Alcoholic hepatitis
A condition in which the liver becomes inflamed due to drinking too much alcohol.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there such a thing as mild alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 44-year old asked:
Will a hepatitis test show any kind of hepatitis, including alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How long does it take to recover from alcoholic hepatitis? Can this disease cause HE?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the difference between viral and alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 37-year old asked:
My Transient elastography results showed an elastic ratio of 126. How concerning is this please? I have previously recovered from severe alcoholic hepatitis. Now sober. Thanks
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A 39-year old asked:
When does alcoholic hepatitis (live inflammation from alcohol) occur?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can having a case of alcoholic hepatitis give a false positive for hepatitis b?
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A member asked:
Should a person be on ativan (lorazepam) when diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible to recover from severe alcoholic hepatitis, without any resulting fibrosis, or is fibrosis to some extent inevitable after such injury? Thanks.
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A female asked:
Diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis about a year ago - can drink at all? And why do I get drink off just 1 or 2 beers now? My husband was diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis about a year ago... He served in the military where they treated him a disease
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A 48-year old asked:
How effective is prednisolone (Orapred) for treating alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can you still have alcoholic hepatitis if your acute hepatitis panel is negative??
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A male asked:
I AM 40 YEARS OLD AND IN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS. DOCTOR HAS ADVISED ENSURE AS I AM HARDLY EATING. ARE ENSURE AND NESTLE'S BOOST SI?
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A 37-year old asked:
Hi, Ive recently recovered from acute severe alcoholic hepatitis. All bloods normal now. But I seem to have some lasting impaired cognitive affects. Is this normal? Thanks.
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can alcoholic hepatitis present with normal alt/ast?
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A male asked:
If you suffer from alcoholic hepatitis and stop drinking will the liver ever fully recover back to normal from this? And if so how long?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Husband is 33.A year ago had alcoholic hepatitis. Has been hospitalized in past for dehydration and shut down kidneys.How will this progress?
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Person diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis. Doctors say liver is completely damaged. What is survival rate? Its day 5 and vitals are still normal
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A 44-year old asked:
How effective is methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) for treating alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is light-moderate alcohol consumption permitted after full recovery from alcoholic hepatitis with normal blood results ongoing.. ? I am not an alcoholic. Thanks
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A 37-year old asked:
Does one previous episode of severe alcoholic hepatitis make you more susceptible to another episode even after bloods have normalised and with a normal liver, if you stay within the 14 units weekly alcohol limit? Thanks
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it safe to drink alcohol socially and only moderately, one year after recovery from alcoholic hepatitis when bloods are normal? Thanks
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A 37-year old asked:
My liver has returned to normal after an episode of alcoholic hepatitis.. normal bloods, no fibrosis. Is it safe to drink moderately? Thanks
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A 37-year old asked:
Does mild fibrosis of the liver due to alcoholic hepatitis shorten your life span if blood tests are now normal & you lead a healthy lifestyle?
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A 37-year old asked:
I have a previous history of severe alcoholic hepatitis but all bloods have normalised except for raised bile acid, which is causing distressing all over itching. What could be the cause of this? Thanks
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A 47-year old asked:
Can yellow eyes and skin be a symptom of alcoholic hepatitis?
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A member asked:
My mother was recently diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis. Doctors say her liver is completely damaged. What is her survival rate?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why fatigue/nausea/red palms if previous severe alcoholic hepatitis but no current alcohol?
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A member asked:
What makes a person's gag reflexes stop working? When patient has been talking morphine and ativan (lorazepam) for alcoholic hepatitis.
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