Alcoholic liver disease is divided into the following processes: 1. Alcoholic fatty liver Heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages, even if only for a few days, can lead to a build-up of fat in the liver, which is called alcoholic fatty liver disease and is the first stage of alcoholic liver disease. Fatty liver rarely causes any symptoms, but it is an important warning sign that too much alcohol has been consumed. Early stages of alcoholic fatty liver are reversible and the liver can return to normal if you stop drinking alcohol for 2 weeks. However, if a severe fatty liver develops, reversal is very difficult. 2. Alcoholic hepatitis Alcoholic hepatitis is a potentially serious disease, not related to viral hepatitis, caused by long-term alcohol abuse, indicating liver damage (abnormal liver function), and severe alcoholic hepatitis can be life-threatening. Alcoholic hepatitis, and even alcoholism, can also occur in certain cases of severe alcohol abuse over a short period of time. The liver damage associated with mild alcoholic hepatitis is usually reversible if long-term alcohol consumption is stopped. Alcoholic cirrhosis Alcoholic cirrhosis is a serious stage of alcoholic liver disease, when the liver is abnormally nodular and proliferates, combined with scarring, and some patients may reach this stage without any obvious symptoms. Cirrhosis is usually irreversible, and if you stop drinking alcohol in time, you can prevent further damage and aggravation of cirrhosis, and significantly increase your life expectancy.