I know quite a bit about liver damage/failure. I learnt the hard way. You don't have to abuse alcohol to suffer liver disease although many people do. Bryan had primary billiary cirrhosis which is an auto-immune disease where the small bile ducts of the liver are attacked and destroyed by the body's own immune system. At the clinics I saw a mixed bag of patients - I saw a lot of drinkers and people who were using drugs but then there many people like Bryan who had PBC. Anyway when the liver is gone it's a horrible way to die.
I like a drink myself, not so much these days as I don't like hangovers.
Although I personally don’t drink and no longer smoke, I don’t consider either of these to be vices. I have plenty of vices, but I won’t elaborate.
I also acknowledged that I know that alcohol isn’t the only thing that causes liver problems. I should have left the liver comment off my initial post and I’m so sorry for what you and Bryan went through, itchy.
The last thing I would ever want is to cause a problem or upset to anyone on this forum and so I think it best that I no longer post in this thread because, after all, I only drink cold water or coffee which make my contributions pretty boring.
LOL. pure/plain alcohol is tasteless,. Toril, as Mr, M pointed out. He was being pedantically accurate.
Correct, Cass. The taste you dislike Toril is the taste of the drink not the alcohol. The effects of the alcohol are what most people drink it for, though obviously the taste of the drink is important too.
No offence taken by me Toril. Just because my husband died of liver failure I won't collapse in a heap if liver disease is mentioned. I'm not like that. There are many awful diseases and illnesses that people die of. My Dad had cancer and my Mum died of COPD and I will discuss those experiences too.
Why can I tell the difference between gin, sherry, wine etc then? And I have tried all of those in the past. Or are they not classed as pure/plain alcohol?
Of course they're not pure alcohol, no one would drink that. Gin will be about 40% alcohol, sherry about 17% and wine up to 14%. The rest of the volume is what ingredients make up the drink, and thus the taste.
On to second mug of black coffee, frothed with Ceylonese Cinnamon. (the Ceylonese type is very pure and slightly sweet unlike the 'cooking' stuff). Ready for anything now...
It's a great pity the right of free speech isn't based on the obligation to say something sensible.