Abstract
The extensive use of alternative medicine products, herbal remedies, and vitamins in large doses has reached an all time high in the general public. Some agents are reported and advertised as immune stimulants and may interfere with patients suffering from immune modification, autoimmune diseases, or transplant recipients. In this report, we will present an investigation into the use of herbal remedies and vitamins in our liver transplant population. We performed an investigation using a questionnaire to determine the use of herbal products and vitamins in our liver transplant population. Medical records were reviewed for each liver transplant recipient that admitted to consuming herbal products or vitamins. Information collected included patient demographics, transplant related information, laboratory tests, outcomes, and herbs or vitamin products used. A total of 290 patients completed and returned the questionnaire. We found 156 admitting to taking more than a standard multivitamin and/or an herbal remedy. All patients were treated with steroids for allograft rejection and experienced a recurrence of amino transaminases following the removal of steroids. Further investigation into dietary supplements using a patient question...Continue Reading
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