Question 1

i have been clean off alcohol for 1 year and 8 months and recently drink 0.0 6 pack a day. is this bad for my liver and health.drink it to avoid beer ?

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I think your question may have been cut off by the character limit on HealthTap. If you could please re-submit, we can answer it better. It's great that you have stopped drinking alcohol completely because heavy alcohol use will lead to liver failure, puts you at risk for cancer, and more. Here is a summary of the health risks associated with alcohol http://wb.md/1mJPQ08 Hope this helps

Question 2

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?

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

Question 3

i have liver mets from primary ocular melanoma. i slept with a castor oil pack 2 days ago. my abdomen & lower right are painful. will this subside?

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This is outside ?: Castor oil packs most likely do not do anything. I am thinking of the external application of the oil in cloth on skin. If there is heat, there could conceivably be a burn from the heat but any damage from it would be visible.

ON THE OTHER HAND. Cancer everywhere can do bad and painful things.
Without an actual examination, I cannot give specific medical advice on your particular health,

Question 4

can edible marijuana once per week cause cancer/increase chance of cancer like having a 6 pack of beer or bottle of wine once per week increases chance of esophageal/stomach/head/mouth/liver, etc?

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Same question: Both weed and alcohol are bad for you. If you are shopping for an answer that you would like, that is not helpful for you.
Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
Wish you good health!

Question 5

how long can you leave packing in a mrsa wound?

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Depends a lot: If you are talking about 'packing' this must be a good sized wound, i dislike the term packing as a wound shouldn't be stuffed full rather very lightly filled with a dressing. How long? Depends on how much drainage there is and what materials are soaking it up.  A wound specialist will try to adjust dressings to last at least two days.  Please see a wound specialist.

Question 6

i had an abscess that was cut and drained in my navel a couple days ago and he packed my wound with this packing stuff. he did not tell me how long to leave it in and i am concerned on if it should be removed?

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OK to remove: Packing abscesses doesn't really prevent recurrent infection. Keep the area covered with a bandage if it is draining and keep it clean by washing with soap and water daily. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 7

i have a very small lanced boil that i've been re-packing with gauze daily. would it hurt to leave gauze in for 2 days just once or better to leave ou?

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Leave it out: You can irrigate with 1/4 t salt in 1 cup of water instead  if that is possible.

Question 8

abscess drainage - how do you know when your little boil no longer needs the packing cotton strip?

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Depends...: For small abscesses, it could just be 2-3 days.  For larger ones, days to weeks sometimes.  Doctors look at how deep the abscess was, if there was surrounding infection (cellulitis), if there's drainage, where it's located... So a lot of different factors.  Best thing you can do is check with your doc, they should be able to give you an estimate.  Good luck!

Question 9

molar removed, got dry socket and had packing out in. six days after being packed i am wondering if i leave the brown gauze in the socket or remove it?

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Your dentist should: Have given you these directions for how they wanted you to treat this.  Did they give you any home instructions?  If not i would suggest you call the office and ask for their preference.
(it might be ok at this point, but different dentist have different protocols that they like to follow.) it is best to keep the socket moist.

Question 10

if you have damage to your liver is there anything you can do to help or any meds to live a little longer?

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The Liver: The liver is a marvelous and mysterious organ that can heal itself usually if the thing causing trouble is removed or stopped. I see you are on acetominophen, one of the most dangerous products for liver damage. Please stop the acetominophen immediately. Throw it away and never ever use it again. But, in general the liver can heal very well.

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I have been clean off alcohol for 1 year and 8 months and recently drink 0.0 6 pack a day. is this bad for my liver and health.drink it to avoid beer ?

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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?

A member asked:

I have liver mets from primary ocular melanoma. i slept with a castor oil pack 2 days ago. my abdomen & lower right are painful. will this subside?

A member asked:

Can edible marijuana once per week cause cancer/increase chance of cancer like having a 6 pack of beer or bottle of wine once per week increases chance of esophageal/stomach/head/mouth/liver, etc?

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How long can you leave packing in a mrsa wound?

A member asked:

I had an abscess that was cut and drained in my navel a couple days ago and he packed my wound with this packing stuff. he did not tell me how long to leave it in and i am concerned on if it should be removed?

A member asked:

I have a very small lanced boil that i've been re-packing with gauze daily. would it hurt to leave gauze in for 2 days just once or better to leave ou?

A member asked:

Abscess drainage - how do you know when your little boil no longer needs the packing cotton strip?

A member asked:

Molar removed, got dry socket and had packing out in. six days after being packed i am wondering if i leave the brown gauze in the socket or remove it?

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If you have damage to your liver is there anything you can do to help or any meds to live a little longer?

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