What is alcoholic liver disease and is it serious?

Alcoholic liver disease, also known as alcoholic liver disease, is liver damage caused by long-term excessive alcohol consumption. Alcoholic liver disease is usually characterized by fatty liver at the early stage, which is generally curable; when it develops into alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic liver fibrosis, it is slightly more serious but may be curable; at the later stage, it can progress to alcoholic cirrhosis, which is more serious and mostly incurable; in severe alcoholism, it can induce extensive liver cell necrosis or even liver failure, which is more critical. There are no special symptoms in the early stage of alcoholic liver, and when it develops into alcoholic hepatitis, it may show symptoms such as weakness, poor appetite, and even jaundice and pain in the liver area. If allowed to progress to an advanced stage, it can lead to irreversible damage to the liver and problems such as liver palms, spider nevi, and even gastrointestinal bleeding. Alcoholic liver generally has a better prognosis than other types of chronic liver disease. However, if it is detected early and not treated promptly, and if alcohol consumption continues, the liver cells become fatty and necrotic repeatedly, causing cirrhosis in the late stages and poor treatment. If you want to treat alcoholic liver, you first need to stop drinking, and then you need to supplement various vitamins and folic acid for nutritional support. The next step is to repair the damaged liver function with liver-protecting and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as glutathione, etc. In addition, we should pay attention to rest and avoid straining.