Worried about your loved one’s liver?

Keeping your loved one’s liver healthy

Many types of liver disease can be prevented. And even if some damage has been done it can repair itself if the cause is taken away soon enough.

You cannot detox your liver and there are no supplements that will help it heal but there are things you can do. Making changes together can make them easier to stick to.  You can find out more using the links below.

• Eat a healthy, balanced diet.
• Be active or take regular exercise
• If you drink alcohol, stick to the guideline amounts
• If you might be at risk of viral hepatitis, get a test

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Help with cutting down or stopping drinking

If your loved one drinks more than the guideline amount of alcohol, then they are at risk of liver disease. Ideally, they should try to cut down to the guideline amount of 14 units, which is 6 to 7 drinks. And have 3 days in a row each week where they do not drink alcohol.

For some people this is not too hard. You could decide together to only have a drink at the weekends. Your loved one could swap some of their regular drinks for non-alcoholic versions.

But if cutting down or stopping is very difficult then it is important to seek help.

You can find links to organisations who can help with alcohol dependence here.

There are also links for support if your loved one’s drinking has become a problem or a risk to you.

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Published: January 2024