Doctor outlines 7 signs of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ascites, Caput Medusae, jaundice & more)
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2022
- In this video Dr O'Donovan outlines 7 clinical signs of alcoholic liver disease, including scleral icterus, caput medusae, ascites, spider neavi, and asterixis (aka flapping tremor) -- plus more.
This video contains clinical photographs to facilitate your learning.
Remember these signs are not specific to alcoholic liver disease and can be seen in other forms of liver disease such as Hepatitis.
For a specific video on asterixis (flapping tremor) see: • Flapping Tremor - Aste...
For more information on alcoholic liver disease please see the following resources:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol...
If you or a person you know are struggling with alcohol addition and live in the UK please access this resource:
www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-...
If you live in the USA please see this resource:
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/nati...
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Lord help my daughter to stop drinking alcohol
Amen .
Amen
Am 69 and have been a drinker since I was in my teens. Never considered myself an alcoholic but often drank heavily. Of late, I was suffering with really bad acid reflux every time I had a glass of wine so I decided to stop drinking completely. Have not had acid reflux since and have lost weight too. Am sleeping much better, the brain fog I used to get on a regular basis has gone and it’s also meant I’m saving money and putting it towards more constructive things. Wish I’d done it years ago and it proves it’s never too late to stop 👍
Way to go!
Bravo! 👏 You can improve your health dramatically by learning how the body works. I guarantee you can lose weight, gain mental clarity, reverse chronic conditions and protect yourself from serious disease. This doctor explains it in plain English.
Best of health!
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Please accept my condolences for the loss of your father and get well soon.
@@monicaperez2843 Thanks for your kind comment ! It’s been a long time since my father died and I feel better every day since I stopped drinking. Just wish I’d done it a lot sooner 👍
Well done.
Going on 3 weeks being sober from alcohol I can definitely say it was one of the greatest thing I ever gave up. I feel more energetic, my anxiety are under control, and I lost a significant amount of belly. For those who are suffering you are not alone you have to look at alcohol as poison, it’s not easy whenever you have the will to end it trust me it will definitely be worth it. Stay strong!!! Never give up
*SN quick update it’s been 8 months since I last had alcohol almost to a year. Stay strong my friends the process may seem long but it will be worth it in the end. Your skin and body will glow once you stopped completely you’ll realize it wasn’t so bad and you won’t have any urges to drink.
If you ever feel the urge to drink, just try to abstain for an hour, and by then you will have forgotten about it !!!! Easy !!!! I gave up 38 years ago !!!!
Good tip Toomuch, thanks 👍
@@spaceted3977 38 years is a long time!!!! Congratulations, trust me after going 2 weeks without alcohol it was hard I still craved it but as the weeks went by i forgot all about it. Thank you for the advice
@@kate4885 I try to help those who’s trying to quit as well. It takes time to kick the poison you will have your days where you crave it everyday. I drink plenty of water and tea so it wasn’t hard for me but it wasn’t easy. I’m still fighting the urge ,I just remind myself daily if I were to drink just 1 drink that defeats my purpose of quitting. Thank you for your kind words Kate good luck 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Good Lord, you must be bored. And angry and depressed. I get that way after one week without the booze.
These signs, among others, may not alarm or frighten you, but the last sign that he mentioned should. A complication known as Hepatic Encephalopathy; I don't understand all the dynamics of this complication, but when I witnessed it, - it scared the living hell out of me. When you see someone you love more than anything else in the world develope this, it is devastatingly heartbreaking, - especially if you are standing helplessly alongside them in a hospital room while four nurses are holding them down and necessarily hurting them. It is absolute agony. They'll anxiously or hopelessly stare right at you, calling-out your name, - over and over and over. They'll be screaming for you, and you're assuring them right into their face or ear and it's absolutely hopeless. I have never known heart-tearing agony like that. My God, if you're a heavy drinker,
PLEASE at least think about this. I know the idea of stopping is like just, - there's just no way, - believe me, I understand this all too damn well. My own personal alcoholism was so bad, I had to finally leave the whole State to work it out in ... nevermind, it was hell. But thank God, I took away what I'd learned, and spent several years alone out there, and finally, I was free. If I can do it, - I KNOW that you can to. Please believe me. Please don't mess around with yourself in this way, I swear to God, eventually your body's gonna crash, and when it does, failures don't like to be alone. When one thing shuts down, everybody seems to follow the leader.
Well, I feel like I've kinda made an ass out of myself here. But if humiliating myself allows just one person out there to think about it, - just think about it, - my naivete and embarrassment was worth a thousand prayers.
You are helping me. I have been drinking almost a half gallon of vodka daily. It wasn't immediate, but slowly over the pandemic I just isolated and started drinking more and more. I'd black out constantly and wake up with bruises and injuries having no idea what happened. I felt so much shame and guilt I stopped seeing or talking to any of my family or friends. I threw my phone in the river one night and made it impossible for anyone to get ahold of me. I was truly just alone with my bottle.
Three days ago I woke up in a hospital after blacking out somewhere and I was forced to detox. I am now three days sober and I can't say it is easy. I feel EVERYTHING now. I have no filter, nothing to numb the real life problems that I have caused in my alcoholism. I can however say that I am finally being honest with myself and others. I have a problem and it is time to fix it.
@@keeanmorishita8457 👍Keenan. Praise yourself. Praise yourself for having the courage and the guts, that too many of us just cannot ever seem to find. You might find, that the most difficult thing about your whole journey, - is learning how to live without using. Super work 👍, - I do promise, if you can stay with it,
you absolutely will eventually find, - that it was - super-well worth it.
Thanks for your reply.
My dad died from drinking at 66 last year. He had HE and it caused him to lose his mind. He forgot who his grandson was. He would only talk about the past. He would sometimes forget who I was. He mistook my husband for my abusive ex boyfriend and got really upset and kept asking me if I was ok and then yelled at my husband to leave. It was awful. I can’t imagine what my dad went through the last year of his life. Being an alcoholic he hid it from us but we knew his health wasn’t great. My stepmom refused to let us move him to a better care facility. The worst time of my life. Yet I still drink even after being sober almost 2 years. This disease is a nightmare.
@@kmr4360 I understand. I really understand, - entirely. To 'understand' something is a rather curious phenomenon for us human beings. May I use the simplest of examples, - riding a bicycle for instance. I will simply never believe that for us humans - understanding something is really ever possible without an 'experience' of it. I do not believe that there is any qualitative difference, - only a quantitative one. I'm saying this because there just isn't anyone who can understand the horror that you have passed through, without having the, or an, - experience just like it.
