Can Quitting Of Alcohol Reverse The Symptoms Of Liver Fibrosis?

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2014

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Question : dear doctor, I have diagnosed with f3 liver fibrosis on fibroscan. ast is 51, alt 65 and all other lft normal. lipids are normal. grade 3 fatty liver. I used to take alcohol daily. very honestly do you think its reversible or not.

Answered by Dr. Dr Samir Patil (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
not completely reversible

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

if you have F 3 fibrosis on fibroscan then it is unlikely to be reversible. Your management should focus on prevention of progression of fibrosis.
Completely stopping alcohol is the first step in doing this.
I would advise a upper GI endoscopy to look for presence of dilated veins ( varices) in the esophagus.

Hope this helps
Do get back in case you have further queries

Regards
Dr Samir Patil

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