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Lasing na Atay, Nakakamatay


The Social Advocates:
Jazon, Deric Louis A.
Tinampay, Arvin Jay P.
Wong, Hazel Jynn

What is this about?


The liver is the second largest organ in your body and is located under your
rib cage on the right side. This organ performs specific functions in your body. One
of its functions is processing what you eat and drink into energy and nutrients for
your body can use. The liver also removes harmful or even toxic substances from
your blood i.e. alcohol.
Alcohol is a term commonly used for ethyl alcohol or ethanol which is a
chemical substance found in beer, wines and liquors. This substance is produced by
the fermentation of sugars and starches with the use of yeast. The consumption of
alcohol can injure or cause serious damage to your liver if you drink more than it
can process. There are three main types of alcohol-related liver disease: alcoholic
fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis.
Alcoholic fatty liver disease results from the deposition of fat in the liver cells.
It is the earliest stage of alcohol-related liver disease. Alcoholic hepatitis is
characterized by fat deposition in the liver cells, inflammation, and mild scarring of
the liver. Alcoholic cirrhosis, the most advanced type of alcohol induced liver injury
is characterized by severe scarring and disruption of the normal structure of the
liver hard scar tissue replaces soft healthy tissues. If left ignored and untreated,
this will eventually result to death.
Why is this important?
No person can live without a liver, for it is a vital organ. However, this one is
also called the silent organ, for it silently kills anyone since it can be damaged
without transmitting any signals necessary or symptoms (Gopez-Cervantes, 2013).
There are various form of diseases caused by a faulty liver, one of which is liver
cirrhosis. Statistics shows that between 10-20% of heavy drinkers has the ability to
develop cirrhosis.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 defines moderate alcohol drinking
by having one drink per day for a woman and a maximum of two drinks per day for
a man. Consuming more than three drinks per day or more than seven drinks per
week for women and more than four drinks on a day and more than fourteen drinks
per week for men, is considered as heavy alcohol drinking.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 20 percent to 50 percent
of liver cirrhosis cases, and other complications such as poisonings, epilepsy, and
various types of cancer, are brought by excessive intake of alcohol. It is very crucial
to inform the people about these liver diseases that can be acquired by excessive
drinking of alcohol. Nowadays, many people including teenagers are engaged in
drinking alcoholic beverages. Alcohol drinkersespecially the teensmight neglect
the effects of these toxic beverages because the complications do not show up
immediately. However, these complications do not show in the early years but
theses beverages that you drank will surely cause you a huge trouble when you get
older.
The Social Advocates:
Jazon, Deric Louis A.
Tinampay, Arvin Jay P.
Wong, Hazel Jynn

Why should we be concerned?


Many people know that heavy alcohol drinking can lead to serious health
problems. However, most of them might not know that drinking alcohol can raise
their risk to cancer. In the Philippines, liver diseases are one of the major causes of
death. According to Dr. Samuel So of Stanfords Asian Liver Center, if not prevented
now, the number of deaths caused by liver cancer will be twice the current average
of 20 Filipinos a day twenty years from now.
Liver cancer is the third major cause of cancer deaths in the country, 2 nd
among Filipino men and 5th among the women. For every 100 people who develop
liver cancer, 95 have high chances of dying due to the illness. However, the bitter
truth is that this illness can actually be prevented.
What can be done?
Alcohol-related liver disease may be suspected judging on a persons history
of alcohol abuse. Several tests including blood test may be conducted to rule out
other liver diseases. Cure for these diseases ultimately requires a healthy diet and
that includes avoiding alcohol drinking. You may have to change your diet to help
your liver recover from the alcohol-related damage. Medications may be needed to
help manage the various complications caused by your damaged liver. People with
advanced alcoholic liver diseases that do not improve with abstinence and
medications might benefit from a liver transplant.
However, preventing liver cancer earlier is better than just waiting for it to
happen. Liver cancer brought by alcohol could be prevented by minimizing the
exposures to known risk factors for this sickness and by living a healthy lifestyle.
Excessive drinking of alcohol can lead to severe liver cirrhosis. Not drinking of
alcohol or even drinking only in moderate amount can help really prevent liver
cancer.

The Social Advocates:


Jazon, Deric Louis A.
Tinampay, Arvin Jay P.
Wong, Hazel Jynn

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