Question 1

can you get cirrhosis of the liver by drinking only on weekends?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, if you drink a lot on weekends. "binge drinkers" can get cirrhosis.

Question 2

how bad is your drinking to get cirrhosis of the liver?

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Can't predict: Chronic heavy alcohol intake puts you at risk for cirrhosis. But there is no magic number as to when it will cause cirrhosis.

Question 3

how much do you have to drink to get cirrhosis of the liver?

Accepted Answer

Not universal: Not all patients who drink heavily develop alcoholic liver disease. However, the doctor can undoubtedly warn the patient who already has any form of alcoholic liver disease that continued alcohol use virtually guarantees that the disease will persist and likely worsen. Although many variables come into play, i believe a rough estimate of a chronic, heavy drinker getting cirrhosis is 30-40%.

Question 4

cannot get straight answers got another question.if someone is drinking 6-8 beers every evening and did in fact have ongoing cirrhosis of the liver would the ggt on bloodwork be normal?because i read the ggt would not be normal?

Accepted Answer

: Even alcoholics without cirrhosis have elevated ggt. have noted that some patients with advanced cirrhosis don't have much elevation of AST,ALT and I suppose it could be true of ggt. I always attributed this to too many burnt out liver cells, but bear in mind,I'm referring to basically end stage liver disease.  A hepatologist or gastroenterologist would be better able to answer your question,

Question 5

so just say for instance if a person was to have cirrhosis of the liver and was drinking beer every day 6-8 beers. the ggt on bloodwork would not be normal right? because that would be considered on going damage right?cannot get straight answers?

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: Cirrhosis  is a process  over time.. Though at this time with normal liver function tests  iy appears one does not have cirrhosis, it may develop in the future if the liver is repeatedly exposed to toxic substances    Imaging (US, MRI) may also show evidence of liver architecture abnormality . F/u/ w/ gastroenterologist.

https://www.healthline.com/health/cirrhosis#diagnosis

Question 6

if someone did have cirrhosis of the liver and was drinking beer every day six pack of 12oz bottles would they have a normal ggt reading on their lab work?cannot get straight answers?

Accepted Answer

: Depends on how bad the cirrhosis is. Discuss again with your local dr.

Question 7

can you get cirrhosis with 4 months of heavy drinkingnormal liver in december?

Accepted Answer

: It is rare but possible if that individual suffers from a very severe alcoholic hepatitis during that time.

Question 8

i have a non-alcoholic fatty liver. i am not a drinker and rarely do so, however i would like to enjoy a social drink a few times a year. will i get cirrhosis from doing so? will i get it eventually?

Accepted Answer

You are at risk: It really hard to predict but less damage you add to your liver the better avoid also all medications that could cause over disease also try to loose weight if you are over.

Question 9

with a normal liver can you get cirrhosis after a week of binge drinking?

Accepted Answer

: No, not with just one week of alcohol.
Alcohol is a poison that never did anybody any good, ever, so stay away from it. It will destroy your brain cells, facilitate development of cancer in many organs, including breast, cause hepatitis, cirrhosis and pancreatitis etc. There is no safe level of alcohol intake. Quit while you are ahead.

Question 10

how much drinking would it take to get cirrhosis and need a liver transplant?

Accepted Answer

Depends...: Upon a number of factors including one's individual metabolism of the ethanol, how much binging is done, and whether other causes of liver disease are present such as chronic hepatitis c.

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