For me, it was just terribly frightening to witness this in someone I have loved, and I have known for so very long. It became worse once in the hospital. I'll not reiterate what's already been said, you know all-too well the living nightmare that must be lived with. I am very sorry you also had to live with - and through this. Just reading your reply was a little hard. But thank you very much for your response to my comment.
Sometimes I think when people have to go through things like this, aside from being upset and frightened, I know that for myself,
I also felt so terribly alone.
Just read your comment, and I noticed that your posted this 2 months ago which is fairly recent. I hope you’re still going strong! My dad is a heavy drinker, and because he refuses to quit, I’m just slowly watching more and more symptoms arise. My whole family has given up on him because of the way he treated us, but my brother and I still try to help support him in quitting. I feel like I’m counting days now. I hope you see this comment as a reminder to understand that you’re giving up a life where you’re slowly dying, and killing everyone around you every day. And since it’s 2024 now, Happy New Years, and I wish you success in life, whatever that may mean to you :)@@keeanmorishita8457
My first marriage was with an alcoholic,my second marriage was with an alcoholic,both of tbe men wouldn't change and died from drinking and abusing their bodies. I decided that I need to be the best me possible and not abuse my self. No more drinking or smoking. I have been alcohol free and stopped vaping. I am 57 and medicine free, my health has aches and pains but other than that I feel stronger.
Good for you
Do you have any children?
Enjoying my sobriety since 28 Novermber 2021 and still going and not going back to that messy life.. Lord I'm thankful 🙏🏽👏
Well done.
I just started February 18, 2024
@@comptonking310🎉🎉🎉❤
Me too! Almost died, still sober hope you are too
Congrats I'm 3 years sober.
I stopped drinking alchohol about 38 years ago !!!! Now I'm 68 yrs old !!!! My father who was an alchoholic, died when he was 58, and he had yellow bloodshot eyes and a bright Red Nose !!!! Giving up Alchohol was the best thing I ever did !!!! I also gave up Smoking at the same time !!!!
Nice !!!!
Giving up alcohol & cigarettes at the same time had to be so stressful. Congratulations 🎉 You're a miracle..
I'm 28 and I stopped drinking a month ago. It was difficult the first few weeks to say no to people, but I stopped associating with the people who I would drink with. I found myself hanging out and spending money drinking and I didn't really enjoy it anymore or see the point of it. I started reading about liver failure, diabetes, high blood pressure, renal failure. It seems harmless having a few beers but it adds up in the end, and is not worth it.
@@nathanburch5462 You have to get away from drinkers because they will always try to force you to drink, just like them. But there's an infinite amount of ways to enjoy yourself without getting drunk. It's forty years since I last drank Alchohol, and it really is Poison. Giving it up was the best thing I have ever done, alongside never getting married !!!!! And if you don't drink or smoke you will have loads of Money !!!! But if you go back to drinking you will make yourself very ill and you will die in your Fifties.
@@judychandler8485 I gave up smoking and drinking alchohol forty years ago. I have had a very happy life without alchohol and I've been able to buy some Amazing things, because I don't spend any money going to bars etc.
One year ago today, my husband was brought home for hospice care. He died five days later from alcoholic liver disease and he had every one of the symptoms listed in this video. If you have a drinking problem, please get help. You do not want to die like this!
My sister is currently in liver and kidney failure due to alcohol. She is in the hospital. She sleeps most all of the time. She is going to have fluid taken from her abdomen tonight. Did your husband ever slip into a coma?
My heart hurts for you, lost my mother at 67 last month- (I’m 30) to a that same thing. my mother was on hospice care and palliative care for the last few months and died on April 23 from alcoholic liver disease, and it was the most horrifying thing I ever had to watch. I lost my dad from really aggressive stage four pancreatic cancer, and how my mom died from alcoholic liver disease was worse.😢
@@jillembree7343 I’m so sorry. this is exactly what my mother went just went through, on Monday April 22 she was awake, eating, talking, that evening she slipped into a hepatic coma, and by the time I got there the next morning she was completely unresponsive and in the dying process whilst in her coma. Coma to death took 24 hours. Obviously that’s not the same pathology for every patient, but that was my mom‘s experience.
My mom stopped eating and started sleeping most of the time during the last month.
I'm 38 in my early 30s I started to get the spider type veins all over my chest and they were moving up my neck. So grateful I quit alcohol 5 yrs ago this February 7th ❤️ #WEDORECOVER
Well done
Curious, Did they go away?
Did yours go away? Mine completely disappeared about three years after I stopped drinking, combined with consistent cardio exercise. Had them all over my thighs, very scary moment when I discovered mine.
@@kathrynpaigebabin yes, the majority did go away completely thankfully ! Only a few few small ones remain.. In my heaviest years of drinking many people noticed them and asked me about them... before I even noticed they were there. I didn't know why at the time...
Until an older woman who was basically a stranger to me that was dying from scaring of the liver/liver cancer (AKA liver cirrhosis) from her many years of alcoholism... She told me they were from drinking too much alcohol for too long, that if I could ever quit alcohol... they'd go away. I quit a few yrs later. It took me hitting rock bottom in every way...(some are sicker than others 😭💯🙌🙏). I was down to my last unburnt bridge and last person, close to losing those 2 very quickly and I knew I was slowly drinking myself to death 😭, just like my mom and uncle did. I decided I did want to live and didn't want to hurt myself or anyone else anymore and so I finally quit. (RIP mom and wadzy... gone too soon, never forgotten 😭🙌)
My mom and one of her 2 younger brothers both died very slow and extremely painful deaths... related to their decades of alcoholism...
