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effect of hep-c on alcohol processing

by hillbilly, Jun 13, 2002 12:00AM

Tags: alcohol, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Blood Alcohol

if a person is infected with hepatitis c will the rate the body processes alcohol decrease. i.e. will the blood alcohol level decrease at a slower rate than normal?

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by livingday2day, Feb 20, 2008 07:43PM

To: effect of alcohol processing on adult with hep c

If a person is infected with Hepatitis C.

Will the blood alcohol level decrease at a slower rate than normal?

by maylilly, Feb 20, 2008 10:20PM

To: living day2day, hillbilly

How fast alcohol processes out of the liver is determined by the degree to which the liver is damaged... ie: cirrohis, fatty liver. Drinking alcohol profoundly EVEVATES the viral load count, hence increasing liver damage.

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