A s long as you eat healthy, nutritious food as prescribed by the Canada Food Guide, there is no need to follow any special diet. Alcohol can also damage your liver, so either avoid it or limit your intake to no more than two drinks a day. Alpha interferon is effective in decreasing viral activity in 35 to 40 percent of patients treated. Alpha interferon is a natural product of the human body, known to interfere with the reproduction of a virus after it has invaded the body. However, this medication should not be used during pregnancy.
Current research is directed toward finding other effective antiviral treatments.
Active immunization with a hepatitis B vaccine. Three injections of this vaccine within a six month period can provide protection against hepatitis B in a majority of people. Screening all pregnant women and immunizing babies born to mothers who are hepatitis B carriers. Lin ks to Other Sites.