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 ...
When you feel the familiar twinge of a backache or any of a number of other mild pains, chances are you reach for the bottle of Advil or other similar drugstore pain relievers. Advil is a drug in the medication class known as NSAID, an abbreviation for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These medications are commonly used ...
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 ...
HerbalProvider.com defines cirrhosis “as a potentially life threatening condition that occurs when scarring damages the liver. The scarring replaces healthy tissue and prevents the liver from working normally. Cirrhosis usually develops after years of liver inflammation.” The two main causes of cirrhosis in the United States are alcohol and hepatitis C. Alcohol abuse is the ...
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 ...
I was young and I was healthy. I did not drink alcohol. However, at the age of 22 I nearly died of liver failure. How did that happen? Let me tell you my story. My husband and I were in college at the time and I was working at a local veterinarian’s office as a ...
Most medicinal herbs are reasonably safe when they are used as directed, under the guidance of a qualified expert. However, people with a personal or family of liver disease must use caution when using any medicinal herb. Many can also increase the risk of severe liver damage from other products, like alcohol or acetaminophen (Tylenol). ...
