What Does Chronic Consumption of Alcohol Do to Ones Liver?
Dear Dr. Steve: My dad has always been a heavy drinker but because he was able to function, I never thought of him as an alcoholic. A typical week s worth of drinking for him would be a six pack of beer on week nights and a case or more of beer on the weekends. After years of ignoring my mother s plea to go see a doctor he finally went last week. The results of one of his tests indicated that he has developed cirrhosis of the liver. Believe me, we re all in shock. Since hearing the news, my dad has cut back, but hasn’t quit drinking. He has 2 or 3 beers everyday. Will cutting back stop his liver disease? Chronic consumption of large quantities of alcohol can cause damage to your body s organs. Your liver is particularly vulnerable to the damage that chronic consumption of large quantities of alcohol can cause. A disease of the liver that can be caused by chronic consumption of large quantities of alcohol is cirrhosis, also known as alcohol liver disease. In the first step of cirrhosis,
