Wednesday, 24 April 2019

Liver diseases and alcohol consumption





In India the most common reason for liver disease is alcohol consumption.

Alcoholic liver disease can damage liver in 3 stages.
1.Fatty liver-excess fat deposit in liver. Completely reversible by quitting alcohol.

2. Alcoholic Hepatitis- Liver cells are inflamed and damaged.
The chance of reducing further liver damage is decreased by reduce intake of alcohol.

3. Liver Cirrhosis- fatal condition, not reversible .even a single  shot of alcohol is fatal to your life.

Limits of alcohol consumption
No limit is safe for boozing,but  in general 14 units per week
1unit=10ml
Slowly reduce the amount of liquor consumption and withdrawal of its use is highly recommended.

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