My uncle wouldn't stop drinking whiskey, so he couldn't be put on a transplant list 😭 and as he started actually dying, had to be put in hospice care, his alcohol withdrawal made him UNABLE to recognize his own 2 grown kids or his high school sweetheart wife of over 30 yrs or even know who he was, extreme pain and confusion... 😭 and then almost a year to the day he passed... my mom passed away too on Oct 2nd 2012 😭🤬😭... (although she did quit alcohol for over 10 yrs before her death..) she couldn't be put on the transplant list 😭🤬... so she spent the last 5ish yrs of her life severely ill, unable to work, struggling on disability, losing all her weight (except her stomach area, it remained very big and swollen, hard and painful to the touch) the fluid surrounded all her organs, so she'd regularly have 2 2 liters of fluid drained from her body cavity every 2-3 months. Painful,.pricey and continuous procedure.. Due to complications from liver cancer from alcoholism...the many capillaries in her throat kept bursting and leaking blood and other fluids into her body cavity around all organs instead of where it should be in the capillaries, veins etc... Which lead to nausea, loss of appetite, pain and throwing up blood the last 3 wks of her life. Every few days it'd get to be too much for her and her body, so she'd have to go to the hospital again, they'd put stents in/on her capillaries holes and stop the bleeding ("stabilizing" her for 2 days) they'd send her home, until the next time it started all over again.. This happened over and over, until at the end of the third week... She finally lost the fight to the disease of alcoholism. After watching a parent spend their last 3 wks alive... in extreme pain, puking up blood several times a day, no appetite, extreme nausea, soo many ambulance rides and ER trips and stays, and scares for my 20 yr old sister, my mom, myself and my 2 small kids under 5 yrs old... With no other way to cope or stop severely grieving.... I became an even more severe alcoholic myself within the first 8 days of her passing for the next decade or so... 😭. I'm grateful it didn't kill me too. Through no actions of my own mostly... My life was for some reason saved many times... by something beyond me and this earth, higher than me and outside of me. I survived a lot... when others, especially females.... who didn't want to die like I did, instead get raped and murdered etc 😭🤬 5 yrs ago I decided I was breathing the generational curse of alcoholism/addiction in my family tree 🙌💯❤️ hugs and healing prayers to all alcoholics& addicts still actively using and struggling to stop and stay stopped. I'm now getting what i always needed but avoided with alcohol & drugs. Stop avoiding my pain, sadness, anger etc and learn to feel, process, accept and heal all my Childhood traumas (C- PTSD) AND misdiagnosed and untreated mental illness. By quitting, going to meetings and doing all steps/actions to stay not only a dry drunk but an alcoholic in recovery not only sobriety 💯🙌❤️ #WEDORECOVER
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Doesn't mean the damage wasn't done doesn't mean that it won't affect you at later points in your life.
Acute pancreatitis got me at 47 and nearly killed me I’ve been sober ten years now to beat this alcoholicism I must die a sober man then I’ll have beaten it greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
10 years that's great! 👍👍
Good on you that it’s been ten years … keep up your belief in being healthy.
My brother died due to alcoholism. He lived with my husband and I for his last year and a half but sadly died the day before his 49th birthday. One of the many symptoms was his odor … he smelled strongly of garlic. He’d vomit blood due to esophageal varices which are the abdominal veins in the lower part of the tube (esophagus) that runs from throat to stomach It can look like coffee grounds when vomiting.
@@kde5377 god bless I never vomited like that I also done my day job and got drunk at night the pancreatitis is one hell of a pain I give it ten out of ten I feel for you my love from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Well Done !!!! It`s forty years since I stopped drinking, and life is Good !!!! I`m 68 now and I want to live as long as I can !!!!
Last August, I noticed my eyes had turned yellow and 2 days later my liver and kidneys failed. They also had to drain that liquid out of my stomach a few times... 4 to 5 liters at a time. It was soooo scary to have gone through that, but I've been sober since then, almost a year now. I wish I hadn't let it get that far along, but I'm Happy to be alive and sober !! Anyone reading this... if you are struggling, ask for help ! Don't wait ! You may not get a chance later !
Thank you for sharing your experience here.
You're lucky to be alive. Hooe you stay sober.
well buddy i had not quite the same but most of it. keep fighting everyday is worth it. much love
I am so glad you are continuing your sobriety , ❤️
You are lucky, my uncle died from what you just described 5 weeks ago. When he was near his death his liver got melted through his urine, I can’t sleep at night thinking about that. I wish nobody had to go through that.
21 years sober…..alcohol is so terribly addictive and dangerous
18 here, you go salty
Going into day 3 of sobriety wish me luck and prayers couldn't hert either 😊
You can do it one day at a time.
Going on nine months sobriety myself.
Try AA and be honest with yourself admitting we are alcoholic can be hard but it's the first step in acceptance.
Focus on relapse prevention closely in recovery. Sobriety is great.
🙏🏻 . I pray you are still doing well. God bless!
As a longtime RN, the sickest patients I ever cared for had alcoholic cirrhosis. Everyone's heard the old saying, "there's worse things than death" and IMO cirrhosis is way worse than death. The patient is extremely uncomfortable with his swollen abdomen and ascites (fluid). Most cirrhotic patients also have some degree of renal failure as well. Their diet is fluid, protein and sodium restricted. They can't eat much of anything and they truly need protein to heal but too much will put them into hepatic encephalopathy and cause them to go into a coma. Some of them are still addicted to alcohol which makes everything worse. The swollen belly can sometimes leak peritoneal fluid and they'll get peritonitis. They have to take huge amounts of laxatives in order to help flush out the high amount of bilirubin in their stool from their failing liver. They're in pain and can't have much of anything for pain because it could kill them or cause them to go into a coma. These patients are truly miserable and the disease process lasts for a year or two until death. I have never seen or heard of anyone beating cirrhosis. It's pretty much fatal. I got very close with the family members of patients with cirrhosis and I was always truthful and honest with them, explaining everything we were doing for their loved one. It's a very sad situation.
You are a wonderful giving person to put yourself through those emotional scars.
That is so heartbreaking.
You pretty much nailed it. Having been drained 10 liters a week towards the end was the most uncomfortable feeling you can have. Your diet pretty much sucks. Everything is bland and you have to watch your sodium. Its terrible. I was given a second chance with a heart and liver transplant and I want others to know that it’s not too late to quit. Do it for yourself!
ICU/ER RN here. I have seen and have cared for these patients, too. It’s truly heartbreaking to watch them die. More often than not, they’ve driven their family away and nobody is there in their last minutes. I have always tried to be that friend and help them through it. But it can truly break your heart.
Exactly right. The family dynamics are often so poor that the patient has no one to help him go thru it all. The nursing staff are often all a patient has at times. I'm glad you care enough to help them.
I was so addicted to drinking there was not one day I wouldn't drink until I developed gastritis and I got very bad abdominal pain couldn't eat or drink anything . Now I'm a month sober
Well done for your sobority. If it helps Alcoholics Anonymous is a great organisation
Well done for your sobority. If it helps Alcoholics Anonymous is a great organisation
Great job! Keep it you can do it!!!!😊😊
Do you have the appetite to eat now
Hey. I hope your sobriety is still going well. Sending love and prayers. If not, don't beat yourself up, it's all part of the journey. Dust yourself off, and get back on the horse. Best of luck friend.🤗
LORD ,,THANK YOU FOR HELPING EVERYONE DEALING WITH LIVER and KIDNEY AND INFLAMMATION DISEASES...
