How can you tell liver is swole I’m worried about health problems that it has caused to me

@@GALYFE68 hello :). 1st of all, dont worry. The liver is incredible at self healing. HOWEVER, this is whilst it still can. Fatty liver is stage 1... usually theres no symptoms, and i think i was told over 90% of heavy drinkers, even those who drink heavy for a couple weeks develop that... but it is 100% reversable, sobriety and a bit of time youre good as new. Stage 2 is alcogolic hepitits (my stage) it is here, it gets real. The swollen feeling is like, hard to describe but for me like my liver (right side of the abdomen) is "swollen" or "big" or pushing against the ribs - often a dull ache too but by no means painful - just an ache. If you feel that, even slightly... run now. Quit, eat as decent as you can afford, move about more and give it time... a few months sober youll be good as new. You continue to push boundries, youll start to develop things like nausea / more severe pain and, if you push down the right sjde of the abdomen itll feel hard (amongst other possible symptoms) - even at this stage, life long sobriety can stop it from progressing / after a few years can still fully heal. Issue is, is alot drink through it expecting serious symptoms which will make them stop but cirrosis (end stage) often is "compensated" meaning symptoms are still often mild / not even there... at this stage the liver is like a boiked egg... no hope to "un- boil" it (but life long sobriety can buy you many years of life)... in short, uf you feel a sort of bulging or swollen or bloated strange sensation right sjde of the abdomen and you drink often or binge drink... relax, dont panic, get sober, stay sober and give it TIME. It took me about 4 or 5 months for it to feel well again. But dont ignore the signs friend and dont buy into the whole "the liver heals itself" as yes thats true, and take great refuge in that... but alcoholic liver disease can be very silent, but also very sudden and sadly for a large majority very life changing (in the mist horrendous of ways). I write this long message, to a) keep you chill and to let you know DONT PANIC but b) to really urge you to reflect on just how far you wanna push things, if you even feel the slightest swollen feeling, its inflamed, the next phaze has started. You run now, within 6 months youre as healthy as anything. You continue to play with things, the chatastrophic suffering that could be in store will make you wish you wouldnt have. All in this together im rooting for you :).

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Me too! I still have feelings of wanting to secretly drink. Do you have any advice?

Congratulations, I am 22 days too!

46 for me..keep going everyone!💪

Guys try Narcotics Anonymous meeting, now I’m 218 days it’s really helpful

Same, to me it's always about not feeling the effects enough and wanting more effect, only to drink an absurd amount of strong stuff just to heal, cure and recover from the physical and mental traumas. Stay moving forward my friend.

It was the withdrawal that nearly killed me. Somehow survived 6 hour heart attack, god exists

Great free advice.... I haven't spent a dime, and have benefitted from the content.