Patient's question:
Main symptoms: Anorexia, abdominal pain, and many sores all over the body, now mostly leaving behind black scars. Sometimes it itches, and sometimes the legs hurt a lot. I usually like to drink beer, having a cup whenever I feel like it, slowly. Sometimes I'm clearly hungry at the end, but when it's time for dinner, I don't want to eat. My stomach is often very bloated. 10 years ago, I was diagnosed as a hepatitis B carrier. I'm wondering if I might have developed alcoholic liver disease or if it has already progressed to cirrhosis. Let me ask the doctor first.Doctor's answer:
Hello! Compensated stage of cirrhosis (early stage): Can be caused by withdrawal symptoms. Typical symptoms of decompensated cirrhosis: (1) Splenomegaly, (2) Possible upper gastrointestinal bleeding, visible abdominal varices, (3) Ascites. Symptoms of alcoholic fatty liver (alcoholic liver) are relatively mild, may include fatigue, loss of appetite, discomfort in the upper right abdomen, etc. Long-term alcohol consumption and changes in the condition can lead to the recurrence of alcoholic cirrhosis. Based on your 10-year history of hepatitis B, frequent alcohol consumption history, and the symptoms mentioned above, it is currently not possible to definitively diagnose cirrhosis.