Can my liver get better after I quit drinking?

Long-term drinking can cause serious damage to the liver, but many people still drink for various reasons. Some patients have some doubts about the relationship between alcohol and the liver, and want to know if the liver can get better after quitting drinking? For this question, I can tell you very straightforwardly: whether the damaged liver can return to normal after quitting drinking mainly depends on how deeply alcohol has damaged the liver. We can divide it into 2 situations for targeted treatment:

1. If the liver is only slightly damaged, quitting drinking and taking good care of the liver will largely restore the liver to its original state. Our liver has a very strong compensatory ability. If it is only slightly damaged, it can be repaired by itself. The specific time varies from person to person, but this situation only applies to mild liver damage.

2. If very serious damage such as alcoholic liver, cirrhosis, or even liver cancer has occurred, it will be very difficult to restore the liver to its original state by quitting drinking. This is because the deep damage to the liver cannot be reversed by simply quitting drinking. It can only be treated through a series of medical means, such as liver protection, enzyme reduction, detoxification, and anti-fibrosis treatment.

No matter what the situation is, quitting drinking must be the first priority, and the sooner you quit drinking, the better it will be for your health!