Most alchoholics never give up !!!! They just die young !!!! I gave it up 38 years ago !!!!
Thankyou for sharing this, sending love to everyone struggling with alcoholism and those in recovery.
Thanks
I'm 40 and I've been drinking 6-10 light beers day for 18 years before quitting cold turkey. I luckily didn't get any of these. When I quit I only had minor withdrawals; morning headaches, trouble sleeping, and low energy for about 4-5 days. It took me about 3 months to loose the mental cravings and start to look healthy.
Thanks for your story. Do you mind elaborating on how you improved after quitting and why you decided to go cold turkey rather than cutting back?
I'm just a beer guy myself as well. 40 as well and never had any of these symptoms. Doctor says the liver and all organs are fine. Liver as a little grease on it but nothing that concerns him. About a 6 pack a day drinker for the past 15 years. I tapered off. Drank a little less a day so I wouldn't get any withdrawals. I'm okay, it's just the insomnia is tough. After being used to falling asleep either drunk or buzzed for pretty mich the whole last 15 years. It's hard to just fall asleep.
@@henny6566 I hope you are keeping it to two or fewer beers per day.
Because it was beer and not liquor
Was the tapering down hard and have much did you taper to or what method did you use ..Im 50 and been drinking for solid 10 years. I don't really get drunk but i drink throughout the day drinking abot 30 beers a day...some less and some more at times..im self employed and just maintain to keep my hands steady @henny6566
My Father passed of kidney failure due to cirrhosis 1 month after I turned 8 , he was 37. I am now 60. It destroys everyone's life around you, not just yours the alcoholics. The people left behind to pick up the pieces are the ones that suffer the trauma. My Father functioned very well to the end. Did not miss work, held the same job for 19 yrs, ECT. You would never guess it. There was a barrel of empty whiskey bottles in our basement , you never saw him without a beer and a Camel cigarette. Or Lucky Strikes. I wonder if he ever looked at a bottle and thought " my kids need me more than I need this"? Apparently not.
It's an illness, my relative flat out refused to see a Doctor, even though she knew she was seriously ill.
@@rocksoliddude1 A chronic mental illness
I'm 68 and I gave up drinking 38 years ago !!! My father died when he was 58 and had bloodshot yellow eyes, and a vile temper !!!!! I gave up smoking at the same time !!!! My father took Diazepam as well !!!! I don't know how he managed to Work, Blind Drunk and High as a Kite !!!! They called it Valium in the 1960s !!!!!
i once counted over 1000 250 and 350ml vodka bottles ...that was a year for me at my worst...im 27 and dry for 1yr 2m today
@@APHIXrs My bedroom floor was a sea of empty Carlsberg Special Brew Cans. But I gave up Drinking 40 years ago !!!! Alchohol really is Poison !!!! I never got any help giving up smoking and drinking !!!! Now I`m 68 yrs old I have my own place, 3 Motorbikes, Gaming Pc, X Box, and I`m single with 2 Dogs !!!! Drinking is for Fools who want to throw all their money away !!!!
My cousin is in a medical induced coma due to cirrhosis for the last six days.Please if you are spiritual or go to church Im asking for prayers for her! With God and our prayers she will make it!
How is she doing now?
Alcohol is one of the worst drugs! I absolutely hate alcohol
Thanks for watching.
You have an inner knowledge when you quit something for good, I also knew after 3 weeks that I would never return back to alcohol seven years ago and you too will know for sure if this is the case. Good luck!
Been sober just over 10 years . I’m not even the same Man anymore , so much waisted time but I don’t miss any of what I was.
I wished my brother had the courage to recognize he was an alcoholic. We lost him Labor Day 2023 at the age of 47. It is the hardest experience seeing someone suffer from alcoholism 😪😪😪
Damn, just reading this comment now and I’m really sorry about what happened to your brother. If you wanna talk about it, I’d love to listen to your story. I’m 17, and my dad has been an alcoholic for over 20 years, and he’s showing signs of liver disease but he refuses to see a doctor or quit. The fact that he’s been showing signs near the time you lost your brother actually hits hard. Anyways, I hope you and your family are recovering from 2023, and I wish you success in 2024, whatever that may mean to you :)
They have alanon meetings for family of alcoholics and also adult children of alcoholics meetings you can attend, you can use google to find in person or only meetings. They really will help you
My friends son passed 3 years ago from cirrosis of the liver. The kid was only 36 years old. He drank from the time he woke up until he passed out. Sad story indeed.
Very sorry
So sad
So heartbreaking. I saw a news story about how people in their 20s are dying from liver disease. It spiked during the pandemic. Drs said their liver looked like someone in their 70s that had been drinking a long time but these kids started drinking heavily only a year. I worry about my step daughter who is off at college. When she comes home to visit I totally snoop to see what is in her car. Of course there is alcohol and vapes. Vaping is really bad as well. More and more kids are experiencing lung issues because of those stupid things.
My condolence to your friend and his family. My twin sister consumed excessive amounts of alcohol everyday where is I did not drink at all, hence I'm still alive and unfortunately she died in 2016 at the age of 40.
I don't know how anyone is not drinking or taking some drug these days. Especially with inflation and the Republicans back in the house now.
This video is so informative, and I appreciate the effort to create awareness about fatty liver disease. To anyone going through this, you're not alone.
On April 23 of this year, my mom took her last breath at 67. Years of alcohol abuse turned into cirrhosis, which turned into end stage liver failure. I just turned 30 and lost both my parents. My dad died from pancreatic cancer 3 years ago, but my mom’s recent death was immensely painful to watch.
Thank you for taking the time to share this with us ♥️
Of course!!
As a person with terminal liver cancer, these symptoms are also in my future. No signs yet but it never hurts to know what to look for.😊
Prayers for you to recover!
God Bless you Vickie, May you fully Recover, sending love and Maximum prayers ❤️❤️
the smiling emoji u are truly stoic 😮
What about transplant
My brother died from this in March. Drinking alcohol is not harmless. These symptoms show up towards the end of the disease. He declined quickly and it was painful for him and for family to watch.
so sorry for your loss hope your doing well god bless
So sorry for the lost ro mate,but am worry about my brother now,his belly big he very skinny,saying he getting head acks all the time,he never ho these until 3 months into this,his month smells bad ,to,no yellowish eyes yet ,and he not seeing good ,blurred, so am on his back now try get him ro a doctor ,all he want ro do is drink, cause he pics of ,and he not on beer he won't say a word until he is,he gets angry fast ,beer wine ,if it done use in good way ,thr3s not pomlems ,but many just love the felling they never stop,they now under the control of the drink ,they become, depend on there God, the drink 🍸
I fear this for my brother as well. He’s extremely emotionally abusive to everyone and he and my mother are alchie buddies together so nothing gets done about it. I had to block him from my life completely bc the drama and constant drunken texts and phone calls in the middle of the night were insane. I worry he will face this. He gets sweaty and shaky in the early evening before he has his first drink. My mom definitely drinks all throughout the day as well and takes her”afternoon nap”and has for as long as I have memory. It’s very sad.
