Alcoholic liver disease, also known as alcoholic liver disease, is a chronic toxic liver damage caused by long-term excessive alcohol consumption, in short, the amount of alcohol consumed and the length of drinking are related to the degree of disease.
In the early stages of alcoholic liver disease, symptoms are not very obvious, but with the passage of time, patients often have epigastric discomfort, decreased appetite, physical weakness and other symptoms, which in turn affect normal work or life.
At this time, everyone must go to the doctor as soon as possible, cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and at the same time stay away from the following 4 misunderstandings, otherwise the liver function will become weaker and weaker.
1. Alcoholic liver patients cannot eat meat
After suffering from alcoholic liver disease, doctors do recommend that patients maintain a light diet on weekdays, and it is best to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
In this case, some people will preconceived that alcoholic liver people can not eat meat, but as everyone knows, this is a wrong cognition, because alcoholic liver is not a disease caused by overnutrition, but related to long-term drinking damage to liver cells caused by fat metabolism disorder deposition.
Therefore, even if patients suffer from alcoholic liver, patients can still consume some meat foods in moderation, so as to ensure balanced nutrition and normal metabolism.
2. If the liver function is normal, you can drink alcohol
Under normal circumstances, after receiving formal treatment for alcoholic liver, liver function will indeed be improved, but it does not mean that alcohol can be drunk at this time.
Because alcohol needs to be metabolized by the liver after entering the human body, if there is a habit of drinking alcohol when the liver function is weak, it will accelerate the process of alcohol liver transformation into cirrhosis, and cirrhosis is the main cause of liver cancer.
In addition, the liver itself has a strong compensatory capacity, in the development of the disease, kidney function may have been damaged a large part, but the data obtained when doing liver function tests may be normal.
Therefore, people with alcoholic liver are reminded not to drink alcohol even if the liver function data is normal or the condition is controlled.
3. Alcoholic liver can be contagious
Some people think that alcoholic liver is contagious, but in fact, this is a wrong perception, because alcoholic liver is not a disease caused by the virus, mainly related to long-term heavy drinking, so it does not have the characteristics of infection.
4. If you drink less alcohol, you will not suffer from alcoholic liver
From a scientific point of view, the reason why alcoholic liver occurs is indeed related to heavy drinking, but it does not mean that drinking a small amount of alcohol will not cause alcoholic liver.
Because everyone's physical condition is different, the metabolic function of the liver is also different, coupled with the habit of some people staying up late, it will also lead to a decline in liver function, so even if you only drink a small amount of wine, liver disease will come to the door.
In order to grasp the best stage of treatment, it is also necessary to understand what are the symptoms of alcoholic liver disease, including fever, decreased appetite and physical fatigue.
Especially in the case of sufficient rest time, there is also a feeling of weakness in the limbs, and it is possible that protein is involved in the decomposition process of alcohol, which cannot be caused by the ability to supply energy to the human body.
In general, alcoholic liver is indeed a very serious disease, once diagnosed and incurable, it can even evolve into cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
Therefore, we must pay great attention to it, first of all, stay away from the habit of drinking, secondly, do not stay up late, and finally and most importantly, avoid the 4 misunderstandings about alcoholic liver mentioned above.