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Alcoholic hepatitis
A condition in which the liver becomes inflamed due to drinking too much alcohol.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the treatment for alcoholic hepatitis?
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Is there such a thing as mild alcoholic hepatitis?
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A member asked:
What is the definition or description of: Alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the difference between viral and alcoholic hepatitis?
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A person diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis and having a complete damaged liver; what are the treatments that can help survival?
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A 52-year old asked:
What are the differences between viral hepatitis and alcoholic hepatitis?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can having a case of alcoholic hepatitis give a false positive for hepatitis B?
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person diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis. Doctors say liver is completely damaged. What is survival rate? Its day 5 and vitals are still normal
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A 38-year old asked:
Can alcoholic hepatitis cause a false positive antigen for hepatitis b?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can yellow eyes and skin be a symptom of Alcoholic hepatitis?
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A male asked:
Dear Doctor, In recent ultra sound of my wife 52 shows Hepatomegely and moderate fatty liver infilteration, non alcoholic steato hepatitis, guide?
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A male asked:
Does results of ALT,AST results can be changed during actual dyreia,vomit,abd pain session, diag NON ALCOHOLIC STEATO HEPATITIS AND METABOLIC SYND. ?
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A 21-year old asked:
Can there be complications with hepatitis A if I am an alcoholic?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it unsafe for an inactive hepatitis b carrier to eat alcoholic food that has been cooked or flamed?
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A 19-year old male asked:
What things to do to have better liver for hepatitis patients?even im not alcoholic or a smoker .and very little use of soft drinks.
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A 57-year old male asked:
i,m 57 yrs old hepatitis b positive man,non alcoholic,takes normal veg food,is it sever,first time shows such a report in 6 month,what to do?
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A 37-year old asked:
How are alcoholic liver disease and viral hepatitis different?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Hepatitis ? My son-in-law is an alcoholic, he was told in Nov. 2009, that he has alot of liver damage from drinking, but he still drinks excessively. He is bloated to the point that his skin looks like it could burst, his skin is yellow and so are his eye
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A 26-year old female asked:
High level liver enzymes jaundice in the eyes and coughing up small amounts of blood with mucas neg to hepatitis A B & C non alcoholic 36 yo male?
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A 57-year old male asked:
i'm a 57 years old non alcoholic, vegetarian man,deteted hapatits b positive in 6 months,6 month ago iwas negative,what to do?
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A 30-year old male asked:
My S.G.P.T is 50 and S.G.O.T is 21 i was infected by Hepatitis A five monthes ago?is it danger these values???
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A 37-year old asked:
How common is hepatitis?
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A 28-year old female asked:
how can u catch hepatitis?
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Full detail about hepatitis?
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A 39-year old asked:
Do mushrooms cause hepatitis?
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A 38-year old asked:
How do I know if I have hepatitis?
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A 22-year old asked:
Is depression related to hepatitis?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does "a bit high hepatitis" mean?
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A 42-year old asked:
Hepatitis affects what organ of the body?
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Can I donate my organs if I have hepatitis?
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