I know that drinking alcohol can harm the liver, but how can drinking alcohol harm the liver and to what extent?

I know that drinking alcohol can harm the liver, but how can drinking alcohol harm the liver and to what extent?The main component of alcohol, ethanol, enters liver cells and is oxidized to acetaldehyde. Ethanol and acetaldehyde have toxic effects of directly stimulating and damaging hepatocytes, which can cause steatosis and even necrosis of hepatocytes

I know that drinking alcohol can harm the liver, but how can drinking alcohol harm the liver and to what extent?

The main component of alcohol, ethanol, enters liver cells and is oxidized to acetaldehyde. Ethanol and acetaldehyde have toxic effects of directly stimulating and damaging hepatocytes, which can cause steatosis and even necrosis of hepatocytes.

Long term heavy drinking will lead to liver cell overload, which will lead to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, while short-term heavy drinking will induce extensive liver necrosis, and even lead to liver failure.

Alcoholic liver disease (commonly known as alcoholic hepatitis) is a liver disease caused by long-term heavy drinking. The initial stage is usually fatty liver, which can develop into alcoholic hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and cirrhosis as the condition progresses.

If it develops into the decompensated stage of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, it is easy to develop acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, large amounts of ascites accompanied by abdominal infection, hepatic encephalopathy (liver coma), coagulation mechanism disorders, renal failure, severe electrolyte disorders, etc., Can seriously endanger life.

The liver is the "detoxification" organ of the human body. Many substances need to be decomposed by the liver after entering the body, especially alcohol, which must be metabolized by the liver.

Some people often drink or get drunk due to work or other reasons, resulting in a heavy burden on the liver and symptoms of alcoholic hepatitis in the liver.

The harm of alcohol to the liver will worsen and escalate with the increase of alcohol consumption and the extension of drinking time. The formation of alcoholic hepatitis has three stages:

Stage 1: Alcoholic fatty liver disease. The more you drink, the longer you stay, and the more severe the fat changes in the liver. Drinking daily is more harmful than drinking intermittently, and drinking large amounts at once is more harmful than drinking small amounts at once. According to statistics, nearly 60% of chronic alcoholics suffer from fatty liver disease.

Phase 2: Alcoholic hepatitis. Inflammation can exacerbate damage to the liver. At this stage, the body may experience symptoms such as jaundice, fever, and ascites. Some people may experience symptoms such as fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, limb tremors, and sweating due to alcohol poisoning.

Stage 3: Alcoholic cirrhosis, where the damage to the liver is irreversible as it progresses to cirrhosis. If scientific treatment is not taken to control the progression of the disease, it is likely to develop into liver cancer. It can be seen that alcoholic hepatitis poses a great threat to human health.

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