Weismann, K., Christensen, E., and Dreyer, V. Zinc supplementation
in alcoholic cirrhosis.
It may be caused by hormonal imbalance, medication with estrogens or steroidal compounds, or failure of the liver to inactivate circulating estrogen, as
in alcoholic cirrhosis.
Not exact matches
However,
in 25 to 30 percent of
alcoholics what begins as accumulation of fat
in the liver progresses to inflammation, fibrosis and ultimately irreversible
cirrhosis, for which the only treatment is a liver transplant.
To examine the patterns of drinking associated with
alcoholic cirrhosis, researchers
in Denmark investigated the risk of
alcoholic cirrhosis among nearly 56,000 participants aged between 50 and 64
in the Danish Cancer, Diet, and Health study (1993 - 2011).
Among the 55,917 participants, 257 men and 85 women developed
alcoholic cirrhosis, corresponding to an incidence rate of 66
in men and 19
in women per 100,000 person - years.
In men, the results showed that daily drinking increases the risk of
alcoholic cirrhosis compared with drinking less frequently.
«The data
in our paper showed that Hispanics with all stages of liver disease had greater body mass index
in the obesity range and that those with
alcoholic cirrhosis had increased incidence of type II diabetes and the metabolic syndrome,» said Medici.
High amounts over the long term contribute to fatty accumulation
in the liver, and can eventually develop
alcoholic liver
cirrhosis.
Nevertheless, the side effects are prevalent enough that when prescribing milk thistle to
alcoholics or patients with
cirrhosis, doctors nearly always recommend taking it
in two or three week cycles.
Milk Thistle is extraordinarily useful
in the treatment of liver disease such as
alcoholic hepatitis,
cirrhosis, liver poisoning and viral hepatitis.
Heavy drinking can destroy your liver, resulting
in alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and
cirrhosis.