Red Meat

Our liver does 600+ jobs in our body. Without the liver doing all these jobs, we get pretty sick. I've read some of the technical stuff and find the liver makes chemical products that make other chemical reactions that keep us alive...too technical for me. It screens and excretes toxin from metals and pesticides. It is a pretty smart organ.

I have learned that digestion is complicated and that if the liver has to struggle with the by products of red meat digestion HARDER than it has to deal with chicken veggies beans fruits just to do the 600+ jobs...why tax it. With it already sick with liver diseas, it has a hard time already.

Mike eats red meat in small qualtities a couple of days a month. The rest of the time we do chicken, fish, big salads, eggs, etc.. Though he finds tomatoes don't agree with him any more.

So...I have not read that red meat causes cirrhosis...it just gives the old liver a harder time than other foods to do all those chemical actions.

Carol

PS: I tried to add a header. Not sure that worked.

 

You will never hear a doctor say not to eat red meat. This is something that patients have basically discovered for themselves. Many feel ill after eating it. We know that red meat is the most difficult protein for the liver to digest, even in a healthy person. So why should a person with liver disease want to make digestion even more difficult?

If you feel okay after eating red meat, then go ahead and eat it--though I would still advise no more than twice a week. I've not eaten beef in years, so the sight of it kind of makes me queasy. Maybe 4 x a year I will have a beef dish with veggies, just because I get bored with other meat proteins. I was never a big meat eater, so this abstention is no big deal for me.

Hugs,
Connie

After living with a failing liver for 4 years, when I didn't eat red meat, now with a new liver I rarely eat it. I have to admit that on the rare occasions I do, I don't hold back. I haven't noticed any side effects, but I only eat it every few weeks. I did go buy a steak today, after reading this thread. Being bad feels good sometimes...

Yeahi, i had a under 550 steak from applebees on Saturday. Very very gook

I would stay away from eating a steak at restaurants, as they tend to use a lot of salt. I like to use a dusting of coffee on steak, it tastes amazing.

I am going to do red meat once a week. Doc said its fine, and it does not make me feel sick.

 EAT MORE CHIKEN . I haven't had a ribeye in so long it's all but a memory . I don't even look at it in the store , I used to grill those bad boys after they marinade in sweet teriyaki sauce . Every neighbor within a mile showed up at the house . YUUUUM YUUUUM

 A. Ziffle

I will always do lean meat, I am trying to limit my fat intake. If I had to totally take out red meat I would, but since it does not make me feel sick I want to be able to eat it once day a week. Nothing like a small steak or burger.

MMMMM Ribeye. I am going to be saving my red meat for this weekend. I think we are grilling steaks.