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November 6th, 2011
My question is that I have a friend that her husband had a liver transplant and she now thinks that he is back to drinking.....this is not for sure but she wants to know any sign or symptoms that she needs to look for and if there are know signs then if he is drinking how long will it take for things to start happening....she understand that the alcohol will kill the meds he is taking but she is confused on what she needs to look for...All information will be greatly appreciated... Thank you


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replied November 13th, 2011
Liver Disorders, Hepatitis A,B,C Answer A28535
Hello and welcome to e health forum.

It is understandable that your friend is concerned that her husband is returned back to his old ways of drinking alcohol even after a liver transplantation.

The effects of continued alcohol ingestion after a liver transplantation can cause progressive liver dysfunction, which can be detected by blood tests (liver function tests), elevated liver enzymes.

Clinical presentation, might be delayed but would present with loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, etc.

These are some of the clinical signs and tests that might be helpful to know alcohol abuse.


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