I lost a cousin almost 3 years ago from cirrhosis. The ironic thing is he never drank. He wasn't really over weight either. He was a couch potato though.
He lived with it 4 or 5 years,taking medicine to keep his ammonia down. The medicine basically gives you diarrhea,and that's where the ammonia goes. When ammonia gets elevated,it's like being drunk and disorientated.
He had heart disease, long before cirrhosis, and took 325 mg aspirin daily because the doctor recommended it. Aspirin is hard on your liver, and I have wondered all along if the aspirin isn't what caused his cirrhosis.
Every time I hear someone say they take aspirin everyday for whatever reason I tell them about this. I think the real heart maintenance dosage is supposed to be 81 mg,but a lot of doctors prescribe 325.
I'm not gonna go into detail,but trust me,it isn't a good way to go.
I was still drinking when he was diagnosed. And I really don't think it had much to do with me quitting.(sick isn't it) But as I have said all along,I'm just not really sure how I finally succeeded at quitting.
Fred