Two Tins Of Beer And A Half Bottle Of Wine...

[sandyRoe]

A man who'd experienced serious liver problems was interviewed on television yesterday. He said that the two tins and the half bottle of wine was all that he drank. Was he unlucky in having a liver more susceptible to damage by alcohol than most other people or would regularly drinking that modest amount be enough to harm anyone?

[rockyracoon]

When he said 2 tins of beer and a bottle of wine, perhaps he meant everyday.

If he's being honest about what he's had to drink then I'd say he was incredibly unlucky, much like the rare exceptions of lung cancer in non smokers.

[rockyracoon]

Sorry, half bottle

[sandyRoe]

Rocky, I'm sure he did mean every day. Judging from the drinking I've seen it does seem a modest amount.

[emmie]

he did say everyday, that will impact, no doubt about it

[EDDIE51]

Some people are more prone to liver damage than others, some may get away with that level of drinking for years without problems. But drinkers usually underestimate the amount they drink, so his real total may be a lot more.

[naomi24]

I thought the same. It doesn't sound terribly excessive.

[Sqad]

He is lying.

[rockyracoon]

He may drink that everyday but forget about the Friday and Saturday night binges where he might drink double that. On the face of it it doesn't sound overly excessive, I know a fair few people that drink plenty more than that everyday.

[naomi24]

//He is lying. //

.... or in denial.

[emmie]

if it's every day, it can be considered excessive, and everyone's tolerance is different. He may be lying, people do. I have found it strange that a number of times i have had appointments at the hospital, and once in A&E i was asked to fill in a form about one's drinking habits, i didn't understand simply because you could say you don't drink or don't drink now, or lessen the amount, and lie, it seemed a pointless exercise.

[sandyRoe]

Haven't the medical professionals a simple way of finding the true intake? Whatever the patient says they drink multiply it by 3.

[emmie]

no it doesn't work like that.

[emmie]

i might drink one beer a day, and that will affect me in one way, another person might drink one beer a day and be affected totally differently, body make up, tolerance to alcohol, i have known people who have no tolerance for alcohol, and some who had a high tolerance, until the day came to pay the price,

[ummmm]

Everyone is different.

I know someone who has been having Jameson for breakfast for the last 20 years and is still going strong.

[Svejk]

you dont have to drink to have liver problems- including chirrosis.

[emmie]

no you don't, but generally that is what causes Cirrhosis of the Liver.
I have lost some good mates to alcohol abuse, add in smoking, a deadly combination

[sandyRoe]

True. I think another man featured in the television piece had developed problems because he had been greatly overweight.

[Svejk]

or even cirrhosis ;)

[sandyRoe]

all this talk about illness, it's enough to drive you to drink

[emmie]

fatty deposits around the liver, many of us have no idea about health problems until they hit you, some who are hardened drinkers may go years without problems, but it generally catches up with them in the end, as does smoking. one family member didn't think there would be any problems as he quit smoking 25 years ago, wrong, as he has lung damage, and breathlessness, due to according to the doctor, from smoking.