{"id":3147,"date":"2019-10-10T21:25:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T21:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2019-10-10T21:25:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T21:25:21","slug":"causes-and-treatment-for-alcoholic-liver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/causes-and-treatment-for-alcoholic-liver\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes and Treatment for Alcoholic Liver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our liver is one of the most important organs in our body as it is\nresponsible for filtering toxins, breaking down proteins, and above all creating\nbile which helps the body in absorbing fat. When alcohol is ingested in\nexcessive amount over the course of a long period, the healthy liver tissues\nbegun to get replaced with scar tissues. This leads to a condition which is\nbetter known as alcoholic liver or cirrhosis. With the progression of the\ndisease, more of the healthy liver tissue begins to get replaced with scar\ntissue and with time the liver stops functioning properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cirrhosis usually takes place in individuals aged between 30 and 40\nyears. Initially the body is able to compensate for the reduction in the\nfunction of the liver. However, with time the symptoms become more visible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the top symptoms of alcoholic liver cirrhosis include &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jaundice<\/li><li>Itchy Skin<\/li><li>Portal hypertension<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned earlier, repeated abuse of alcohol over a period of time\nleads to alcoholic liver cirrhosis. When scars begin to form the liver is\nunable to work the way it used to earlier. Thus, toxins are not filtered out\nand proteins are not produced enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cirrhosis happens due to a variety of causes but alcoholic liver\ncirrhosis is directly related to the amount of alcohol ingested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Affected Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who have been heavy drinkers for nearly a decade are at\nmost risk of alcoholic liver disease. Here \u2018heavy drinking\u2019 refers to having\nfive or more drinks daily for any five days in a month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women are more at risk of alcoholic liver disease because they do not\nhave as many enzymes in their stomach to break down alcohol particles. Thus,\nmore volume of alcohol reaches the liver and makes it scarred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from these, genetic factors also have a role to play in the\ncontraction of alcoholic liver disease. For instance, some individuals are born\nwith lack of enzymes in their stomach which help in filtering out alcohol.\nObesity, high-fat diet, and diseases such as Hepatitis C are other factors\nwhich increase the chances of a person\u2019s likelihood to have cirrhosis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosis for alcoholic liver cirrhosis is done by taking stock of the\nmedical history of the patient, mainly in terms of her\/his drinking habit.\nFollowing this, a series of tests are done to confirm the development of\ncirrhosis. The outcome of such tests indicate the following factors &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anemia <\/li><li>Leukocytosis<\/li><li>Portal hypertension<\/li><li>High blood sugar level<\/li><li>Low blood sodium level<\/li><li>High blood ammonia level<\/li><li>Low blood potassium level<\/li><li>Low blood magnesium level<\/li><li>Unhealthy liver tissue found from biopsy of\nsample<\/li><li>Liver enzyme blood tests to check levels of AST\nand ALT<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many complications of alcoholic liver serious some of which\nare &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ascites<\/li><li>Jaundice<\/li><li>Encephalopathy <\/li><li>Internal bleeding<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some forms of liver disease can be reversed with treatment but the\nsame is not the case in cirrhosis. At the most the progression of the disease\ncan be slowed down and the symptoms reduced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxhealthcare.in\/blogs\/liver-transplant-and-biliary-sciences-gastroenterology\/stages-alcoholic-liver-disease-and-how\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">alcoholic liver disease treatment<\/a><\/strong> involves preventing the person from drinking. This is because after a prolonged period of dependence on alcohol, people find it difficult to quit without affecting their health in the process. This is why the intervention of a medical professional is needed to help the person get out of the habit of drinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the other treatments include &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"925\" src=\"http:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Causes-and-Treatment-for-Alcoholic-Liver-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Causes-and-Treatment-for-Alcoholic-Liver-1.png 719w, https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Causes-and-Treatment-for-Alcoholic-Liver-1-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Medications such as antioxidant supplements,\ncalcium channel blockers, corticosteroids, and SAMe among others<\/li><li>Counselling to help patients understand that\nalcohol abuse leads to malnutrition <\/li><li>Extra protein diet to counter the effects of\nprogressive diseases such as encephalopathy<\/li><li>Lastly, a person needs to be sober for a minimum\nof six months to be considered for a liver transplant<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lung Cancer Is a very big problem these days. But If taken care it can\ntreated with ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our liver is one of the most important organs in our body as it is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}