A 52-year-old female asked:
i got fatty liver disease can i drink?
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Dr. Dean Giannone answered
24 years experience Internal Medicine
No!!!: The drinking could have given you the fatty liver to begin with. And even if that's not the case, you can't drink alcohol if your liver is already challenged by some illness.
Answered on Dec 30, 2016
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