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What Causes Abdominal Distension And Ankle Swelling In An Alcoholic?

my stepfather is a severe alcoholic. I literally have never seen him drink anything but alcohol in 16 years. He now looks like he is pregnant and his ankles are huge from swelling. I know he doesn't feel well, but now is drinking more than ever. Should I be worried anymore than normal?
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY IT SEEMS QUITE EVIDENT IN YOUR CASE TO ATTRIBUTE THEM TO SEVERE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.ALCOHOL IS A POTENT HEPATOTOXIN.IT IS KNOWN TO CAUSE ACUTE,CHRONIC HEPATITIS AND ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS WITH PREDILECTION TO HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA /LIVER CANCER.YOUR STEP FATHER SEEM TO HAVE LIVER CIRRHOSIS WHICH RESULTS IN DISTURBER FLUID MOTION ABNORMALITIES RESULTING IN ACCUMULATION OF FLUID IN THE LOWER BODY PARTS.THIS STAGE IS CERTAINLY NOT A GOOD SIGN.TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE NOT MANY .IT INCLUDES RESTRICTION OF SALT,DIURETICS,SPIRNOLACTONE.PARACENTHSIS,PERITONEL SHUNTING,LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AS LAST APPROACH/OPTION.CONSULT EXPERT GASTRORENTROLOGIST FOR YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
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What Causes Abdominal Distension And Ankle Swelling In An Alcoholic?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY IT SEEMS QUITE EVIDENT IN YOUR CASE TO ATTRIBUTE THEM TO SEVERE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.ALCOHOL IS A POTENT HEPATOTOXIN.IT IS KNOWN TO CAUSE ACUTE,CHRONIC HEPATITIS AND ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS WITH PREDILECTION TO HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA /LIVER CANCER.YOUR STEP FATHER SEEM TO HAVE LIVER CIRRHOSIS WHICH RESULTS IN DISTURBER FLUID MOTION ABNORMALITIES RESULTING IN ACCUMULATION OF FLUID IN THE LOWER BODY PARTS.THIS STAGE IS CERTAINLY NOT A GOOD SIGN.TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE NOT MANY .IT INCLUDES RESTRICTION OF SALT,DIURETICS,SPIRNOLACTONE.PARACENTHSIS,PERITONEL SHUNTING,LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AS LAST APPROACH/OPTION.CONSULT EXPERT GASTRORENTROLOGIST FOR YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.