Who Is Susceptible to Alcoholic Hepatitis?
The relationship between drinking alcohol and developing alcoholic hepatitis is not necessarily linear. Aside from consuming alcohol, learn which other factors – such as obesity and malnutrition – can play a role in developing this potentially life-threatening liver disease. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. As the second of the three stages of alcoholic liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis is striking a growing number of people worldwide. With potentially fatal consequences, being able to recognize what predisposes someone to develop this disease may help prompt its early discovery and appropriate action. Since alcohol is the culprit of liver inflammation in alcoholic hepatitis, it may be reversible through abstinence when detected early enough. Unfortunately, when chronic hepatitis is caused by a virus, it is much harder to turn around. The 3 Stages There are three primary stages of alcoholic liver disease, although the progression through each stage can vary. Only through a liver biopsy (or com
