Booze and Tylenol

diddly · Member

Booze and Tylenol

Phil · MIP Old Timer

The old liver does take a beating..Thats for sure..

I did it all..from shoe polish...to vanilla extract..to...aftershave..and more...

Fortunately..over sober time...liver is ok today...

If I had questions re medical or cleansers etc...I would see what the good old doc had to say...

Have a good day there Diddly

DanaBanana · Senior Member

If you are concerned about liver damage, a simple blood test through your Dr can give you the answers to that. The liver does regenerate.....but seeing as liver cells only live about 18 months at a time, it can take years while under strict circumstance (diet, mostly) to achieve a healthy liver. I've read loads and been told that Milk Thistle is a miracle for those of us recovering from Alcoholism. Visit a Health Food store or Naturopathic Doctor.

Here's a great excerpt on this topic from one of my favorite sites:

What Really Works: Liver regeneration

If, in the past, you have been a heavy drinker you would benefit from daily supplements of an incredible herb called milk thistle. Popular with European herbalists, this is one of the safest of all the herbal remedies and actually regenerates damaged liver cells.

The active ingredient is silymarin, which is extracted from the seeds. It works by altering the outer liver membrane cell structure so toxins cannot penetrate the organ. Better still, it stimulates the production of a chemical called RNA polymerase A, which boosts ribosome protein synthesis and regenerates the liver. The recommended dosage is 200-400mg of the active ingredient daily.

Hope this helped. =)

hugs,Dana

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-- Edited by DanaBanana at 18:30, 2006-08-02

Doll · MIP Old Timer

Yep! I consumed many, many acetomenaphin and/or ibuprofin for years for the day after hair hurting hangover! Then, one day, had to have emergency surgery and my liver enzymes were off the chart!

At 6 months sober, I had another test, back to normal. thank you HP. But my doc has advised to lay off the otc pain killers still...My suggestion, be wary of natural herbs too, since they're not FDA regulated, could be dangerous........get a test, see where you are, and talk to your physician.

-- Edited by Doll at 18:56, 2006-08-02

diddly · Member

Thanks to all.

The last liver test showed enzymes were 'a little high'. Each of the preceding ones for the last ten years were all normal.

All the alcoholic male relatives from both sides of the family smoke and drank into their 70's. Maybe I have good genes!

I have milk thistle; I just got slack in taking it daily.

The biggest thing I learned here today was that the liver does in fact heal/regenerate. I only thought that was the case once the bad part of the liver was cut out and allowed to re-grow.

God surely knew there'd be a bunch of drunks worried about their liver, so he made it healable just like most everything else 'in' us.

Thanks again!