Copper Storage Disease (Wilson’s Disease): Therapy

Regular checkups

• Regular medical checkups

Surgical therapy

• Liver transplantation (LTx; = causal therapy: especially for fulminant liver failure).

Nutritional medicine

• Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
• Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
  • A total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit daily (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
  • Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
  • High-fiber diet (whole grain products).
• Observance of the following special dietary recommendations:
  • A low copper diet can be supportive. Foods particularly rich in copper are:
    • Soybeans
    • Rosehips
    • Emmental cheese 45% F. i. Tr.
    • Offal, especially pork liver
    • Crabs
    • Nuts – hazelnuts, cashew nuts
    • Cocoa
    • Raisins
    • Milk chocolate
• Selection of appropriate food based on the nutritional analysis
• See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)” – if necessary, taking a suitable dietary supplement.
• Detailed information on nutritional medicine you will receive from us.