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Through scientific and reasonable prevention and control measures, alcoholic liver disease can be effectively controlled and prevented. Understanding the causes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention knowledge of alcoholic liver disease is of great significance to enhancing public health awareness and reducing the incidence of alcoholic liver disease. I hope that this article’s popular science on alcoholic liver disease can help everyone better understand this disease and take active preventive measures in daily life to protect liver health.

1. Overview of alcoholic liver disease

Alcoholic liver disease is a liver disease caused by long-term heavy drinking, which is mainly manifested by liver cell degeneration, necrosis and fibrosis. According to the severity of the lesions, alcoholic liver disease can be divided into three types: alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis. Epidemiological data show that alcoholic liver disease is one of the important causes of liver disease worldwide, especially in areas where drinking habits are common, its incidence and mortality rates have increased significantly. Alcoholic liver disease often has no obvious symptoms in the early stages, or only mild fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and other non-specific manifestations. As the disease progresses, patients may experience symptoms such as jaundice, abdominal pain, and liver enlargement. Patients with severe alcoholic liver disease may show severe ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, bleeding tendency and weight loss. Severe cases may develop cirrhosis and liver cancer.

2. Etiology and pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease