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Cirrhosis is usually progressive. Stopping all alcohol intake halts further liver scarring but cannot reverse damage already done. Continued alcohol use, even small amounts, leads to progressive disease and serious complications.
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www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch136/ch136c.html
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Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver. Scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease. Scar tissue cannot do what healthy liver tissue does - make protein, help fight infections, clean the blood, help digest food and ... Deaths from Cirrhosis of the Liver (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cirrhosis.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cirrhosis.html
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Liver disease due to alcohol; Cirrhosis or hepatitis - alcoholic; Laennec's cirrhosis ... The most important part of treatment is to stop using alcohol completely. If liver cirrhosis has not yet occurred, the liver can heal if you stop drinking alcohol.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000281.htm
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The Web Site of the American Liver Foundation. ... Alcoholic cirrhosis is the most serious type of alcohol-induced liver disease. Cirrhosis refers to the replacement of normal liver tissue with scar tissue. Between 10 and 20 percent of heavy drinkers develop cirrhosis, usually after 10 or more years of drinking.
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www.liverfoundation.org/education/info/alcohol/
www.liverfoundation.org/education/info/alcohol/
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Alcoholic cirrhosis usually develops after more than a decade of heavy drinking, but for some it can develop more quickly. Even moderate drinkers can develop liver problems over time. ... Coffee Lowers Risk of Cirrhosis?; Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of developing alcohol-related liver disease, but authors of a new...
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alcoholism.about.com/od/cirrhosis/Cirrhosis_of_the_Live...
alcoholism.about.com/od/cirrhosis/Cirrhosis_of_the_Liver.htm
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Avoid drugs (including alcohol) that cause liver damage. All patients with cirrhosis should avoid alcohol. Most patients with alcohol induced cirrhosis experience an improvement in liver function with abstinence from alcohol.
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www.medicinenet.com/cirrhosis/page5.htm
www.medicinenet.com/cirrhosis/page5.htm
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Cirrhosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cirrhosis (pronounced /sɪˈroʊsɪs/ , si- ROH -sis ) is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrous scar tissue as well as regenerative ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis
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Alcoholic liver disease Information from Drugs.com ... Alcoholic liver disease involves an acute or chronic inflammation of the liver induced by alcohol abuse. See also cirrhosis. ... Liver disease due to alcohol; Cirrhosis or hepatitis - alcoholic; Laennec's cirrhosis...
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www.drugs.com/enc/alcoholic-liver-disease.html
www.drugs.com/enc/alcoholic-liver-disease.html
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