What are the symptoms of alcoholic liver disease

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My uncle especially likes to drink. He always drinks two cups every day, especially at work and social activities. After a period of time, he was dragged by his aunt to the hospital for physical examination. As a result, he got alcoholic liver disease. Now let me talk about the symptoms of alcoholic liver disease.

What are the symptoms of alcoholic liver disease

First, alcoholic liver disease is divided into three types: fatty liver, hepatitis and liver cirrhosis, which are often mixed. The occurrence of liver disease is positively correlated with the length of drinking time, the amount of drinking and nutritional status; the amount of drinking less than 80g per day, less liver damage, 160g / D for 11 years, 25% of liver cirrhosis; The results showed that 50% of the patients developed liver cirrhosis at 210 g / D for 20 years. The genetic individuals had different sensitivity to alcohol. Therefore, the patients with alcoholic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis were mainly HLA-B8 and b40.

Second: a drink close to drunk, a few hours after the occurrence of liver steatosis, such patients are mostly moderate obesity, symptoms insidious, similar to hepatitis digestive tract symptoms, such as liver pain, epigastric discomfort, abdominal pain, a few jaundice, edema, vitamin deficiency, liver, soft touch, smooth edge blunt, elastic or tenderness, spleen enlargement less, due to liver cell swelling Distension and peripherally sclerotic or venous embolism can cause portal hypertension, ascites, but no sclerosis. In severe cases, the patient may die of hypoglycemia and fat embolism.

Third: the digestive tract symptoms of alcoholic hepatitis are severe, including nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, fatigue, emaciation, aggravation of liver pain, etc. in severe cases, acute severe hepatitis or liver failure may occur. Alcoholic cirrhosis, which accounts for 50% ～ 90% of all cirrhosis in Europe and America, is rare in China. Most of them are around 50 years old. 80% of them have a large history of drinking alcohol for 5-10 years. Besides the general symptoms of cirrhosis, there are also malnutrition, anemia, spider nevus, palmar hepatis, neuritis, muscular atrophy, parotid gland enlargement, gynecomastia, testicular atrophy and other symptoms Palmar contracture, glossitis, parotid gland enlargement can be accompanied by pancreatitis, early liver enlargement, late liver shrinkage, splenomegaly is not as common as cirrhosis after hepatitis, ascites appears earlier, often combined with ulceration.

matters needing attention

First of all, alcoholic liver patients should give up drinking in time. In addition, cigarettes can't be touched. We all know that cigarettes are harmful to health, but it's hard to give up smoking. I hope patients can give up smoking effectively, and strengthen exercise to improve their immune ability.