How long does Fatty Liver take to heal??
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Originally Posted by caboblanco 
did you ever have elevated liver enzymes? and how much for how long? did you have an ultrasound of your liver? Do you know that people don't always heal from a fatty liver even if they stop drinking?
Yes, my liver enzymes elevated, thats what blood test showed
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Why play with fire .
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I will see how it goes. Play it week by week and see how I feel
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Moderation will be an unhappy uphill battle. It will be very frustrating only having a couple, when your brain will want many more...
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A normal social drinker in good health would not have this type of issue
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Because never ever having a beer again is just not being realistic.
Expecting that drinking again won't bite you on the butt, especially with liver health problems that were caused by drinking, is not realistic either...but it's your call.
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It's amazing the power alcohol has over people. But i can undetstand you Dutchee - accepting that I should/would never drink again was the hardest part for me. After 6 months I had got to really enjoy sobriety.
But if you developed fatty liver then either you had a serious inability to limit your drinking, or you have a liver that is very sensitive to alcohol. Either way you have already gone part of the way towards cirrhosis (you will always be more susceptible to liver damage now).
Why is alcohol so important to you that you would risk more liver damage? A non-alcoholic would easily make the decision to protect their liver from further assault.
I'd encourage you to reconsider drinking - it's really not worth risking your life for, and life can be really good with the artificial highs of alcohol.
God bless +
But if you developed fatty liver then either you had a serious inability to limit your drinking, or you have a liver that is very sensitive to alcohol. Either way you have already gone part of the way towards cirrhosis (you will always be more susceptible to liver damage now).
Why is alcohol so important to you that you would risk more liver damage? A non-alcoholic would easily make the decision to protect their liver from further assault.
I'd encourage you to reconsider drinking - it's really not worth risking your life for, and life can be really good with the artificial highs of alcohol.
God bless +
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Depending on individual circumstances, I've always heard fatty liver can be reversed in approx 6 months for most heavy drinkers given they completely abstain.
What an amazing little organ, and like said above -- how nice it gives us a warning before completely ruining your life (if only alch was the same!)
What an amazing little organ, and like said above -- how nice it gives us a warning before completely ruining your life (if only alch was the same!)
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Originally Posted by caboblanco
just a quick question...How do you know you have a fatty liver if yo never had an ultrasound done?
My doctor said it could also be a candida/parasite infection that caused abdominal bloating. He offered to have an ultrasound or liver biopsy done, but I declined
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Originally Posted by Dutchee
They were actually not 100% sure it was fatty liver. I definitely had elevated enzymes though.
My doctor said it could also be a candida/parasite infection that caused abdominal bloating. He offered to have an ultrasound or liver biopsy done, but I declined
My doctor said it could also be a candida/parasite infection that caused abdominal bloating. He offered to have an ultrasound or liver biopsy done, but I declined
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Originally Posted by caboblanco
why did you decline the ultrasound? I wouldn't assume things when it comes to your liver
As it stands now I'm gonna go back to my partying ways, but do so moderately. I will still get my enzyme levels checked bi-monthly, and I'll also keep taking my supplements for liver protection
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Originally Posted by Dutchee
If I had a really bad fatty liver, the enzymes wouldnt have come down after 4-6 weeks.
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Hope yr results are good ones
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Hope yr results are good ones
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The liver doesn't always give "warning signs." I've seen a person with a cirrhotic liver that had no idea, no symptoms, until he came to the hospital for an unrelated surgery and it was discovered upon opening him up to take out his gallbladder. He had no idea. The only way to determine how much damage you have is to actually have a liver biopsy. Many people think that the liver will miraculously heal itself and turn into a fresh new organ as if nothing ever happened.....this is not the case.
If you accidentally cut yourself, your skin may "heal", but there could be a scar left behind. The same goes for your liver. Normal enzymes don't always mean that there is no damage.
If you accidentally cut yourself, your skin may "heal", but there could be a scar left behind. The same goes for your liver. Normal enzymes don't always mean that there is no damage.
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