Do people with alcoholic liver disease show symptoms of fatigue and poor appetite?

Question
Hello doctor, the doctor told me that my father has liver disease, now he is tired and has anorexia. Some days, healthy people can eat a lot, sometimes they are tired and can't eat, or when they eat, they are tired. Often tired in the morning. Having a bowel movement is less likely to be constipated. My father used to be an alcoholic, but during this time, he stopped drinking. Doctor let me ask if fatigue and poor appetite is a resonance phenomenon of people with liver disease who are drinking alcohol? I thank you doctor.
Le Cong Dung (Hanoi)
Reply
Hello! Thank you for sending a question to Vinmec Health System, my father used to be an alcoholic, drinking a lot of alcohol damages the liver leading to dysfunction of the liver, mental and physical, so he often tired and anorexia. In addition, my father was an alcoholic before, and now he can't drink alcohol, he will have alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome occurs when the blood alcohol concentration drops, symptoms often appear in the morning such as fatigue, fatigue, tremors with restlessness, anxiety, autonomic disturbances, possibly bowel and urinary disorders... Therefore, I need to take my father to a hepatobiliary specialist so that the doctor can assess the condition of the disease and treat it to prevent complications. Good luck to your dad!
Master, Doctor Ta Que Phuong - Gastroenterologist - Endoscopy - Department of General Internal Medicine - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

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