alcohol abuse hepatitis c

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE ALCOHOL INCREASES HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN HUMAN CELLS Drinking May Compromise Treatment Success A team of NIH-supported researchers today report that alcohol increases replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in human cells and, by so doing, may contribute to the rapid course of HCV infection.

GGT may be caused by liver disease or damage to the bile ducts, they may also be caused by drinking alcohol. GGT is sometimes used to screen for chronic alcohol abuse. TIBC - Total iron binding capacity is a blood test that shows if there is too much or too little iron in the blood. You have a fatty liver disease as diagnosed by the ultrasound. The cause is unknown. People that abuse or overuse alcohol develop fatty livers.

The latter have been extensively investigated in order to ameliorate hepatitis C outcome, particularly in dif- ficult-to-treat patients. Over the last decade, several studies have shown that a combination of HCV infection and high levels of alcohol abuse results in synergistic acceleration of liver fibrogenesis. In addition, recent data indicate that light alcohol intake may also exacerbate fibrosis progression.

It is always a good idea for people with Hepatitis C to stay away from alcohol. Usually medical health professionals make this pretty clear prior to treatment. It helps to have some kind of external support when treating. Depending on your partner's history with alcohol/behavioral health there may be nothing anyone can do however knowing these other things might (might) rule them out as a contributing factor. Would you partner consider getting on the computer and participating himself?

I was allowed to drink in moderation -- but no more than two drinks at a time -- both before and during treatment, and in fact my liver specialist suggested a glass of wine with dinner (post treatment) to help my cardiac profile. This is consistent with the advice of our resident Doctor per here: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/575247 and here: http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Hepatitis/Archive/HepCtreat/Q154253.html Different people -- or different doctors -- may differ.

Hi there, The most common cause of mildly elevated liver enzymes is fatty liver. The common cause of fatty liver is alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus and obesity. Hepatitis A infection in childhood does not cause persistently elevated SGPT.Chronic hepatitis C infection can cause high SGPT.You may repeat the test after a month or so and check. If it remains high a hepatitis profile may be done. Any test result should be correlated clinically. Keep me posted. Best luck and regards!

Long-term infections with hepatitis C or B and long-term alcohol abuse are two of the most common causes of cirrhosis. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000286.htm I am not saying that this is the problem that you are having, your symptoms may be something completly unrelated but yes advanced cirrhosis can cause stomach bloating. There are NO doctors on this forum and none of us is qualified to diagnose your symptoms over the internet.

I have never seen any evidence whatsoever that drinking after one has achieved SVR can trigger a recurrence of hepatitis c. Abuse of alcohol can certainly damage your liver but it will not "bring the hep c back".

There is an old saying: "God looks after drunks and little children," except when hepatitis C is involved. Bill and nygirl gave you some wise and prudent advice. First, it is great to have you posting. It is also touching to see the love you have for your father, and how caring and concerned you are. It is really hard seeing someone you love so much with an alcohol problem...I know. Giving up alcohol is no easy task, even when the alcoholic desperately wants to.

There are lots of people who have been injecting illegal drugs who have Hepatitis C. They are a great contributor to the transmission of Hepatitis C. If we don't treat and educate the drug user….then how are we going to stop Hepatitis C. _______________________________ Even tho there is much talk about no more pre existing conditions can be denied….there is a clause found in the "obamacarefacts.com".

Drinking alcohol is NOT fine for him. It is very dangerous. Hepatitis C attacks the liver and so does alcohol. Normally, the liver can handle alcohol in the body, but if it is under attack from Hepatitis C, you don't want to put his liver under any additional stress. As far as precautions, avoid contact with his blood. Don't share razors, toothbrushes, nail clippers, or anything else that could have your blood on it. Cover any open wounds or sores with bandages.

This value can often help determine whether there is damage to the liver related to alcohol abuse. For more information, see the topic Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST). In children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), very high ALT levels may mean that the disease is likely to progress rapidly. Many different conditions can raise ALT blood levels, so other testing is usually needed to interpret an abnormal ALT result.

"Alcohol is well recognized as a cofactor in the progression of hepatitis C, and alcohol consumption during anti-HCV therapy reduces response to treatment. While abstinence from alcohol is strongly recommended during treatment of HCV infection,22 safe levels of alcohol use outside the context of therapy are less certain.

So if you have positive antibodies for hepatitis C and no viral load (HCV RNA) and did not treat your hepatitis C, your immune system fought off the virus when you where first exposed to it and you never were chronically infected. Since you were never chronically infected there is no virus to come back. From the CDC - What do the results of the two tests mean? People who have a positive antibody test along with a negative RNA test have had an infection that has been cleared.

t know if this is just from so much alcohol abuse or bloodtransfusuion, or hep c, it kinda all links together, i just wanted him to get the right results and he doesn't know how. he doesn't even understnad BP. he told me his was 90/190.

Alcohol abuse hepatitis c

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