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Bilateral cirrhosis of liver

Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 12, 2017 | Replies (15)

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@rosemarya

Hi @angie6619. Welcome to Connect. I'm happy that you have come to where we can share our experiences and support each other with similar health concerns. When I saw your post about cirrhosis of liver, I knew that I wanted to reply. But what really caught my eye was the itching - I remember that part of liver disease all to well!
I am not familiar with the term bilateral cirrhosis. I had a liver disease of the bile ducts that caused my cirrhosis (I transplanted in 2009). As my disease progressed to cirrhosis, I too, had that terrible itch. My GI put me on Chlorestyramine to reduce my itch because it was caused by the bile overload. It was a powder Rx that I mixed with water to drink.
For some topical relief I found an anti-itch lotion named "Sarna". It is over-the-counter, and I found it at my local pharmacy. Another thing that helped with some relief was a bath soak by "Aveeno" with colloidal oatmeal that I found at local retailer. I'm sure there are other brands out there, too.

Angela, I hope that you find some relief from the itching. I look forward to hearing if any of these things work!
Hugs to you, Rosemary

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Thank you Rosemary, I will try the aveeno and sarna. My family don't understand the itching and they creeped out at how hard it sounds when I scratch so now I mostly try to just rub the areas when in public because I think others are looking and hearing the same thing my family does. My doc has added a drug to my treatment I take urso and prednisone. I did however find changing my diet less salt and sugar, more leefy vegetables I'm not as tired and have more energy sleep better also. I'll keep you posted on things, thank you... Angie

@angie6619, I understand your itch! It is awful. I used to rub back and forth, up and down on any doorframe that was available to me at home, and I had a few favorites!. My family said I looked like a big ole bear rubbing on a tree!
I hope that you soon get some relief. @2011panc recently posted some more useful information for your comfort.
I congratulate you on being proactive with your diet. How are you getting along with the liver condition? Are you seeing a Gastroenterologist for treatment?
Rosemary