Patient's question:
I once vomited blood because I drank too much beer, and later I felt very sad. My family took me to the hospital for a thorough examination, and the results showed that I had alcoholic liver disease. However, I couldn't quit drinking, and I often drank a lot at banquets. I couldn't refuse, and that's how I kept drinking beer.Doctor's answer:
Alcoholic liver disease is harmful to the liver: Because of long-term heavy drinking, the toxic effect of acetaldehyde, a byproduct of alcohol metabolism, on liver cells is very significant. Moreover, the harm to the liver is also increasing. In severe cases of alcoholism, it can lead to widespread liver cell necrosis or even liver failure, which can be life-threatening. Generally speaking, the progression of alcoholic liver disease is a gradual process, mainly progressing from alcoholic liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic liver fibrosis, to alcoholic liver cirrhosis.