asked the unqualified people in this forum for assistance and advice. I presume he will obtain legitimate advice from a certified doctor in which he can discuss this option for his specific circumstance. It is not bad to know the varying possibilities beforehand. Especially since each doctor is unique and may provide a different method of treatment with varying results.

Additionally, I have yet to see the hepatitis virus treated effectively here in the US and believe the drug reliance in this country overrides common sense and logical "alternative" treatment.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: Whisper
For some reason, I just can't see not eating anything for two weeks being good advice.

That's because it's very bad advise. When your body goes into starvation mode, your liver suffers even harder.

Can you please explain why you believe this to be true?
I have explained my reasoning.

Starvation leads to fatty buildup in the liver (also known as "fatty liver"). In starvation or malnutrition fat is moved from the body to the liver for processing.

I suppose the question then becomes, which is better to stop the spread of the hepatitis virus through the liver; eating foods that require the liver to process their nutrients or not eating foods and requiring the body to obtain its nutrients through already processed fat? I would want the liver to enter a hibernation stage to prevent the virus from spreading. I would assume, but am not certain, that processing fats would provide less work for a liver than processing the nutrients from recently digested foods.

All I really know in this are the two cases I have seen, the variance in their treatments, and their end results. The rest I attempt to reason out for myself. There are numerous variables in my two observed cases that I am not aware of.

I do not consider my advice to be "very bad" and recommend it as an effective technique to limit the spread of the hepatitis virus.

When your liver goes into starvation mode the levels of liver enzymes will increase in the bloodstream. This will not help prevent the spread of virus.

 

[chusteczka]

Between now and Tuesday morning when legitimate medical advice may be obtained, what do people think the effect of a large Christmas, holiday, meal will have on the OP's liver? Should the OP eat a large meal, eat a moderate amount, or eat as little as possible? In reality, the amount of food he eats this weekend may very well affect his recovery from this virus.