I have cirrhosis. I have just been diagnosed at 70 . I never smoked , drink or do recreational drugs . I do need prescription drugs . Please don’t assume anyone who has cirrhosis is an alcoholic and make uninformed assumptions that we are all alcoholics . My brother who passed in 2014 at 58 drank and smoked . Yet he was able to donate his liver . Go figure .😢
You are absolutely right! Cirrhosis of a liver is not cause by alcohol only!
The mother of a coworker of mine died from cirrhosis. When she was diagnosed, all of her children asked the doctor the same question. " how is this possible? She never drank alcohol. His response? What makes you think only alcohol consumers get cirrhosis?
Me too
Yes, if you eat a lot of processed food, sugar and seed oils, this can also lead to cirrhosis.
Due to fatty liver.
In 2008 I almost died of hepatic-renal failure due to alcohol consumption. I live with cirrhosis every day, but I am extremely grateful for those who stood behind me and supported me though this horrible time in my life. I am sober now 15 years and live a much happier and healthier life. If you have someone in your life that is suffering alcoholism, consider that they are suffering with a serious disease like any other. So long as it’s not detrimental to you, consider giving them your support if they are willing to put forth the effort to change. That support is what saved my life and I did change, I’ve not touched a drop since and never will. I only regret the pain I put the people I love through whilst in the grip of this disease! God Bless!
Sir what treatment you have taken , I am last stage of alcoholic liver.
I would love to know treatment as well. My father is last stage.
I’m 17, and my dad has been a heavy drinker all my life. Recently, I’ve noticed that his eyes turned yellow. I also found a bit of blood on the toilet that he didn’t wipe after he went number 2. He throws up a few times per week, and he’s always moaning in pain. I always told him that I don’t care if we end up homeless (because we currently live off of the government since he lost his job due to his drinking), I just want him to take care of his health. Although around 5 months ago he was 6 months sober, he’s been drinking even more than he used to since the summer. I think my family has given up on him because he gave up on himself, and I think he gave up on himself partly because the family gave up on him. However, my brother and I still try to support him as much as we can, but he won’t change, or even talk about it with us.
A few days after Christmas, my mom found out that he found a woman online a few months ago and spent the rest of our savings on her. He blamed the fact that he was lonely on my mom because she “left him” and didn’t keep the house clean. He told me that if we just kept the house clean, he probably wouldn’t have cheated on my mom multiple times and drank.
Sorry for the long story lol, but I’ve been thinking a lot about whether or not I should still support my dad in trying to quit his drinking. Because although I want to help him get out of his addiction, I don’t know if my efforts are even doing anything.
As someone who has been through alcoholism, I’d really appreciate it if you could give me some insight into what I should do!
I hope you are still going strong, and I wish you a Happy New Year!
@beatmonster9586 been in your exact shoes. Support till the very end. What I did for my father was get power of attorney and get him into a rehab asap. Ask how to get power of attorney over him and get him help. Never too late. And if it is than atleast you did ur best for him. Trust me it's hard rough road. My father and mother separated. Left my brother and me to take care of him. We didn't know how bad he was till she left. Weight of alcoholism was too much to bare. My brother and I did. My brother left the house to do his own thing. And I was left alone to bare the weight. I got power of attorney of him and got him into rehab. He recovered. But shortly relapsed and a truck vehicle hit him in the streets. He was awesome loving father. Do your best you can and don't give up. Remember u can cry and let it out when u can. It helps. Trust me. Your dad's on a rough road. "Can't rain everyday."
@@beatmonster9586I’m so sorry to hear that. As a dad of young sons deciding to give up drinking now and praying it’s not too late(this. I’d and comments give me hope it’s not too late) I am inspired by your willingness to share and I do not want my sons to be in your situation. Personally, I would stay by his side, no one should go through it alone and lean on your brother to hold strong. I haven’t seen what you’ve seen but I pray you find the strength and wisdom for your situation. Thank you.
I drank so much last night .. I drink so much all the time . Like whole 750s of vodka plus some.. today my liver hurt so bad still does to the point I can barely move without agonizing pain. I hope it’s better tomorrow. I don’t know how I’ll be able to work with this pain. I am quitting drinking . No drink is worth this pain.
How are you now
Thank you for a simple, short and very informative video.
You are welcome!
My niece (31) died two weeks ago from her alcoholism. The thing is none of us knew she was an alcoholic. She was extremely high functioning and she was what seemed addicted to exercising. She was very fit. 100 lbs on her 5'4 frame. She never seemed tired and never missed work. Hiked everyday too before work. Then in a blink of an eye she was 20 lbs heavier. It happened so fast. She died from heart failure. The doctor said she was in liver failure but refused help. There was no jaundice. Not even on the day of her death which was like everyday for her, she was up, got herself ready, fixed her hair applied her makeup, did her hike, went to work, came home did her evening workout,. sat down and died. How is that possible??? The only thing that changed quickly was the weight gain.The doctor told her she needed to stop cold turkey, she was on her third day cold turkey. I think this is what killed her. From what I've heard a long time full blown alcoholic cannot go cold turkey. How I wished she'd reached out to me. How I wish I'd known. She was like my daughter. she even called me momma. I rarely ever saw her drinking and when she did, in front of me it was never excessive. As a person who has never touched any kind of alcohol when I see people drinking I pay attention, because I'm usually wondering what do they get out of it.
Hmm. That's very bizarre to hear a doctor suggested cold turkey quitting, that's very old thinking. Ordinarily they'll advise patients to continue to drink their usual amount until they can receive active care and rehab.
If that doctor told her to quit drinking cold turkey you should sue them for malpractice. Unless she was lying to them about how much she was drinking. Alcohol withdrawal causes seizures and all kinds of medical problems. A true alcoholic should only quit drinking under medical supervision, preferably an inpatient setting.
Had she rolled up her sleeve for the thing we can't mention here? It could have hastened her heart damage.
