Life After Liver Transplant: What to Expect in the First Year
Life after liver transplant, explained by Dr Chetan Kalal: recovery time, tacrolimus side effects, diet, infection precautions and warning signs.
Questions to Ask Your Liver Specialist: A Hepatologist’s Guide to the First Visit
Questions to ask liver specialist at your first visit, from a hepatologist: what to bring, cause and stage, cirrhosis checks, safe medicines, transplant.
Signs of Liver Damage: Warning Symptoms, and When to See a Liver Specialist
Hepatologist Dr Chetan Kalal explains the signs of liver damage, which symptoms are emergencies, and who should get tested before symptoms appear.
Preparing for a Liver Transplant: A Checklist for Indian Patients and Families
Liver transplant preparation explained by Dr Chetan Kalal: evaluation tests, ZTCC registration in Maharashtra, nutrition, alcohol, caregivers and work.
Best Drinks for Liver Health: What Works, and What Is a Myth
What is the best drink for liver health? Hepatologist Dr Chetan Kalal weighs coffee, water, green tea, juice, alcohol and Giloy against the evidence.
Liver Myths vs Facts: What Indian Patients Are Told, and What the Evidence Says
Liver myths Indian patients hear daily — sugarcane juice for jaundice, no-protein diets, detox drinks, fatty liver — answered with evidence by Dr Kalal.
Living Liver Donation: Risks, Recovery and What Donors Need to Know
Thinking of donating part of your liver to a family member? Transplant hepatologist Dr Chetan Kalal explains who can donate in India, how donors are evaluated, verified complication rates and recovery.
Liver Cancer Screening in Cirrhosis: When to Scan, How HCC Is Staged, and Treatment
Anyone with cirrhosis needs an ultrasound every six months to catch liver cancer early. Dr Chetan Kalal explains HCC surveillance, BCLC staging and treatment options from ablation to transplant.
Ascites in Cirrhosis: Why Fluid Collects in the Abdomen, and What Can Be Done
Ascites is the commonest complication of cirrhosis and a signal to think about transplant. Dr Chetan Kalal explains why fluid builds up, salt limits, paracentesis, TIPS and the outlook.
Can Liver Damage Be Reversed? How Fast the Liver Heals, and When It Cannot
The liver can regrow and scarring can regress once the cause is removed, but decompensated cirrhosis rarely reverses. Dr Chetan Kalal explains the evidence by cause and realistic timelines.
