Common clinical symptoms of alcoholic liver disease

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My younger brother likes drinking very much. Some time ago, he was found to have alcoholic liver disease, and there are signs of ascites. It is suggested that smoking and drinking should be stopped, and positive treatment should be taken. So today I would like to introduce the common clinical symptoms of alcoholic liver disease.

Common clinical symptoms of alcoholic liver disease

First, the incidence rate of alcoholic liver disease increased year by year, and the degree of its disease was directly proportional to the total amount of alcohol consumption. Alcoholic liver disease is hidden and has a high incidence rate, which can evolve into alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. The data show that the liver injury of patients with alcoholic liver disease in China is serious, and 28% of them are alcoholic hepatitis. Alcoholic cirrhosis accounted for 37.8%. 4%。

Secondly: mild alcoholic cirrhosis will appear abdominal distension, fatigue, liver discomfort, anorexia, but also jaundice, hepatomegaly and tenderness, pale complexion, ascites, edema, spider nevus, fever, leukocytosis, similar bacterial infection, a small number of splenomegaly and other symptoms.

Moreover: in addition to the above symptoms, moderate and severe patients had persistent low fever, diarrhea, numbness of limbs, hand tremor, decreased sexual function, erectile dysfunction in men, etc. liver function examination showed moderate increase of AST and alt, and AST / ALT ratio was close to 3. Alcoholic cirrhosis will lead to a series of complications in the late stage, leading to death. There are: upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, electrolyte disorders, acid-base imbalance and other categories.

matters needing attention

Patients, it is best to quit smoking and alcohol, to effectively avoid the occurrence of alcoholic cirrhosis, we must pay attention to diet, avoid long-term drinking, regular exercise, improve physical fitness and body immunity.