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Will drinking alcohol cause cirrhosis?

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Yes: It use to be leading cause but hepatitis C is currently is the leading cause of cirrhosis in the us.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 4/5/2018

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See below: It may cause cirrhosis but many heavy drinkers seem to escape that fate. There are other factors at play.

Answered 10/2/2019

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I have alcohol cirrhosis and have stop drinking alcohol for 3 yrs. What benefit will i get? Will it stop cirrhosis?

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How long does it or may it take someone to develop liver cirrhosis from drinking alcohol?

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Just say someone did have active cirrhosis going on and was drinking alcohol every other day would GGt be normal on bloodwork ?

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So if a person did have ongoing cirrhosis of the liver and was still drinking alcohol every day the GGt on bloodwork would be elevated right?

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Husband had acute liver failure, septic a year ago has cirrhosis .and still drinking alcohol. whats the risk of acute failure again? how soon?

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