Alcoholic Liver Disease
What are the Symptoms of Alcoholic Liver Disease?
- Abdominal pain and tenderness
- Dry mouth
- Excessive thirst
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Abdominal fluid retention (ascites)
- Jaundice
- Loss of appetite
- Mental confusion
- Nausea
- Bloody, dark black or tarry bowel movements
- Breast development in males
- Rapid heart rate
- Vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds
References
American Liver Foundation “Alcoholic Liver Disease” http://www.liverfoundation.org/abouttheliver/info/alcohol/. Retrieved March 4, 2011
Mayo Clinic “Alcoholic Hepatitis”http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcoholic-hepatitis/DS00785. Retrieved March 4, 2011
Medline Plus “Alcoholic Liver Disease” http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000281.htm. Retrieved March 4, 2011
Palmer, M.D., Melissa. Dr. Melissa Palmer’s Guide to Hepatitis & Liver Disease. New York: Avery Trade, 2004.
Worman, MD Howard J. The Liver Disorders and Hepatitis Sourcebook. McGraw-Hill, 2006
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