What does alcohol liver fibrosis mean

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Alcoholic liver disease is a common disease in our daily life. Now many male friends suffer from alcoholic liver disease. The main cause of alcoholic liver disease is long-term heavy drinking. What does alcoholic liver fibrosis mean? Do you want to know?

What does alcohol liver fibrosis mean

First of all: alcoholic liver fibrosis is caused by long-term drinking, alcohol can lead to the development of alcoholic liver disease, because its intermediate metabolite acetaldehyde not only directly damage the liver, but also produce oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation damage to the liver, which can induce liver metabolic disorders.

Second: alcoholic liver fibrosis and general alcoholic liver disease, the symptoms are no different, the general performance for fatigue, abdominal distension, liver pain, anorexia, numbness, memory loss and other symptoms, are caused by people's long-term unreasonable drinking.

Finally: alcoholic liver fibrosis is the intermediate stage from alcoholic liver disease to alcoholic liver cirrhosis, which is very harmful to human body. Once the disease is found, it should be actively treated, so as not to miss the best treatment opportunity.

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Liver fibrosis can be reversed as long as it is treated scientifically and effectively in time. It can be said that liver fibrosis is a process of repairing chronic liver injury and the result of the interaction of collagen synthesis and degradation in vivo.