<s>[INST] I WAS A DRINKER SINCE 10 YEARS. I USED TO TAKE 180 TO 240 ML PER DAY. MY CONSUMPTION INCREASED TO 300 ML PER DAY IN JAN 2010. I STARTED SHOWING SYMPTOMS LIKE SHIVERING IN HANDS, LOSS OF APPETITE, VOMMITTING SENSATIONS ETC IN AUG 2010.  IN SEP 2010 I CONSULTED A DOCTOR .MY USG REPORT SHOWED FATTY LIVER CHANGES &LIVER ENLARGEMENT. I WAS GIVEN 2 DAYS TREATMENT IN HOPITAL. MY LFT REPORT WAS ;- BILLURBIN  1.49 ,  SGOT  80,  SGPT 84. AFTER  10 DAYS MY LFT WAS NORMAL. AFTER THAT EVERY MONTH I USED TO FOR USG AND LFT . TILL DATE MY ALL REPORTS ARE NORMAL. BUT WHEN I CONSUME ALCOHOL FOR 2-3 DAYS MY APPETITE LOSSES AND SLIGHT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN IN RIGHT SIDE HAPPENS .THEN I QUIT FOR 10-15 DAYS THE PAIN DISAPPEARS AND APPETITE BECOMES NORMAL. I HAVE STOPPED TAKING ANY LIVER MEDICINE SINCE NOV 2010. NOW A DAYS WHEN I PRESS MY LOWER (RIGHT) ABDOMEN IT SLIGHTLY PAINS.FOR HOW MANY WEEKS  SHOULD I NOT TAKE ALCOHOL. SHALL I AGAIN GO FOR LFT& USG. [/INST] Hi ! Good morning. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. My reply to your query on alcohol would be that one should quit alcohol consumption completely to stay healthy. Liver is not damaged on a single insult caused by the alcohol, but it happens due to chronic repeated insults as is happening in your case. Gradually it might lead to cirrhosis leading to portal hypertension and hepatic failure. Therefore, I would advise you to quit alcohol completely and modify your lifestyle towards the following:1) Routine regular exercises depending on your medical fitness2) More of roughage and enough liquids in your diet3) You could add as many fresh fruits in your diet, and more of carboy Chat Doctor. If you observe the above, there might not be any need to go for artificial liver tonics along with so frequent investigations, and you would do well overall. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Chat Doctor. </s>