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It takes years (typically decades) of heavy abusive drinking to cause any damage to the liver.

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Alcohol dameges to the liver?

It takes many years of heavy drinking to be a cause of liver damage. On the other hand, drinking in moderation benefits the liver.


Will 20 years of heavy drinking cause liver damage?

Yes, 20 years of heavy drinking can cause significant liver damage. Chronic alcohol consumption can lead to conditions such as fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, and ultimately cirrhosis, which can severely impair liver function. The extent of damage varies based on individual factors like genetics, overall health, and drinking patterns, but long-term heavy drinking is a well-established risk factor for liver disease. It's important for individuals in this situation to seek medical advice and support.


What harms the liver?

Drinking a bit more alcohol than you should from 10 to 20 years can seriously damage your liver. Most people are NOT conscious of this. By drinking this much, your liver has to soak up all the bad chemicals, leading to liver diseases.


What happens to you if you drink every weekend?

Your body gets used to drinking and thats when you want it anytime which can cause damage to your Liver and more inside your body and would maybe cause death in later years to come.


How does alcohol effect liver?

Abusive alcohol drinking constantly over a period of many years or decades can cause liver problems.


What are the risk of drinking alcohol?

There are no risks to drinking alcohol in moderation. However, the abuse of alcohol, especially over a period of years, can lead to brain damage, liver failure and damage the central nervous system.


How do you get liver cancer?

Smoking and heavy alcohol abuse (especially over a period of decades) both increase the risk of liver damage.


A Female that has been drinking for over twenty years. Does her liver start to heal itself once she stops drinking?

Sulphasalazine, an inexpensive drug used for arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, can reverse the scarring associated with cirrhosis of the liver, according to scientists at the University of Newcastle in the UK. no, you will have to get an operation to get a replacement


Is too much iron intake can damage the liver?

Yes, the alcohol damage your liver, also your liver renew itself every 2 years


What is the liver disease casused by drinking heavily for many years?

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What is ben burnely illness?

He had along bout of alcoholism and apparently has suffered liver and neurological damage from the years of drinking. Although it sounds as if he will have permanent damage from the alcoholism, he has apparently been sober for years now, hopefully halting any further damage.


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