A 48-year-old member asked:
How long would it take to completely recover from alcohol hepatitis?
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Dr. Michael Sheffieldanswered
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 37 years experience
Weeks to month: It can take many weeks to a few months to recover from alcoholic hepatitis and that is if you stop drinking completely. I can take quite a long time for the liver to come back closer to normal and would require good nutrition as well as abstinence from alcohol.
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