Alcohol is not recommended for patients with hepatitis B. Alcohol is metabolized in the liver and can cause liver function damage if consumed regularly. For patients with hepatitis B, the hepatitis B virus can cause liver function damage due to its continuous replication in the body. If drinking alcohol can aggravate the damage of liver function, causing further development of the disease and even the occurrence of hepatitis B cirrhosis and liver cancer. For people infected with viral hepatitis B, clinicians are recommending absolute abstinence from alcohol, whether it is white wine, beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages. If you have hepatitis B, you should absolutely abstain from alcohol to avoid aggravating liver damage and leading to the development of the disease.