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WHAT MAKES LIVER CYSTS GROW? Hormones, caffeine, estrogen, estrogen disruptors, false estrogen, bleach, chemicals, soy, flaxseed, fish oil, oily fish, yeast, alcohol, sugars, pesticides, herbicides, dry cleaning solutions, methylparabens, phthaltates, and more. For a more complete list try these pages: LIVER LISTS OF AVOIDS AND USEFUL I HAVE HAD MY UTERUS REMOVED. I HAVE HEARD THAT HORMONES MAKE LIVER CYSTS GROW. ARE THERE ANY FOODS OR HERBS THAT CAN HELP? HORMONE RECEPTORS. Liver cysts have hormone receptors within their cells. When synthetic hormones are given or hormone-like compounds (such as insecticide residues, soy, phytoestrogens, wild yam, etc.) are in the immediate environment of these cells, the liver cells recognize these compounds as true hormones. Liver cells incorporate these false and true hormones into their cellular structure and this triggers cystic cell growth. It happened to me. I too have had my uterus and ovaries removed. I have massive liver cyst manifestation of Polycystic Kidney Disease or this can happen with Polycystic Liver Disease alone. I developed a stricture following my liver resection surgery. This stricture turned out to be vestibulitis or pudendal nerve entrapment along with spasm or vagismus of my pubococygeal muscle. For more information on this send an E-mail . HORMONAL CREAM AVOID The gynecologist surgeon recommended short-term use of a hormonal cream called Estrace Cream. I had a long recovery from a liver resection upon my doctor's recommendation, I decided not to take a chance with any hormonal creams. WILD YAM PROGESTERONE CREAM AVOID This makes liver cysts grow. SOY AVOID The phytoestrogens make my liver cysts grow and perhaps the roundup that is used upon genetically modified soy plants may also contribute. BLACK COHOSH AVOID or Remifemin is a herb that has been used for the relief of hot flashes in women with breast cancer. It was not beneficial for either bone strengthening nor for prevention of heart disease. It is contraindicated in pregnancy due to the risk of miscarriage. This is a salycilate and a phytoestrogen type of herb. Both are to be avoided. December 18, 2006 Study SEATTLE -- Black cohosh alone or with other botanical therapies was no better than placebo at relieving hot flashes or other vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, found the Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) trial. HRT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AVOID A study concluded that HRT did not protect women from heart disease; it did the opposite. Women who took HRT had a higher incidence of heart disease. It did not protect women from bone loss. HRT works very well for the symptoms of hot flashes, but even with this it was found to increase risk for ovarian and breast cancers. BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE FALLS ALONG WITH HORMONE REPLACEMENT DECLINE FLAXSEED or LINSEED. I avoid flax as I and others have experienced growth of liver cysts. My liver cysts have grown and ached from eating flaxseed. E-mail with your experiences. I take a teaspoon of organic hemp seed oil over my salad to obtain my essential fatty acids or I may take a hemp seed oil capsule while traveling. PATCH. CAUTION For individuals with extensive liver cysts hormones should be avoided including hormonal creams and the patch. Effexor might be an alternative. See Liver cysts and Hot Flashes.
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WHAT DID YOU DO? What I am doing for my ... HEART protection consists of vegan low sodium diet, exercise, and taking Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, folic acid, rose hips vitamin C 250 mg, occasional vitamin E, magnesium, calcium and potassium citrate. Should I indulge in a rich fatty meal, I will take vitamin C with rose hips and all natural vitamin E immediately following the meal. There was an article in Lancet that found this to be of benefit for males indulging in a gourmet meal and this routine lowered the incidence of fatal heart attacks. What I am doing for ... BONE protection is exercise consisting of daily walks, yoga type stretches, putting my hips and spine through their full range of motion, and I am using gentle 2 pound weights. I am drinking daily cabbage juice which is high in boron. One study said supplemental boron increased bone strength, but that it was difficult to regulate just how much boron to give. With cabbage juice this is not a problem. Additionally cabbage juice aids in the metabolism of estrogen-like-molecules further assisting me in keeping my liver small. Food sources of Vitamin D are limited:(AVOID cod liver oil, salmon, tuna fortified milk, oysters, fortified cereals). There is also Vitamin D in egg yolk and mushrooms. My primary source of Vitamin D has been sunlight. A fair skinned person can receive adequate Vitamin D through the skin with 20 -30 cumulative minutes of daily sun exposure. A darker skinned person may require an hour for a similar dose. Latitude, time of day and season also impact this. In the winter some take two ounces of yogurt or skim milk for vitamin D. Once a week I eat a Jerusalem artichoke or a sunchoke. This is high in inulin. Inulin enhances the absorption of calcium and magnesium. It serves as an extra catalyst to activate calcium so the calcium is readily absorbed to aid bones. Sunchokes or Jerusalem artichokes is a food most helpful for kidneys and to balance blood sugar. A study of raw food vegans examined bone strength. They found even though bone density was low, bone strength was strong. What I am doing for. . . . UTERINE muscle relaxation can be achieved by eating raspberries, lots and lots of raspberries. I have experienced this has a slight aphrodisiac effect due to relaxation of the uterine muscle. Another herb which contributes to this is organic saffron. I place a 1/4 teaspoon of saffron in a cup of water; simmer until a half a cup of saffron tea remains. Strain the tea; allow it to cool; and sip it. I have just discovered that what I was calling a stricture was actually a pudendal nerve entrapment. Another treatment is surgical. The surgeon who does this procedure is in Nantes, France. The best lubricant I have found is made in Germany and called Eros. The vestibulitis was finally helped following two surgeries, both done at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. E-mail with any questions. HOT FLASHES Effexor is a new treatment for hot flashes, an alternative to hormonal based treatments. It useful for women with breast cancer who cannot take hormones. Effexor is useful for us with cystic livers. Cystic livers have hormone receptors that stimulate their growth. A clinical trial at the Mayo Clinic found that Effexor substantially reduced hot flashes in 62 percent of women. MPA was another leg of the trial. However MPA might slightly increase breast cancer risk. I have a low body fat content; perhaps this is the reason I have not experienced any hot flashes. A recent article concludes that a low fat diet helps prevent breast cancer relapse. Estrogen is stored in fatty tissue. There is some cycling of hormones that occurs within the pituitary for I do seem to cycle somewhat each month with breast engorgement, sensitivity to harsh words, and some swelling and craving for sweets (nowadays my sweet tooth is satisfied by a ripe fig, mango, or papaya). Laboratory tests have shown that my cystic liver has decreased estrogen metabolism. This is manifested in my body as fine arterial spider angiomas around my ankles. I was told that these type of matted spider telangectasias do not respond to sclerosing injections. On my last visit to the Mayo, the vascular surgeon successfully sclerosed a few of these. One can check for yourself if your spiders are true spiders. When they blanch under pressure, if they fill from the center, these are arterioles. If they blanch and fill from the periphery then this will easily respond to sclerosing and are venous in nature. These arteriole spiders are very near to the skin surface. last updated Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:06 PM
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