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What Are The Side Effects Of Drinking Vodka?

hi, my friend (20yr) drinks a liter vodka every day and recently she has wokin up with a swollen face, am concerned abou this as she wont go to the doctors. could you tell me if this is a bad sign of liver damage?



thanks, DOnna
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hello Donna
Welcome to HCM!!!
Vodka damages liver and your friend is drinking a lot of it. Swollen face could be a sign of liver damage but it is better to see a doctor to find the real cause behind it.

I hope this helps
God Bless
Dr Hitesh Sharma
MD Psychiatry
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What Are The Side Effects Of Drinking Vodka?

Hello Donna Welcome to HCM!!! Vodka damages liver and your friend is drinking a lot of it. Swollen face could be a sign of liver damage but it is better to see a doctor to find the real cause behind it. I hope this helps God Bless Dr Hitesh Sharma MD Psychiatry