The fastest way to treat alcoholic liver disease

The most obvious symptoms of alcoholic liver disease are bloating and pain in the right upper abdomen, loss of appetite and strength, weight loss, etc. If you are not careful and continue to drink for a long time, you may develop alcoholic cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis and other diseases. In the most serious cases, it may lead to liver cell necrosis or liver failure, etc. Whether it is for prevention or treatment, you must quit drinking.

[Typical symptoms]

The initial symptoms are fatty liver, with mild symptoms or non-specific symptoms such as right upper abdominal distension and pain, lack of appetite, fatigue, weight loss, jaundice, etc. The disease worsens and develops into alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic liver fibrosis and alcoholic cirrhosis, which may be accompanied by neuropsychiatric symptoms and manifestations such as spider nevi and liver palms. Severe alcoholism can induce extensive hepatocellular necrosis and even liver failure.

[Treatment policy]

Quit drinking, improve nutrition, treat liver damage, and prevent and treat other concurrent liver diseases.

[Other treatments]

1. Regardless of the stage of alcoholic liver disease, complete abstinence from alcohol is the most important and basic treatment measure. 2. However, attention should be paid to preventing alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Once it occurs, sedation treatment is required, and nutritional imbalances, mainly protein deficiency malnutrition, should be corrected, supplemented by psychological treatment.

[Prognosis]

Most patients with alcoholic fatty liver have a good prognosis. Generally, after quitting drinking and undergoing treatment for about one month, the fat in the liver will decrease. In mild cases, the fat will disappear after a few months, and in severe cases, it will disappear after 1 to 2 years. Alcoholic hepatitis is an independent risk factor for death, and patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis have a poor prognosis.