It is almost 5 years since I lost my mum to liver disease. She was 2 weeks away from her 70th birthday.
Apparently it could have started 15-20 year before and no symptoms had shown until the last 18 months of her life.
My mum wasn't a drinker. Don't get me wrong she liked a tipple as much as me and you.
At the time of her going into the hospital she was on 12 tablets a day, Metformin, Wafarin, a prescription diuretic, to name a few.
My mum had constant bouts of diarrhea and sickness and always blamed something she ate.
She would complain about her hair thinning (a symptom)
In September 2009 she had a stroke
We got her home, but she was in and out of hospital upto May. We thought she was having mini strokes, hospital told is it was a water infection and her electrolytes were low.
In May 2010 she had a fall, she was taken to the hospital and it while she was there she we were told of the liver disease, and told 3 or 4 times "the next 24 hours are crucial", but she held on. In the end the hospital was only caring for her and couldn't do anything else to treat her. She was moved to a nursing home. Still she held on she had a good days and bad.
Then we got a call from the nursing home., her organs were shutting down.
It was heartbreaking watching my mum deteriorate the way she did.
Sorry to go on, my main point is, it's not just alcohol that causes liver damage.
Anyway, I've included a link for the british liver trust.
http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/
http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/