Causes: Alcoholic liver diseases occurs after years of heavy drinking , but it does not occur in all heavy drinkers, it depends on how long you have been a drinking. Women are more prone to this disease.
Symptoms: In starting there are low or no symptoms, symptoms will start show gradually. And symptoms will be rally bad after years of heavy drinking. Some symptoms in order of early to bad:
Fatigue
Loss of Energy
Weight loss
Belly pain
Red-spider like blood vessel on skin
Jaundice
Pale colour stools
Confusions
Abnormal bleeding
Shrinking of testicles
Breast Swelling
Tests: There are many types of test that doctor will do to check about the problem, from physical test to lab tests, these test will determine up to what extent your liver is affected.
Treatment: Treatment can be done in many ways but most important thing is change in daily routine, you have to change your daily routine to live healthy , first of all drink less alcohol , do not leave alcohol immediately as it will worsen the situation. Eat healthy food, cure to all problems. Next part is talking to doctor about your medication, doctor will recommend you certain medicines like water pills to stop fluid build-up, antibiotics for infections, if you’re at a bad condition medicines for mental health will be given. And last is big treatments like Endoscopy, removal of fluid, placements of shunt to repair blood flow in your liver.
Complications: Like every disease this can also have many complications like
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