Early symptoms of alcoholic liver disease

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My uncle has been suffering from alcoholic liver disease for a period of time. After going to the hospital for examination, I found that it was alcoholic liver disease. Now my uncle has given up drinking, and the effect of drug treatment is quite good. Now I will tell you about the early symptoms of alcoholic liver.

Early symptoms of alcoholic liver disease

Symptom 1: early clinical symptoms of alcoholic liver disease can be asymptomatic, or mild discomfort, such as obesity, general fatigue, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal fullness, nausea and vomiting, right upper abdomen and periumbilical or xiphoid pain.

Symptom 2: mild symptoms of alcoholic liver, such as abdominal distension, fatigue, liver discomfort, anorexia, jaundice, hepatomegaly and tenderness, pale complexion, ascites, edema, spider nevus, fever, leukocytosis (mainly due to neutrophilia), similar bacterial infection, and a small number of splenomegaly.

Symptom 3: a small number of alcoholic liver early symptoms, jaundice, edema, vitamin deficiency, check out the results are generally large liver, soft touch, smooth edge blunt, elastic or tenderness, spleen enlargement less, due to liver cell swelling and central vein around sclerosis or venous embolism, can cause portal hypertension, ascites, but no sclerosis.

matters needing attention

For patients with alcoholic liver disease, in daily life should timely correct bad habits, in diet, can use good food for the body, quit smoking and alcohol is better. Alcoholic liver disease not only affects the synthesis and absorption of protein and vitamins (malnutrition), but also becomes a secondary factor of further damage to hepatocytes, resulting in fat infiltration, inflammation, necrosis of hepatocytes and the occurrence of liver cirrhosis.