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How long will you live if you keep drinking and have pre-existing liver damage?
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Not very long: You will likely end up with cirrhosis and liver failure. It is not a pretty way to die.
Answered 6/2/2013
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Besides not drinking alcohol or eating fatty foods, is there anything i can do to keep my liver nice and healthy!?
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Sprite an Mountain Dew an otha light beverages.I hav fatty liver, r those okay? If not what liquids u suggest an I drink n moderation and tons of H20
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