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Suggest Treatment For Alcoholic Liver Disease With Itchy Skin
Question: Is there any way to help and survive Alcoholic liver disease with Itchy skin?
Brief Answer:
Hello. Only way is to cut down the alcohol
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear.
So only way to help in a case of alcoholic liver disease, is to cut down the alcohol consumption. Otherwise it will lead to permanent damage to liver.
Besides that, nutritional supplementation in the form of vitamins and minerals often helps as alcoholics are deficient in vitamins.
Itching can be controlled by taking bile acid resins and you need to discuss these with your doctor.
Thanks and regards
Feel free to ask further
Hello. Only way is to cut down the alcohol
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear.
So only way to help in a case of alcoholic liver disease, is to cut down the alcohol consumption. Otherwise it will lead to permanent damage to liver.
Besides that, nutritional supplementation in the form of vitamins and minerals often helps as alcoholics are deficient in vitamins.
Itching can be controlled by taking bile acid resins and you need to discuss these with your doctor.
Thanks and regards
Feel free to ask further
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
how dues know if liver damage is permanent
Brief Answer:
Hello. There are several signs
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. So if the patient has signs like, loss of muscle mass, fluid in the abdomen, jaundice, and coarse and shrunken liver on ultrasound, he probably has permanent liver damage.
Thanks and regards
Hello. There are several signs
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. So if the patient has signs like, loss of muscle mass, fluid in the abdomen, jaundice, and coarse and shrunken liver on ultrasound, he probably has permanent liver damage.
Thanks and regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
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