Ascites, Jaundice, ankles swelling, bruises not healing soon! My boyfriend passed from Cirrhosis February 9th, 2021, his Liver doc didn't do crap, I researched so many nights and read a lot! His PCP is who helped me through all what he went through!
I am very sorry to hear of your loss.
@@DoctorODonovan Then why am I NOT dead aged 64? Recent MRI, Fibroscan and full bloods performed 6 months ago. 2 bottles red wine a night for 30+ years. Never beer or spirits. My GP is dumbfounded and says I am lying about my alcohol intake. I calculated a 30+ year total ethanol intake of 163,800 litres of dry red wine has been dealt with by my Liver and other organs over this period. My renal functions and renal MRI came back fine. Have had brain CT's and nothing found. Heart imaging and nothing found. ECG EKG etc all come back normal. WHY???????????????????? My wife is just stunned.
Sorry for your loss. It'll be best to educate as many as possible to avoid this from happening.
@@RuchirShastri Thank you! ❤️
@@DoctorODonovan Thank you! ❤️❤️
I’m sorry. This is helpful but I for some reason was looking for early signs. But this makes me feel better.
Stopping drinking was the best decision that I ever made. Of course it took a doctor to tell me that I was in the process of destroying my liver to do it.
My god i have seen this so much in teens and people who dont drink! I AM FRIGHTEN of you and doctors
Anyone who is reading my comment please pray for me I'm battling alcoholism
Sorry to hear - please speak to your health provider.
Prayers sent. I am right with you. I drink 24/7. I have cirrhosis. And I'm literally bleeding out. I pray you come out of this and live a wonderful long life!!!
Hope that you are seeing better days now
Best most informative yet!
Thanks Stephanie
My Step father died from Boerhaave syndrome when he was 44 , he was in hospital a year before with sclerosis of the liver.
His windpipe ruptured at home and the only reason he made it to the hospital was because the ambulance station was literally a minute away .
He was bleeding out in the bathroom, when they came they took him straight into intensive care but he also caught MRSA and a week later he died .
These things should be shown to teenage children before leaving school so they can see the effects of excessive alcohol abuse and even be taken into intensive care units so they can see the damage it causes and the pain and stress it puts on all concerned and like nicotine it’s so dangerous and readily available.
And his alcohol abuse caused suffering in the household for over twenty years .
I hated him at times but he was still more of a dad than my real father .
Still remember sitting on his shoulders watching Queen at Wembley when I was still a boy .
He was so drunk when we saw Dire Straits that he thought we had gone and come back 😂
I never drink alcohol , I don’t even drink tea or coffee or juices, my work associates think I’m weird because I just drink water and the occasional milk .
He would drink 3 cans of Special Brew before going to work , take 4 cans to work with him have rum and blacks at lunchtime then drink special brew and moose head cider snakebites when he got home .
There was never any money in the house because he’d drink it all away .
I lost my Brother two years later to drug addiction aged 37 , 25 years on i still miss them .
I’m really sorry you went through that, I can’t imagine losing 2 family members due to addiction. I’m 17 right now, and my dad, who has been drinking for over 20 years, is showing signs of liver disease. I feel really bad for all families going through this. For me, it’s a viscious cycle of understanding my dad. Sometimes I see him as the kind dad who bought me peeps marshmallows from the store, and sometimes I see him as the selfish provider who chose to drink instead of taking care of his health for himself and for the rest of the family. It’s really hard to see both sides of someone you love. Anyways, wishing you a happy new years and success in life whatever that may mean to you!
Thankyou for explaining this
My dad died from alcoholism and he had them spider lookin things all over his legs when I found him. He was already gone before the paramedics got ther and I'm thinking he probably was when I found him also. He was completely unresponsive and not breathing and no pulse but he wasn't cold or stiff yet so it must have just happened within the hour of me finding him. Reason I left this comment was because wen I saw them spider circles it brought me back to the moment I turned the lights on and seen him laying on the floor against the wall corner. His legs wer covered in them circles. It's something I haven't been able to get out of my head since it happened almost 4 years ago.
A traumatic shock like that is very hard to get over quickly. It takes time. It's usually tied in with fear of the alcoholic and shame at the relief of their passing, even if they were well loved. Especially if they were well loved! There's a sense of betrayal with them. It's not your fault, it shouldn't have happened to you but we don't get to chose a lot of things in our lives. Recovering is something you can control. Alcoholics Anonymous has many offshoot programs to help the survivors of alcoholics. The motto is the same and it's a good one, "One day at a time!". Good luck.
So sorry your poor dad passed away from this and really feel for you having had to find him like that...thats a traumatic thing to witness when its our mum or dad or any loved one...I can imagine how those images of those circles must stay engraved in your mind...Your dad will be resting in peace pain free watching down on you every single day for sure ....Carry on keeping strong and take care , Sonique 👌🤗
My dad died from alcoholism two weeks ago. My grandmother discovered his body in the basement, he had succumbed after a final drinking binge at the age of 66. I'm so sorry for your loss and the experience you went through.
My Dad died too of alcoholism on Feb 12th 2020, they found also he had excessive cancer through his bones, I've been reading some related topics and found consuming to much beer
acts like a phytoestrogens causing cancer, very interesting. He died alone, I was not able to come see him before his death due to cov 19 restrictions here in Australia.
@@danielsimpson6885 Thats so sad, so sorry for your loss of your dad , plus 2020..its still so raw for you.. Your dad will be around you spiritually for sure ... alcohol kills so many people and can creep up on you when its too late like a ladys funeral i went to today.. and it doesnt matter if you are a high class lawyer , teacher or a homeless person, it takes so many lives, may your dad rest in peace , pain free , have a nice evening/morning 🤗👌
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Great video very informative and to the point
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve known quite a few people with liver disease and died of it and they didn’t have any of those symptoms except mild jaundice from time to time but difficult to notice in most cases. Quite often the patient is very thin, and becomes starved. I’d say and extreme tiredness, loss of weight and constipation are the key symptoms.
Thank you for sharing this information.
Thank you for watching and taking time to comment
Thank you for uploading this , great informative video
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You So much Dr O' Donavon. God 🙏🙏🙏 You SIR.
I was given 3 months to live after a medical detox. I drank for 40 years and ended up at a handle of vodka a day, basically a cycle of drinking, passing out, puking and mental confusion, ascites, jaundice and brown urine. Absolute hell. I somehow survived hospice and have been 100% sober for 5 years and living with compensated cirrhosis. All my symptoms have disappeared for now, and my blood work is excellent. I know how hopeless a person can feel, but you can beat addiction and live even if you think it's too late. A medical detox is mandatory for a serious alcoholic or extreme misery and death could result. Please get help.
