Patient's question:
Dad's long-term drinking has been hard to quit, leading to alcoholic hepatitis now. Fortunately, it's in the early stages. What are the symptoms of alcoholic hepatitis in the early stages?Doctor's answer:
Alcoholic liver disease is a type of liver disease caused by long-term heavy alcohol consumption, which poses significant harm to the human body. Therefore, patients with alcoholic liver disease need to pay attention to a proper diet in their daily meals to reduce the burden on the liver. The diet for alcoholic liver disease should be based on foods that are high in vitamins, nutritious, and easy to digest. At the same time, alcoholic liver disease patients should achieve early abstinence from alcohol, as the substances in alcohol that affect the liver can worsen the condition if consumed. The symptoms of alcoholic hepatitis include a recurrence of poor appetite, fatigue, aversion to greasy food, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. In more severe cases, jaundice may occur. Long-term and excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the recurrence of acute severe hepatitis.