Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a spectrum of liver injury caused by long-term excessive alcohol consumption. It progresses from simple steatosis to alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and ultimately cirrhosis. Symptoms vary depending on the stage of liver damage. In the early stage—alcoholic fatty liver—most patients have no obvious symptoms. Some may feel mild fatigue or a sense of heaviness in the right upper abdomen, and physical examination may reveal a slightly enlarged, soft liver without tenderness . When the disease progresses to alcoholic hepatitis, symptoms become more prominent. Patients often develop jaundice, which is the yellowing of the skin and sclera... Learn more