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Nevertheless 
My cousin did.
They put a stint in his liver to stop it because they found he had cirrhosis.
He never was a drinker.
After putting in the stint,he had to drink lactolose every day to keep ammonia levels in his bloodstream down. lactolose is a violent laxative.
Usually varacies are a sign of portal hypertension,which is a form of cirrhosis.
Fred
My brother-in-law just got out of the hospital with similar facts (i.e. he has seldom drunk much in his entire life).
He is severly diabetic and overweight.
I know someone else who is a lifelong non-drinker and she recently had a successful liver transplant.