I was wondering if anyone could give me some concrete health info that I could share with her to let her know how deep into alcoholism that is. She also has a chronic cough. Her abdomen is also distended.
2006-10-05 17:31:20 · 21 answers · asked by vham8 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
She probably already has liver damage if her belly is distended. She is shaking from withdrawl syndrome. Tell her how much she means to you and how you really feel about her alcoholism. Encourage her to get professional help. She needs more help then you can give her if she is really that bad. Someday, she will thank you for probably saving her life. Does her parents know she has this problem? Maybe they could help you too?
2006-10-05 17:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Kimberly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as though your friend is experiencing alchohol withdrawal symptoms. The heavier a drinker someone is, the more chance they will experience such symptoms anywhere from a few hours after having their last drink up to several days after.
Here's a site that gives the symptoms: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000764.htm and explains about it.
The chronic cough could signal sinusitus, or something far more serious. Your friend needs to get checked out and not put this off.
Here is a site regarding Chronic cough info: http://www.pulmonaryreviews.com/jan06/cough.html
I hope your friend realizes that her health is important ..she has touched many peoples lives including yours, she deserves to get some good for herself. No one deserves to put themselves through this type of situation. Good doctors can certainly assist and she'll be feeling terrific in no time. She'll never be able to ever have a drink again...but perhaps once she has overcome this situation she won't want to step back to it. Yes, there may be things that have caused her to go this route, but nothing has the right to steal a life away without the person's permission. She needs to refuse to be beaten down by this.
Tell her good luck, she can do this and there are a lot of people waiting to help her.
2006-10-06 01:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by dustiiart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend has what is called D.T. or delirrim Tremors. It occurs when the body is going through withdrawl from alcohol. This is a serious condition and you should try to get your friend help fast. If there is an alcoholic in a observation room and a person strung out on herroin in another room, the person who is an alcoholic is more at risk of dying then the drug attic. Alcohol is a poison and can cause adverse affects.
2006-10-06 00:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should sit her down and tell her what is happening to her body. It sounds like she is going throught DT'S. This is bad for her health. She shouldn't quit drinking all at once. Search the web for alcoholism. There should be plenty of information on her disease. She will pretend that nothing is wrong. She will be in denial. Let her know that you are her friend and that you will stand by her side and that she needs to see her doctor right away. There are plenty of rehab centers and AA centers. She needs to be around people who have been in her situation to hear and see what they went through, and maybe that will open a few doors. It will take time, but eventually, she will get better. Good Luck!!!
2006-10-06 00:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by sweetie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's got dt's. Essentially, she is going through alcohol withdrawls. That's a bummer, and she needs to get professional medical help to go through them without feeling like she is gonna die. I don't know about the cough, but a distened abdomen could be a few things -- it could mean malnutrition (picture the little starving kids in Africa with their distended bellies).
2006-10-06 00:34:50 · answer #5 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the DT, or Delirium Tremens (alcohol withdrawal). The distended abdomen is probably ascites from hepatic failure and cirhossis. Needs to see a doc very quickly!!!
2006-10-06 00:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by wtknight50 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DISTENDED ABDOMEN:
For alcoholics, a distended abdomen often is actually a distended liver, and is a sign of liver damage.
Get your friend to a hospital before she ends up needing a transplant.
SHAKING:
Symptom of withdrawl, and sign of severe addiction.
2006-10-06 00:39:53 · answer #7 · answered by fruitnroo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone that reads this should note alcoholism withdrawal is the only one that can actually kill you. The DT's are fatal if not treated
Abdomen distention is liver failure or protein insufficiency ( like those starving kids with a bid abdomens)
2006-10-06 11:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by heya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shakes are called DT"s. This is a definite sign of alcoholism and something her Dr needs to Know as he treats here. You are right to show concern.
2006-10-06 00:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by becky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your friend is in the throes of withdrawal (that is what it sounds like). The other symptoms is what is alarming. Take her to the ER, they know how to deal with the symptoms you describe.
Then look up Alcoholics Anonymous in your phone book and give her the information. Tell her if she does not want to die, call the number!!!
2006-10-06 00:48:40 · answer #10 · answered by early bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