Pound of white wine per day drinking to cirrhosis
Man, surnamed Liu has recently appeared inexplicable abdominal distension, stomach gradually turned into “frog belly.” Zhongshan University Hospital has treated such a patient, after diagnosis found to be due to the long-term alcohol consumption, alcoholic fatty liver disease alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver deteriorates into.
Ryu, 52-year-old has a long history of drinking, more than 30 years, is afflicted by terrible day, a catty white wine, and a few years ago to find out Ryu alcoholic fatty liver, the doctors advised him to quit drinking, but how Ryu has also quit can not afford to.
Last month, Liu body skin begins to yellow, people are wasting away, often feel weak, hate oily food, especially the stomach is often inexplicable swell, sedentary after the symptoms have increased. Accompanied by his family, he went to the hospital treatment of Gastroenterology, after liver function and many other checks, diagnosed as alcoholic cirrhosis, Liu regrets.
Gastroenterology doctors in charge of the hospital Cheng Gui-dan introduction, Liu’s stomach is like “frog belly” the same bed are too tall drum, which all ascites, this is his long-term drinking outcome. It is understood that beer and wine on the human body is the same as damaging the liver, and damaging the size depends on the amount of daily intake of pure alcohol. If a male long-term alcohol consumption over 10 years amounted to 80 grams per day is very likely to become alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver; if a woman long-term drinking more than 5 years, the amount of 50 grams per day will develop into alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver.
More difficult to treat alcoholic cirrhosis, according to statistics, about 50% of the patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis died within 5 years. 5% of patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis may develop into liver cancer. Experts remind that once the people diagnosed with alcoholic fatty liver should be in accordance with doctor’s call for an immediate cessation of alcohol consumption, regular medication.