Aged 25, I started drinking in 2014, I used to drink very little, maybe once a month or so and eventually started drinking 2-3 times a week. I used to drink around 180ml of vodka or whiskey. In 2015, the frequency was more - I would drink 4 times a week (same 180ml a night). This continued for a little more than a year till 2016. I used to drink once or twice a week in 2017. I had a Liver function Test and my enzymes were slightly higher. Then I stopped for a few months, I didn’t have any withdrawal symptoms. End of December, I drank everyday for a month. However, in 2018, I have only drank 1-3 bottles of wine or 180-250 ml of whiskey a month.
In short:
2014 : Once a month
2015 : 180ml whiskey or vodka 1 or 4 times a week for a year
2016 : 180ml whiskey or vodka 1 or 4 times a week till the end of the year
2017 : 180-250ml vodka 1-2 times a week for half a year. In December, I drank everyday
2018 : A bottle of wine or 180ml vodka 1-3 times a month
I have developed constant abdonominal discomfort, sometimes it is painful and sometimes it is tolerable. I don’t have any other symptoms. The pain used to disappear when I stopped drinking but from the past 2 months, the pain has been constant. When I go for a run, I can my liver going up and down. I got an ultrasound done and it shows there is a diffuse increase in echotexture - Fatty liver. However, the liver is normal in size. Pancreas and everything else is normal. My doctor has suggested a fibroscan to check if the pain can be from stiff liver and I am waiting for my LFT tests.
Was my drinking too much to cause scarring, fibrosis or cirrhosis? I am really scared.
PS, I am not a smoker nor am I obese.
Doctor said she could \"feel my liver\" bloods normal, What should I ask for now?
Worried I’ve damaged my liver and anxiety is taking over! 
Alcohol related liver damage
Liver Damage and Beer Consumption
Some people can 'get away' with drinking lots and showing little sign of liver damage whereas others medics believe have some sort of predisposition to liver damage. Alcohol in no matter what quantity is a toxin that can damage the liver - not everyone who drinks will suffer damage but sometimes just casual, binge drinking or ordinary social drinking can be enough if you are one of those with this predisposition. ALSO, alcohol isn't the only means of sustaining liver damage - my hubby is life long t-total yet an auto-immune liver disease has led him to full on cirrhosis.
You need to know the booze on the head, if you've 'only' reached the stage of fatty liver a complete cessation of alcohol will be your best plan to reduce the fatty build up and heal any potential damage. A liver goes through various stages before it reaches cirrhosis and each stage has potential for healing providing it really hasn't gone too far.
You also don't need to be obese to get Non-Alcohol Related Fatty Liver Disease.
Have a read up on the British Liver Trust page on alcohol and the liver and also the page on NAFLD which will give appropriate guidance to perhaps reverse this fat build up in your liver and prevent further progression.
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Best wishes,
Katie