Liver damage from alcohol is progressive and goes through several stages. I am board certified in Internal Medicine and have been practicng medicine for the last eight years. As a physician working regularly in the ICU, I admit patients with advanced liver damage from alcohol on a regular basis. By the time they get to ...
It all began a couple of months ago. I went to a wedding and I had my share of excess of food and drinks (although I did not get drunk) and dancing too. I partied until 3:00 am and everything was OK until next day at around noon when I went to the bathroom. I ...
Recently the issue of liver health has been raised a great deal by the media and health professionals around the world. In fact, the issue I am about to discuss is the leading cause of liver dysfunction in the United States. (Cabot, 2003). The condition is called fatty liver or steatosis and in the U.S ...
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, better known as NASH is not a new disease. It is a liver disease that replicates a disease that is found in someone who is a heavy drinker. That disease is ASH, Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. The consensus is that people with NASH were assumed to be Alcoholics. According to the National Digestive Diseases Information ...
The causes of liver dysfunction are several. The liver is such as vital organ in our bodies, and when it doesn’t function well, there could be a number of reasons for it. Before we get into what some of these causes of liver dysfunction are, let’s look at the common symptoms of liver dysfunction. A ...
Got the Blahs? A fatty liver isn’t something we normally consider when we’re feeling out of sorts. But picture this scenario: you’re sitting at your desk writing out a report and you have a full, heavy feeling. You’re groggy and you can’t think. What have you eaten for breakfast and lunch day in and day ...
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare condition in which too much fat accumulates in the liver. If detected early enough, the damage is minimal. However, left untreated or poorly treated the condition can cause liver failure and even death. Although AFLP is rare, it cannot be predicted or prevented. In the past, ...
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