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What Are The Effects On Health For A Person Having Hep C And Cirrhosis Of Liver And Alcoholic Addict?

Hello, my husband is 53 , we got married 6 years ago, I never new he was an alcoholc, has Hep C, and pretty sure he hss cirrhosis of the liver. He lies about his drinking, about anythinging in general,He drinks, and mixes it with sleeping pills, sleeps, and snores , for hours on end, dont know how much more I can handle, please tell me what I havd ahead of me with dealing with him , will his body shut down.? What will happden health wisd to him. Just tell me,,
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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The cirrhosis is likely to worsen causing enlarged veins around the oesophageal varices which are likely to bleed causing haematemesis.The alcoholism needs to be checked ,he may need hospitalisation and a period of drying up.
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What Are The Effects On Health For A Person Having Hep C And Cirrhosis Of Liver And Alcoholic Addict?

The cirrhosis is likely to worsen causing enlarged veins around the oesophageal varices which are likely to bleed causing haematemesis.The alcoholism needs to be checked ,he may need hospitalisation and a period of drying up.