Patient's question:
The person has always been very thin and drinks alcohol every day. Is it possible that they may already have alcoholic liver disease? Now their alcohol tolerance has significantly decreased. They get drunk very easily.Doctor's answer:
It is highly likely, because alcohol in the body needs to be detoxified by the liver and then metabolized by the kidneys. An increase in alcohol tolerance indicates that the liver's ability to metabolize alcohol has improved, suggesting that liver function has been disrupted. It is recommended to visit a hospital for liver function tests and to abstain from alcohol. For your own health and to ease your family's worries, actively treating alcoholic liver disease can lead to improvement. However, if it is allowed to progress unchecked, it may result in liver cirrhosis and even liver cancer, which will be difficult to control. In addition to treating alcoholic liver disease, patients are advised to pay attention to their diet in daily life and to maintain a positive mood at all times, in order to enhance their physical condition and slow down the recovery process.