How many pills and/or drinks would cause liver failure? My neighbor was taken to the ER this evening and her boyfriend said her liver was gone... that she may not live... what the heck would she have taken?
2007-04-28 19:46:52 · 9 answers · asked by michelleinhamilton 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
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2007-04-28 19:52:13 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol (acetominophen) is very harmful to the liver; even a small overdose can cause major problems. It would have taken quite a lot of alcohol to cause failure immediately; however, if she is a long-term heavy drinker, then cirrhosis of the liver is certainly a possibility. There are many other possibilities, of course, but those are the first two that come to mind.
2007-04-28 19:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It certainly wasn't something she took tonight, it was what she has been taking for a long time...You dont just get liver failure all of a sudden, you have hardening of the liver and cirrosis before it fails... If you keep doing drugs and alcohol it will only make it worse, if you liver is not completely hard you can stop doing drugs and alcohol and your liver will usually regenerate and get healthy again on its own, but not if its liver failure... She should have stopped the partying a long time ago...
2007-04-28 19:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by valerie 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If your cat is peeing blood (orange) he's in the process of dying. Since this is PREVENTABLE with vet care, it's your choice to put him through this agony. This is one problem your cat really does need vet care for. Make arrangements for paying the vet, that or have the cat euthenized before he has to suffer any further. Dying from kidney failure, a preventable thing, is agonizing for the cat. You can swing a vet checkup and blood test. He's not in liver failure, he'd be dead by now and his gums would be yellow. Kidney issues are treatable. The longer you wait, the less treatable they are.
2016-05-21 04:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prolonged alcohol use can often result in sclerosis of the liver.
Advanced sclerosis can cause liver failure, and can also cause other organs to fail.
2007-04-28 20:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by charliecizarny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000 mg of tylenol a day for 10 days straight will cause liver damage. Drinking alcohol with that will make it worse.
2007-04-28 19:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by Cattlemanbob 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ibuprofen can do a number on it...And I would say the regular pain medicines, Advil, Tylenol, Aleve. Large doses, though.
2007-04-28 19:49:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
MICHELLE,
BOTH MEDICINES AND ALCOHOL ARE METABOLIZED BY THE LIVER. TOO MUCH BOOZE AND/OR DRUGS COULD HAVE DONE THIS. CHANCES ARE SHE DRANK A LOT.
2007-04-28 20:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she drinks undiluted spirits - then she can suffer alcohol poisoning, or pancreaitis - cheap wine will also do it. Depends on her weight and how much she had.
2007-04-28 19:49:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