A family member has cancer that has metastasized to their liver and can’t begin chemo because liver enzymes are too high. They have been given prescriptions and told to stop taking statins, iron supplements, and all other medicine that can stress the barely functioning liver but no nutrition recommendations.
I know you can’t give specific advice and that they should talk to their doctor, which they do, I was just wondering are there any general nutrition, supplement and lifestyle recommendations in addition to medication for someone with a very damaged liver so they can lower their liver enzymes at all costs in a short amount of time.
Very sorry to hear about this situation. I agree with the initial thought of stopping any sort of medicines that could impact these liver enzyme levels.
Maintaining good nutrition is wise in general, especially for anyone potentially undergoing cancer therapy, but unfortunately there is no nutrition, supplement, or lifestyle factor that is likely to substantially lower these levels, especially when the lab pattern suggests that the cause is metastatic obstruction.
Depending on the location of the metastases, there are occasionally intervention strategies that can be used to relieve the mechanical obstruction and lower enzyme levels – but this is not always an option if there is not a viable target. This would be a question for their oncology team who is familiar with their imaging.