How old are you Steve ? I too have compensated liver cirrhosis. I also have chronic pancreatis, portal hypertension, gastric varicies in the oesophagus and stomach.
I myself am 57 year's old.
@@mooncat.787 I'm also 57. I never had varicies or bleeding of any kind, my aceties went away after 3 weeks of stopping. I feel good now, but I have a feeling of impending doom and that sucks. My specialist will not put me on a transplant list because I'm doing so well. My blood is Welsh, Irish, German, Norse. Ignore the last name. You can get better, they can't explain why I did not die. Keep going and be positive. I think I lived because I didn't know I was supposed to die.
@@mooncat.787 I forgot to add I slept as much as I could, it is when our bodies repair. If I was still working I think I wouldn't be doing as well. Your current condition can definitely get better no matter what they tell you. Keep going.
@@stevensuhar8302 I agree 100% our conditions can improve. I've researched the hell out of all my alignments and I'm on top of the lot of them.
My compensated liver functions entirely normally. My pancreas is still chronic (and "perhaps" may always be so) My varacies are Grade 1 so nothing too worry about there.
Haven't had a drink in nearly four years after a near lifetime of chronic cocaine and alcohol abuse. The only surprise out of it all is that I'm still alive.
I also forgot to tell you my spleen WAS enlarged at 15cm. I was told by my so called "specialist" it would never reduce in size. After obsessive reaserch I found the Carnivore diet of which I've been on for the last 3 years.
My spleen as of the last Ultrasound (last Saturday) is now 13.2. I was so pleased. The diet is extremely restricted but I'm convinced it's healing my body AND mind !
Do you use any medication ? I take Carvidilol and Omeprazole. The Carvidilol is a beta blocker which easies portal pressure which in turn helps the flow of blood to the liver.
The Omeprazole is for acid reflux and also goes in helping in the likelihood of any ulcers appearing from acid reflux. So considering all my alignments my medication list is extremely small.
You say you have the feeling of impending doom. DONT my friend. You can live literally for decades with compensated liver disease and I plan in seeing my eighties and beyond.
Are you from the UK ? That's some bloodline you have.
@@stevensuhar8302 Just wrote a huge reply too you Steve only for it to be deleted. Unbelievable, no profanity, nothing. Just an honest account of my life.
I'll try again in several posts.
Definitely opened my eyes, I need to quit drinking ASAP!
Alcohol is strongly linked to most cancers. So strong it’s almost unbelievable how common drinking is for most humans. The body is resilient but it is poison.
Well done
Esophageal varices are another potentially serious complication. Also LFT panel derangement and high PT/INR.
I have NASH. I am 58 yo and rarely drank, never did drugs, etc. My only hope in remaining here is to receive a transplant someday soon. Otherwise I am heading home to be with my Savior. 😊
Thank you for this. You can also have parotid enlargement and dupuytrens contracture
I've lost a fair amount of weight. Unfortunately I think a lot of it is from muscle loss. I'm also chilly all the time. Haven't had a chance to talk to my doctor about this yet.
Any idea what would cause the huge abdomen as in the pic, Ascites, however without any fluid present? Sorry this is for someone with NAFLD who also has recently shown colesterol deposits on both upper eyelids and chronic inflammation. Many thanks for any advice x🙏🌹
Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Great topic. Thanks. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
You are so welcome
I went to AA saved my life
Glad to hear this dale
A continue to read and hear how John this is one of the first signs. Because of this, I thought I had more time with my father. Although he had a ascites, and horrible itching all over his body, he had no yellowing of his eyes or skin. I was completely shocked when he passed away. I’m telling this, so nobody else has to live through what I did. Call your loved one will not have every one of these symptoms. They will most likely only have a couple. Please spend as much time as you can with them. You don’t always have as long as you think. Sending love and strength to all patients and caregivers dealing with this disease. I also find it funny that he said the ascites can be up to 1 L. My father was having 16 L drained every week.
Bigger and more informative warning labels are needed on all beverages containing alcohol
Agree
I really feel bad for people that have an addiction and consciously know they're inflicting serious damage to the body but can't stop.
At first it's a pleasure, but evenrtually it feels like a chore. Lately it's been difficult to want to do it when I have that first drink. But it's all a cope so I can sleep at night (chronic insomniac)
I don't have any of these symptoms (yet), but I know I drink way too much. Would love to learn how to live sober.
Need to quit, but a very hard culture thing to do....
1st Husband died at 49 from liver disease!!
My now 2nd husband of 6 yrs is 55 on his way too as he’s an alcoholic, gets drunk every month or so…yells & abusive emotionally, mentally & verbally…so lovely!
Every month or so? That's not an alcoholic. Youre crazy. Maybe think about the people you ended up with and consider the fact that you might be the only constant thing.
I pray you have found your way out of that relationship by now! Hugs!
Thank you for your info about how alcohol damage your liver have a brother that has signs of liver damage
Sorry to hear this Peter. Best wishes to you both
Yao same here ,my brother can't shut up,hw talks ro himself,never eats if he drinks ,and now after long time he going madness,get wild ,easy ,he won't talk if he not drinking,but can't fck up when he drinking, bang abuse me I have to lock my self up ,at night, the beer made him madness,Police here all the time,they do nothing ,can't even get housing, so stuck with a mad brother ,mate ,terrl8be
My sisters partner has a huge drinking problem. Two Christmas' ago he drink 9 beers in 1 and a half hours. His skin colour is changing too & he has a large stomach.
Then to my sister, also a big drinker has the 'spider' lines all over her face but she gets skin tears all over the place too. Do you think the tears are from drinking too? I've only seen skin tears on the elderly when I worked in Aged Care. She is 52 yrs old & I'm 18 months younger than her & I no longer drink, by choice. I worry about them both but they won't change, which is so sad.
Thank you for all your video's, I learn so much.
Her skin tearing could maybe have something to do with her being dehydrated ?
@@maggiemarie1349 Yes, you are right. Alcohol is known to dehydrate people.
I Hope they choose to stop 💕💕
The addiction has to be replaced by something bigger and better, and reuniting with oir spiritual origin is mostly a must for success.
I had a friend that had his bellybutton blow out because he was retaining so much fluid. Its sad to watch someone drink themselves to death.
What do you mean his belly button blew out?
His liver came out his bellybutton. Ascites
he went to piss and his stomach burst and fluid came bursting out his belly button. must be the weakest point.
thank you mate!!
No problem!
