What are the taboos in Xiao Sanyang’s diet?

In fact, Xiao Sanyang does not have as many dietary taboos that must be observed as rumored in the public. The core ones to avoid are only a few types of foods that are clearly known to damage the liver. Most of the "no touching hair and no seafood" spread online are not evidence-based and do not need to be followed blindly.

I don’t say this out of nowhere. I have been nursing in the liver department for almost ten years and have seen too many patients step into the pitfalls of taboo foods. A while ago, there was a 27-year-old girl. When she was first diagnosed with Xiaosanyang, her liver function was all normal, and her viral load was below the lower detection limit. Nothing was wrong at first, but her relatives said that beef, mutton, and seafood are "fatty substances" that can aggravate liver disease. She didn't dare to touch red meat or aquatic products for a whole year and a half. She even dared to eat only egg whites. When she came for a physical examination last time, her albumin was as low as 32g/L. She had a sallow face and thin muscles, which put an additional metabolic burden on the liver.

What I really need to pay attention to is that the first thing to completely avoid is all alcoholic food and drinks. Don’t think that only liquor and beer are considered. It is also best not to touch alcoholic processed foods such as fermented dumplings, drunken shrimps and crabs, and wine-filled chocolates. There was a 41-year-old male patient who had been stable for nearly six years. He bought two bottles of cold beer on the way to get off work every day in the summer. He didn’t drink too much, just one or two bottles at a time. A physical examination at the end of the year revealed that hepatic fibrosis had progressed. He regretted it. Alcohol enters the body only through liver metabolism. Hepatocytes infected with hepatitis B virus have hepatocytes, and their ability to relieve hangovers is much worse than that of healthy people. Repeated stimulation by even a small amount of alcohol can easily induce inflammation.

Next, don’t touch moldy food. I think only rice noodles and peanuts with green fur should be thrown away. Soaked fungus that has been left out for more than 24 hours, fruit that has moldy spots and cut off the remaining parts, and leftovers that have been left at room temperature for two or three days may contain aflatoxins. This is a clear first-class liver carcinogen. The harm to people with small three positives is several times that of healthy people. Don’t save money on food and gamble with your health.

As for the much debated question of "whether you can eat spicy food or whether you can eat fried food", it actually all depends on your personal condition. If your liver function has been stable, you won't feel uncomfortable eating spicy food on a daily basis. It's perfectly fine to eat hot pot or fried chicken occasionally, and you don't have to feel guilty.； If you are in the active stage of inflammation and have symptoms of abdominal distension and nausea, you should really take it lightly for the time being, so as not to put extra burden on your stomach and liver.

Another invisible taboo that is most easily overlooked is not to take so-called "liver-protecting health products" or "turning yin folk prescriptions" blindly. Many patients feel that their livers are not good and need to be supplemented. They buy a bunch of liver-protecting tablets and liver-nourishing teas and eat them randomly. Many unknown ingredients in them will increase the burden of liver metabolism. I just met an aunt two months ago. After taking the "turning yin earth prescription" prescribed by my hometown for three months, the originally normal transaminase level soared to more than 400, and it took half a month to stay in the hospital to bring it down. It is completely unnecessary trouble.

In fact, the diet of most Xiaosanyang patients with stable conditions is basically the same as that of healthy people. Ensuring a balanced nutrition is more important than anything else. You don’t have to live by following the taboo list every day, and eating happily and healthily will be more beneficial to the condition.