Am I hurting my liver?

Hi there,

I drink 2 bottles of wine every day as a habit. How long can I do this before severely damaging my liver?

thanks

Of course you're hurting your liver.

I don't think there is a professional (much less me, not being one) who would give you a "you can do this until October 2019" kind of estimate, but you might consider having your blood tested to see how your liver hormones are doing. Also if you are on any medication it's going to affect it, I had to face my alcoholism when I was put on a med that would destroy my liver even without alcohol and told that if I don't stop drinking completely I will need a liver transplant within two years.

Tough question and I think every person have different ability to appetite different foods and drinks. So it's depends on your body and blood condition!

How long your liver can last depends on how long you've been drinking all that wine and how healthy you are to start with. Over time it will trash your liver and you'll start to feel the health effects sooner or later.

When I damaged my liver I knew it. Couple bottles of wine is not too much alcohol. I used to kill bottles and bottles of vodka. For about 15 years. When my liver got inlarged I started having Blood come up. Also started developing gout on my feet. And I can barely hold down a couple shots. When I had my liver checked out it was enlarged. You're worried about it quit for a year and go back to drinking. Your liver can almost fully heal in a couple years.

A friend of mine "only drank wine". I think a couple of bottles of wine 4 days a week is too much. If you have to ask the question if you are hurting your liver the answer is probably yes.
My friend now has cirrhosis of the liver, whites of the eyes are yellow, distended stomach, severely thin, jaundice skin, swelling on her legs from water retention. These are the visible signs I can see, I don't know what other sickness she experiences at home alone, but I have read the possibilities and it does not look good. Hey, why risk it, if you think you are hurting your liver, start down the road to quit drinking and start recovering. Best Wishes

Actually all of your organs could be aging rapidly and will be being damaged by too much alcohol. The liver may actually outlive your digestive tract and pancreas, among others. Why chance it?
If you have ever seen a 'wet-brain', that is when the brain is dying. The liver filters the blood and removes toxins. When you are circulating 'dirty' blood, your other organs suffer too. Brain damage can occur. On a cellular level, cancers can start forming.
My liver was enlarged. I could feel it pressing against my ribcage when I bent forward. It was tender as well. If someone poked it with their finger, it hurt. My blood test electrolyte levels were out of balance. I wasn't eating or sleeping right. I was depressed with anxiety/panic attacks. I thought nothing of puking or peeing the bed. I would gag when I tried to brush my teeth. I was unemployable. I lost my drivers license.
When the physical things begin to happen, it is the beginning of the end. Death from alcohol is a slow and painful death. If you catch it early, much of the damage can be healed.
In 'How it works' (the AA reading), it describes that many coming into the room have grave mental and emotional disorders, but that many of them can recover if they have the capacity to be honest:
https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/p-10_howitworks.pdf
I have seen orange skin and eyes. I have seen pot bellies with toothpick arms and legs, missing teeth and shaking. Some people you see once or twice and then never again. I sometimes wonder what happened to the people that I had met once or twice or gone through detox or rehab with. The statistics for recovery sucks (like 4% make it). Please be one of the 4%.
Best of luck to you.

@Nasty _boy Hardly 10-15 years. This much quantity on daily basis can hurt your liver badly.