Posted by Larry Hoover on May 29, 2005, at 16:49:08
In reply to Re: kinda Morbid Question- alcohol, posted by rainbowbrite on May 29, 2005, at 13:03:52
> So maybe its not as bad as I was thinking....If a person has a yellow hue to them, very very faint..do you know if thats a sign of irreversible damage....actually I should read the article beofre I ask :)
So, you read the article *and* ask.
The yellow hue is jaudice. That indicates the liver is not processing broken down red blood cells properly, and a substance called bilirubin is accumulating in the body.
> > I honestly don't know of anything that shrinks the liver. It's not ringing any bells, anyway.
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> Ok so maybe I got it all mixed up....Maybe their liver had expanded and then shrunk back to normal size.That could be the case. And that would be a good sign.
> I think im going to go to the source and see if I can get the facts out of them becaues now Im not sure what I heard anymore.
Good idea.
If the jaundice goes away, and the liver shrinks back down, those are both signs of good recovery.
Lar
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