Heavy alcohol consumption by patients in the latent phase of acute hepatitis can cause acute liver failure. The alcohol contained in alcohol consumption can cause hepatitis B patients to become hepatotoxic, which can lead to a variety of other disorders. The following is an introduction to the dangers of drinking alcohol for hepatitis B patients. 1, liver cell damage We all know that drinking hurts the liver, because the ethanol in alcohol metabolizes acetaldehyde in the liver, and acetaldehyde can cause liver cell degeneration and necrosis. Normal people can also drink to hurt the liver, let alone patients with hepatitis B virus, as long as a little wine will cause liver cell damage, so that the disease recurring, so that the disease is not good direction, bringing greater difficulties to the treatment. 2, liver immune damage A small amount of alcohol is okay for normal people, but the liver of hepatitis B patients have weaknesses or deficiencies and are very sensitive to acetaldehyde, or are unable to convert acetaldehyde to acetic acid. A small amount of acetaldehyde is enough to cause liver damage and can cause immune damage to the liver from the hepatitis B virus. Drinking alcohol is very harmful to hepatitis B patients who drink, so in daily life, patients should resolutely quit drinking. 3, the deterioration of the disease Clinical findings show that patients who love to drink alcohol and hepatitis B patients who do not drink alcohol in the same condition, the same treatment, patients who drink alcohol are much worse, the liver’s metabolism, detoxification function are greatly damaged, the treatment of the disease caused by big difficulties. Therefore, Hepatitis B reminds all liver patients that in order not to let alcohol harm your health, it is the best way to stop drinking.