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Alcoholic Liver Disease
Heavy drinking causes alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD), which causes extreme damage to the liver cells. Over the years, constant alcohol abuse scars the liver tissues, resulting in ARLD. This, left untreated, leads to Liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is the final stage of ARLD.
Doctors define heavy drinking as approximately eight alcoholic beverages per week for women and fifteen for men. Alcohol-related liver disease is just the tip of the iceberg among the diseases caused by alcohol intake. Constant drinking can even result in liver failure, which is fatal.
Symptoms of Alcoholic Liver Disease
In most cases, people do not show any symptoms in the earlier stage. The symptoms become more evident as the disease advances.
Alcoholic Fatty Liver
This is the first stage of ARLD, where fat accumulates on the liver and blocks its functioning. One of the many ways to cure ARLD at this stage is to quit drinking alcohol altogether
Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
Continued alcohol abuse despite having an alcoholic fatty liver causes swellings on the liver in this stage. These swellings could result in one of the two significant outcomes, which depend on the severity of damage caused to the liver. Sometimes, this damage is reversible, while in severe cases of alcoholic hepatitis, it leads to liver failure
Alcoholic Cirrhosis
This is the most severe form of ARLD, and we cannot reverse the scars caused on the liver. Alcoholic liver cirrhosis leads to liver failure. You will need to undergo a liver transplant surgery
Treatment of Alcoholic Related Liver Disease
The treatment for ARLD could include the following. There are two levels of treatment for ARLD. The primary goal is to stop consuming alcohol, and the secondary goal is to improve liver health.
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If you know any person or relative having fatty liver disease, reach out to us at the Chennai Liver Foundation in Chennai for details regarding fatty liver disease treatment and preventive measures.