can I drink alcohol after hepatitis c treatment?

[swoloby]

i wonder if when i finish the treatment and pass the six months, can i drink alcohol again as a young man (I'm 19 years old)? how much time is necessary to recover my liver ?

[swoloby]

F2 with fibroscan

[alijee]

Wait at least for 6 months to know whether you are SVR or not.

[heart_in_the_keyes]

Good Grief....NO>NO>NO>NO>NO.  If you are so desperate to drink have you ever thought you can get cirrhosis, heart disease, and diabetes to just name a few....if you continue to drink and smoke....STOP...

Can't believe those of you have told him "okay...maybe...if"....maybe you need to search for websites on the dangers of alcohol and the liver itself...  He was on treatment...he is stage 2 . We are not doctors on here!  Good Grief!!! Who is to say what is safe or not...structual, mental, physical. Does one beer lead to a 6 pack just this "one time".....it doesn't matter if he is 19 or 59...sure it's sad...the kid wants to drink...come on people.....if he is already worring about it now there might be a problem in the future. How many posts have we seen that they were 'cured" but it came back.

I agree.....you hopefully dodged a bullet but do you even understant the bullet you dodged.  As simply a I can put it ...your liver interferons are destroyed were destroyed by Hep C..  They no longer exist.  Interferons are the cleaning agents for your liver.  Even if you are successful on a treatment...the interferons do not magically reappear.  So what is going to filter out the poisons that you want to start injesting again?

Hey learned posters...if he is successful on treatment and his liver starts to regenerate do the interferon regenerate too.  Anyone got a real answer?

People lucky enough to have done this therapy and be successful on it realize that you did dodge a bullet but you can't go back to bad habits. Your life has changed....the experience that you just went through changed you. Get a grip...save a transplant...for someone who really needs it and is willing to go through all the steps necessary to avoid and maintain a healthly life style.  

If you need transplant info let me know and I'll send you a couple of websites.  Remember posts are just personal opinions....check with you Hepatogolist for your individual circumstances.  

[SurfsideGal]

What the heck are liver interferons? I go to most conferences and have never heard one researcher talk about liver interferons. Sorry, but your info is wrong. Where did you see this?

[copyman]

You are young. After 6 months SVR drinking shouldn't be a problem. Go enjoy life.

[can-do-man]

"How many posts have we seen that they were 'cured" but it came back"

Uh none.......Good grief!!!

[bear5849]

I asked my Doctor that very question. The answer was " Not a good idea, the treatment does do more damage, you will never heal 100%".  That's all I needed to hear.