Think of your body as an automobile. The result is that your energy level usually rises and then falls too quickly with sugars than it would with complex carbohydrates, especially those with higher fiber content. This is not to say that simple sugar foods cannot be eaten, only in smaller proportion to complex carbohydrates and in more controlled portions.
Protein is needed for repair and maintenance of blood and body tissues, including liver tissue.
Persons with cirrhosis tend to better tolerate the protein from dairy and plant sources than from meat sources, and therefore may benefit from a more vegetarian type diet. Daily protein needs in grams will vary according to your nutritional state. Your R.D. can give you more specific guidelines on this according to your body weight and the status of your disease. Persons with cirrhosis often begin to experience difficulty digesting and absorbing fat in the diet. Fatty liver is also a condition that can occur which is the accumulation of fat in the liver.