My reasons for cutting alcohol is due to a health scare I had last year - I was admitted to the hospital at the urging of my doctor.
I was going through what appeared to be liver disease - mottled skin, itchiness, abdominal pain, brown urine, yellowing eyes, severe dehydration, etc.
I was so dehydrated that the nurses had to use a special IV needle and an ultrasound to try and find a vein they could put the needle in, and it took at least half an hour to find a vein. It took another 45 minutes to get four/five vials of blood.
After the doctors reviewed my blood work, I had a nurse tell me that I was now a priority to be seen, as my liver’s enzymes were extremely high.
It turned out my issues were caused by my gallbladder having sludge (and maybe gallstones - there were none they could find, but it looked like I might have already passed them). apparently gallbladder sludge can be caused by excessive drinking.
After the doctors cleaned out the sludge, my body went back to normal and I quit drinking.
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My reasons for cutting alcohol is due to a health scare I had last year - I was admitted to the hospital at the urging of my doctor.
I was going through what appeared to be liver disease - mottled skin, itchiness, abdominal pain, brown urine, yellowing eyes, severe dehydration, etc.
I was so dehydrated that the nurses had to use a special IV needle and an ultrasound to try and find a vein they could put the needle in, and it took at least half an hour to find a vein. It took another 45 minutes to get four/five vials of blood.
After the doctors reviewed my blood work, I had a nurse tell me that I was now a priority to be seen, as my liver’s enzymes were extremely high.
It turned out my issues were caused by my gallbladder having sludge (and maybe gallstones - there were none they could find, but it looked like I might have already passed them). apparently gallbladder sludge can be caused by excessive drinking.
After the doctors cleaned out the sludge, my body went back to normal and I quit drinking.
I don’t want to go through that again.