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What are the symptoms of death due to excessive alcohol consumption?

 

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December 12 5:33 PM (8 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
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Excessive alcohol consumption will cause a condition called:

Alcohol Poisoining, which induces the following symptoms--see link:

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/OtherAlcoholInformation/factsAboutAlcoholPoisoning.aspx

[see paragragph: 'Critical Signs for Alcohol Poisoning']

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December 12 5:58 PM (24 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
Reply to Dr. Steve's Post: The question I posed was not as exact as I wanted. The person in question died suddenly in the Am, vomiting profusely. Did not have any breakfast. He was a heavy drinker, consuming two bottles of wine every day for probably 20 years. he had gained a lot of weight and had a bloated belly. Emergency team could not revive him. Ijust wanted to know if death from cirrhosis could be this sudden. Thanks,
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December 12 6:20 PM (22 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
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In the scenario you describe--it sounds like that person died of heart failure, or cardiac arrest. But it certainly sounds like he had severe Cirrhosis [end-stage liver disease], which could then lead to Liver Failure. Peolple can die from Acute Liver Failure--though typically it takes days to weeks to die from that process.

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http://www.mamashealth.com/liver/lfailure.asp

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