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My poor poor liver

Ok so i've had quite a few nights out recently and when I add up how much I've drunk in the last 2 weeks it is quite shocking! I'm actually quite worried about my LIVER...how much alcohol can it take? I dont normally drink throughout the week, just at weekends, but when I do drink i drink a lot, until i'm quite drunk! Ive never really given it much thought before, but ust wondering how much everyone else drinks really, and if anyone knows the extent of damage I'm doing to myself? Im sure i'm the same as any other teenager but i've not even got to uni yet, and im guessing i'll drink even more when im there :s-smilie:

Reply 1

lskdgjsj

10

so_this_is_sam

Ok so i've had quite a few nights out recently and when I add up how much I've drunk in the last 2 weeks it is quite shocking! I'm actually quite worried about my LIVER...how much alcohol can it take? I dont normally drink throughout the week, just at weekends, but when I do drink i drink a lot, until i'm quite drunk! Ive never really given it much thought before, but ust wondering how much everyone else drinks really, and if anyone knows the extent of damage I'm doing to myself? Im sure i'm the same as any other teenager but i've not even got to uni yet, and im guessing i'll drink even more when im there :s-smilie:

How many units did you drink? Whilst a pretty severe binge can cause irreparable damage to your liver, it's unlikely that you're drinking with the frequency or severity to cause cirrhosis or any similar impairment of the liver. The liver has a remarkable capacity for regeneration; it can put up with a lot of abuse. You may be interested to know that taurine, which is found, for instance, in red bull, can serve to protect the liver, and can even in some circumstances undo the effects of alcohol consumption.

Reply 2

Revelation

1

I drink alot too, but I dont want to stop. What are ways in which I can treat my liver and keep him in trim for those rather extensive drinking sessions?

Reply 3

La Trampa

18

your liver is ok,just because you've had a lot more than usual doesn't mean you'll get liver cirrhosis (sp?). just try laying off for the rest of your life,and your liver will be fine.

Reply 4

-Kav-

12

2 weeks of drinking won't have done any irrepairable damage to your liver regardless of how much you drank. If you're really worried you just have to make sure that you don't make a habit of it.

Reply 5

Mark S

17

It shouldnt be your liver you're worrying about, i'd worry about the old wallet. Cant have had an easy time of it either.

Reply 6

thefish_uk

14

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/

Total up your units and see how much you've been having!

Reply 7

so_this_is_sam

OP

3

lol yeh money is also an issue here, which is why i tend to drink strong drinks so that the night will be cheaper! Ok let me think about units...ummm at least twenty in a week. But that isnt most weekends. Most weekends probably ten??

Reply 8

lskdgjsj

10

so_this_is_sam

lol yeh money is also an issue here, which is why i tend to drink strong drinks so that the night will be cheaper! Ok let me think about units...ummm at least twenty in a week. But that isnt most weekends. Most weekends probably ten??

When you say twenty in a week, and ten at weekends, do you mean that's twenty overall, or thirty? The recommended intake a week for women is fourteen units.

You should probably take sensible steps to protect your body. Eat beforehand; take the occasional nonalcoholic drink (even tapwater if price is an issue); make sure to take plenty of fluids afterwards, and foods rich in vitamins (and some salt) to restore everything that has been lost. They actually make pills nowadays that you can take before and after drinking to lessen its effects upon the body and to allow the liver to do its job properly. People are increasingly developing cirrhosis at a young age; continually taking twice the recommended intake of alcohol will not be good for you in the long run; so perhaps looks for ways to reduce your intake occasionally.

Reply 9

FireDeuce

14

Lie on your back and press down on your side under your ribs on the right.
If its tender, sos your liver.

Reply 10

Leisure17

8

go to the doctor's and have your G-GT, OGT and GPT checked. These would be above normal if your liver is damaged.
Depending on what is above normal can show how severe and for what time and can give a hint as to what caused the damage.
This is a simplified version of the interpretation/test.
You can also have a sonography of the abdomen done to see if there is any damage (fatty liver) visible.

Reply 11

gemby!

2

when you go yellow, there is a problem ...

Reply 12

so_this_is_sam

OP

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lol nope not yellow yet, its ok :biggrin:

Reply 13

AT82

I am currently drinking between 20-25 units a week. Ouch.

I only ever drink socialy, I am very slim for my age but I seem to need to drink a lot to even feel tipsy.

It is not unusual for me to have 10 pints on a saturday night :frown:

Although I don't do that often.

Reply 14

gemby!

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lol nope not yellow yet, its ok

your good then :p:

Reply 15

so_this_is_sam

OP

3

Good, im not the only one who drinks a lot then :biggrin:

Reply 16

technik

13

if you get drunk you've had way too much. its your bodies way of saying its had enough. isn't a good idea to get drunk at all but every once in a while probably causes few people hassle.

going out and get wrecked every week leads to george best syndromes.

common problem is cirrhosis which is a bit nasty... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis

easy cure though...lay off the alcohol and dont get binned every weekend. show some self respect.

Reply 17

gemby!

2

i agree actually - but in a less harsh manner - appreciate that you have a liver that is in good quality - plenty of people dont :smile:

Reply 18

wednesburywench

2

i take my intake in in 1 night out at uni....i sometimes go out like that more than 1 night a week....but usually in 1 night. so 14 units in one night, once a week, for the next 5 years of med school.....nowonder med students have the highest alcohol related death rate!

Reply 19

stainedglass

1

if you're really worried about it ~ try going on a detox for a week or so, give your liver chance to recover

My poor poor liver

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