My liver spleen and gallbladder have all become enlarged and inflammed due to my constant Alcohol consumption and eating very unhealthy fatty foods my recommendation to people stay away from high fat foods and alcohol it's not pleasant I'm still struggling badd
Flapping tremor during sleeping... cannot sleep, nightmares when withdrawal
This makes me sad. So many of my bodily issues are due to this. I've been in and out of the doctor for a lot of these symptoms. They blame energy drinks and anxiety. I've dropped caffeine and still experience all of it. I was even once diagnosed with a heart attack because they couldn't find anything.
God bless them all
I have pain in upper right hand quadrant and today Iv started frequently yawning but I don’t have any of these symptoms mentions here however I do suffer from anxiety overthinking
How we can protect our lever failure desidese plz tell me?
Is it possible to perform dialysis to remove excessive liquid in the peritoneal
Just lost a loved one due to Cirrhosis and it's complications. She developed severe infections that were hard for the doctors to treat.
So sorry
What were the complications if you don’t mind my asking?
@@SK43996 It seemed like she suffered organ failure. Her kidneys gave out, she started having trouble breathing and had to be intubated. The doctors described their task as " putting out different fires". Before she was intubated she became more confused due to a high level of toxins in her body. She also became more jaundiced.
@@freebiehughes9615 Her demons won't be able to hurt her anymore. 🙏
My older brother has been a heavy drinker his whole life and now cirrhosis has come for him…he’s got the yellow eyes and a potbelly….he recently got kicked out by the wife and had nowhere else to go so he is now staying at my parent’s house and has no job…he gets left alone at the house for 8hours because both my parents go to work and when they come home they find him drunk….he isn’t willing to change and he’s been to rehab 4 times but has failed…..my dad doesn’t know what to do with him and my mom is wanting him out of the house already but since it ain’t her son then she pretty much can’t do none
Sounds like me fr
I had a liver resection ,hasn't grown back proper but it was definitely worth it ,and not through alcohol but a Galblader removal and damaged my bileducted
Does having your gallbladder removed impact your liver? My mom in law is a big drinker and has hers removed. I am extremely worried for her.
Thanks ❤
Thanks for watching
My husband has end stage cirrhosis and has never had water retain in the abdomen,legs ,lungs as right now he not yellow but he was 2 yrs ago .he refused treatment so he in hospice care at home. The only things i notice is not hungry anymore,lost body mass , confused at times ,mood swings to wear very mean lack of interest in life , sleep a lot .
What's the hands pass tests about if you have liver disease
Hand flapping aka asterixis. See this resource: ruclips.net/video/YphjuZBJVkI/видео.html
My brother, now 68, has been an alchoholic since grade school. He leaves his front door unlicked so that the Paramedics won't have to yet again break down his door when he's bleeding. We've gone no contact to save ourselves since he's completely committed to his vodka
Thanks
No problem
So your examples are extreme cases. What about people like me who drink 6 ounces of whiskey and a beer 3 - 4 times a week and by weeks end, experience some minor liver pain? Am I describing anything alarming? Thanks!
Thank you Doctor for this educational video. Amen 🙏.
You are very welcome
Are Spider Naevi the same things as Gin Blossoms (which are often around the upper cheeks of an alcoholic's face)?
Yes the cheeks, also my husband has them on his nose as well.
Yes !!! They are caused by drinking alchohol !!! My father drank himself to death at 58 !!! He had bloodshot yellow eyes, a bloodshot face, a bright red nose and his body was covered in spider naevi !!! His breath smelled of rotting meat and petrol !!!!! He looked like he was 90 years old !!! I don`t drink and I`m 68 and people can`t believe I`m a Pensioner !!!! I have none of those symptoms !!!
@@spaceted3977 My father did the same but died at age 55. He didn't have gin blossoms but he did gain weight.
It would be interesting to know what to do to heal liver disease. Are there any supplements or foods that are good for your liver?
Diet and liver disease - britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/living-with-a-liver-condition/diet-and-liver-disease/
Look up Dr. Berg on RUclips. He has so many informative videos on what foods to eat to heal the liver. I have liver issues and he has helped me so much through diet. Also, don’t ever drink again if you do.
Thistle pills , potato water are a few things to help your liver. Also change your diet .
Stop drinking Tudca green vegetables b1 cod liver oil a whole slew of things but mainly try thinking to heal the liver if poison is the cause then try to never put anything bad in your liver like nothing bad no sugar no nothing only natural foods
My father is 68 years old. In general, he didn't like to drink much, but now he is very used to it. He has been drinking alcohol (vodka) for two months now. His face is swollen, he has no strength, and he lies down all the time. What do you recommend? Are transfusions recommended at this time?
Internet for the likes of "alcohol megavitamin therapy". Andrew Saul, orthomolecular, Abram Hoffman, NIH are good keywords!
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My Mother died from alcohol related malnutrition and cirrhosis, she didn't turn yellow? but was having frequent fainting and lost the ability to eat.
How old was the disease with her?
tough thing to lost ability to eat
Do you have another channel that puts it out in plain English?
Sorry if the language I was using was too technical. I’ll aim to try simplify in future videos for ease of understanding. Thanks for the feedback
I don’t think he ever touched on variceal bleeding - another one of the fun things that comes with alcohol induced liver disease.
So proud of everyone in the comments. I praise you all. 🙏 ... I recently stopped drinking alcohol recently. I noticed when i did have a glass of wine before bed, I would wake up a hour or 2 earlier. Not to mention bathroom trips in between. When i didn't drink anything before bed, I slept perfectly fine. Better, even. Now my brother is 6 years younger than me and he says he is the opposite. That he doesn't sleep well if he doesn't drink a glass before bed. But he's getting use to it. Yes, he has also quit drinking. 🤗
What are the solutions
How to know if a cirrhosis patient is still taking alcohol? Is there anything in the blood report or something else to look for?
My mother was in a hepatic coma in the hospital toward the end of her life. She started drinking again within a week or so from discharge. It wasn't hard to notice she was doing it again, and she was gone within 3 months.
My 65 year old dad is having ascites fluids drained out of his abdomen once a month at 2 to 6 liters and periodically having esophagus varices getting cauterized and still heavily drinks on and off in 2 week cycles. I’m extremely surprised he appears as healthy as he does besides the occasional confusion and he’s extremely unforthcoming about the medical prognosis so my siblings and I have no idea what to expect
Is he ok now? For how long he have ascities?
Hi Peter my lady friend of 47 years of age as been heavily drinking for 6 years . As in everyday and gets very drunk . While she is in this state she has fits in her hands and mouth . Now repeating herself over and over while sober . What is this ?