Relapse and more worries.

[Hanc22]

Hi, early last year due to a lot of personal problems I started daily drinking between 10-12 pints of lager a day starting about mid February 2017.  I had an ultrasound done in May 2017 which showed a fatty liver, so I stopped drinking at the end of July and started eating right and exercising.   I got a fibroscan done on the 26th of October 2017 by a Hepatologist and the reading was 3.9 Kpa and he said no damage, but Within the last  2 months I have had a couple of major traumas, which has sent me on a  8 week binge of 10-12 lagers a day (very irresponsible I know). Could this have caused me to develop cirrhosis in this time? I have stopped now.  Thanks in advance for any help.

[Hanc22]

Thanks for your kind reply and information flyinlynn, I really appreciate it and I know I have to work hard on staying clean. Thanks again.

[flyinlynn]

It takes a long time for cirrhosis to develop from excess alcohol consumption.

“About 10 to 20 percent of heavy drinkers usually develop cirrhosis after 10 or more years. Generally, drinking 80 grams of ethanol daily for 10 to 20 years is required to develop cirrhosis which corresponds to approximately one liter of wine, eight standard sized beers, or one half pint of hard liquor each day“

This is not a license to continue drinking if you know you have a drinking problem please try to continue working on quitting drinking.

I wish you all the best of luck with getting and staying clean and sober it is a gift to yourself and your life.