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Wow, alcohol sure can do a number on your liver! It’s no joke - drinking too much can really damage your liver. Not to mention, it can lead to all sorts of other health problems. Yikes! So if you’re going to drink, it’s important to be aware of the risks and take steps to protect yourself. Let’s take a closer look at how alcohol affects the liver and what you can do about it.
What Alcohol Is Most Damaging To The Liver? [Solved]
“Yikes,” Coleman exclaims, “it’s no wonder that drinking too much can be so damaging. So, if you’re gonna drink, do it in moderation and keep an eye on your liver!”
Acute Liver Injury: Drinking too much alcohol can cause acute liver injury, which is a sudden and severe form of liver damage. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), and dark urine.
Chronic Liver Disease: Long-term alcohol abuse can lead to chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) or alcoholic hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, jaundice, abdominal pain, and fluid buildup in the abdomen or legs.
Fatty Liver Disease: Excessive drinking can also cause fatty liver disease which is an accumulation of fat in the cells of the liver that can lead to inflammation and scarring if left untreated. Symptoms may include fatigue, weakness, weight loss or gain, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea/constipation and yellowing of skin/eyes (jaundice).
Alcoholic Pancreatitis: Heavy drinking can also lead to alcoholic pancreatitis which is inflammation of the pancreas caused by excessive alcohol consumption that leads to abdominal pain and digestive problems such as diarrhea or constipation.
Increased Risk for Cancer: Long-term heavy drinking increases your risk for certain types of cancer including mouth cancer, throat cancer, esophageal cancer and breast cancer in women
Drinking too much alcohol can really do a number on your liver. It’s like pouring gasoline on a fire - it’ll just keep burning and burning until there’s nothing left. Yikes! Not only can it cause cirrhosis, but it can also lead to fatty liver disease, inflammation, and even cancer. So if you’re gonna drink, do it in moderation - otherwise you could be in for some serious trouble down the road.
