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Worried about liver damage

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mark64533
mark64533

Hi,I have been on a month long alcohol binge at least 10 pints of beer a day, and have a past history of alcohol binges. I had a fibroscan done about two years ago which was fine. My question is could I have developed cirrhosis after a month of drinking this heavily? I am very worried and tapering off the alcohol to avoid withdrawals.  I drank heavily at university, then about 12 years or so ago I gave up for a year, then I would only have drank about thirty days in a year and these would be binges of say two or three days or seven if on holiday then months off the drink. This has been the longest binge in 12 years. I hadn't drank for about three months prior to it. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks. 

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    Hi just a quick update I got a fibroscan done on the 26th of October by a Hepatologist and the reading was 3.9 Kpa and he said no damage, but Within the last month my mother has been diagnosed with cancer, which has sent me on a 5 week binge (very irresponsible I know). Could this have caused me to develop cirrhosis in this time? I have stopped now.
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