Patient's question:
Doctor, I am 45 years old this year, male. When I was young, I really disliked drinking beer, but I had to drink a little every day, which has now led to late-stage alcoholic liver disease. I was unaware of it, and I would like to ask if late-stage alcoholic liver disease is the same as cirrhosis?Doctor's answer:
Alcoholic liver disease in the late stage and liver cancer cirrhosis are not equivalent. Patients with late-stage alcoholic liver disease can, through abstinence, along with appropriate activities, a low-salt, low-fat diet, etc., completely restore the function of a small portion of liver cells. However, in liver cirrhosis, liver cells have already begun to cause irreversible damage, which is more significant. For the blood system, apart from the lymphatic system, there will be additional interference starting now. If abstinence begins now, there is still an opportunity.