Risk of liver damage due to excessive use of beer and alcohol

Increased liver enzymes, fatty liver due to beer and alcohol abuse

According to statistics from the Institute of Health Policy and Strategy, every year Vietnamese people consume more than 3 billion liters of beer and nearly 68 million liters of alcohol. This situation has caused the rate of people with liver problems such as: increased liver enzymes, fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis... to increase.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Long (left) in Nam Tu Liem (Hanoi).

In fact, many people have liver damage due to excessive use of beer and alcohol. For example, in the case of Mr. Nguyen Duc Long (34 years old), residing in Xuan Phuong, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi. Mr. Long shared: “Draft beer is my favorite drink, so after work I often ask my friends to go out for a few drinks. I didn't expect that this pleasure had caused my liver enzymes to increase without me knowing, until I had symptoms of fatigue, loss of appetite, and itching, so I rushed to the doctor and discovered that my liver enzymes were up to nearly 1,000UI/L.”

Explaining the cause of liver damage due to alcohol, according to liver and gallbladder experts, when alcohol enters the body, about 10% of the alcohol is excreted through urine, sweat and breath, the remaining 90% will go straight to the liver for processing. Here, alcohol will be metabolized, detoxified and excreted by liver cells. If the body absorbs too much alcohol, it will cause the liver to be "overloaded", the alcohol will be converted into acetaldehyde that is not processed, causing liver damage, over time can lead to liver problems such as increased liver enzymes, fatty liver, hepatitis...

In addition, drinking a lot of beer and alcohol also hinders the process of fat metabolism in the liver, causing fatty liver disease. According to statistics in Vietnam, more than 90% of adult men use alcohol, of which 20 - 25% have fatty liver disease, with a rate of 10 - 15% having cirrhosis, 5 - 7% can lead to liver cancer.

What is the solution for damaged liver?

After discovering that he had high liver enzymes, Mr. Nguyen Duc Long used Western medicine as prescribed by his doctor. After only 1 month, the liver enzyme index had decreased, but the stomach pain recurred due to the effects of Western medicine. Worried about his stomach disease, he stopped taking Western medicine and turned to herbal products. By chance, he saw an advertisement on TV introducing Tam Binh Liver Tonic to help enhance liver function and reduce the harmful effects of beer and alcohol on the liver. After learning that this was a product of a reputable brand, with benign herbal ingredients, he decided to go to the pharmacy to buy it right away.

“Eating and living scientifically combined with taking Tam Binh Liver Tonic twice a day, after only 2 weeks I felt healthy, had a good appetite, and the symptoms of rashes and itching also gradually decreased. After persistently using it for another month, I was surprised to receive the results that my liver enzymes had returned to a safe level, and my stomach pain did not recur. Notably, during the time I took Tam Binh Liver Tonic, there were a few times when I drank too much with friends, but when I woke up, I did not feel headache or tired, and my alcohol tolerance was better than before. Currently, I continue to use Tam Binh Liver Tonic to support liver detoxification and enhance my liver function,” Mr. Long shared.

Tam Binh Liver Tonic is a product researched and manufactured by Tam Binh Pharmaceuticals - Top 5 prestigious Vietnamese Oriental Medicine Companies. The product is extracted from herbs: Solanum procumbens, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, bitter ground vegetable, Phyllanthus urinaria, white peony, Bupleurum, Artichoke along with 4 essences: Khuong Khem extract, Mat Nhan, Milk Thistle extract produced from non-GMO sources containing more than 90% natural silymarin, Novasol Curcumin is certified GRAS by the US FDA.

Thanks to the harmonious combination of herbs and essences extracted by modern methods that have been clinically proven, Tam Binh Liver Tonic helps reduce the harmful effects of alcohol and drugs that affect the liver, nourishes the liver, enhances liver function, clears heat, detoxifies, cools the liver, and protects the liver. At the same time, it helps reduce symptoms of hives, itching, jaundice, loss of appetite, and fatigue due to poor liver function.