A 38-year-old member asked:
What happens if you drink if you have a family history of liver disease?
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Dr. Troy Reynaanswered
Pediatric Surgery 45 years experience
Not necessarily: If you have no primary liver disease it should be okay to drink, alcohol. Everything in "moderation" as socrates said.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Why is a history of liver disease significant?
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Dr. Ernie Ordonezanswered
Bariatrics 58 years experience
You might get it: History is a great way and very significant as the possiblity of genetic pattern though it is only 35% thereabout.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Is it bad to drink if you have a personal or family history of liver disease?
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Dr. ASHRAF MALEKanswered
Specializes in Hepatology
Yes/no: If you have personal history of liver disease, more specifically chronic liver disease it is harmful to drink alcohol (i guess that is what it meant with the question). Family history of drinking may or may not affect the person to drink alcohol on a regular basis.
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Last updated Apr 17, 2013
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