A person with fatty liver disease may lose their appetite, or feel weak, or vomit blood.
Bleeding in the gut can occur, or liver cancer, and when cirrhosis occurs - scarring of the liver – cutting out alcohol completely is "essential".
By the time cirrhosis occurs, the liver stops working complete and you can die from liver failure.
Those who need a liver transplant will only be considered for the operation if you don't drink alcohol for "at least three months".
Fatty liver disease: Abdominal swelling is also a sign to spot (Image: Getty Images)
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