A 34-year-old member asked:
What are the side effects to drinking alcohol after undergoing three liver transplants?
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Dr. Gerald Bausekanswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Needing a 4th: I would say the adverse effect of drinking alcohol after three liver transplants is liver failure and needing a fourth!
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Alcohol: In ones with compromised liver function, more liver damage.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Alcohol side effects after underwent three liver transplants, what to do?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Seth Narinsanswered
Transplant Surgery 25 years experience
Abstinence: Liver transplants do not confer immunity to alcohol or its effects, and the consumption of alcohol in any quantity will damage the transplant. Commonly, to receive a liver transplant, one must abstain from alcohol for at least 6 months, and abstinence is the best policy after a liver transplant.
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