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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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Survival benefit!: If you have alcoholic cirrhosis you will need to quite drinking for life. It will not stop cirrhosis, but it will prevent things from going downhill quickly.
Answered 11/20/2019
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