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[|Human|] Hi Doctor, I have damaged Liver because of Alcohol Abuse ( alcoholic hepatitis or maybe pre-cirrotic). LFT enzymes GGT and Alkaline Phosphate are very high but others like AST, ALT , Bilirubin etc are normal. I have quit drinking now and following the doctors prescribed meds like vitamins etc. But recently another Doctor advised me to add Udihep 300 mg twice. My question is that I have read that Ursodesoxycholic Acid is beneficial only in PBC or in removing Gall Stones. My gall bladder has been removed 8 years ago. So why did he prescribe Udihep 300 ?? Can this medicine damage my Liver further? Should i stop it or continue it ? If continue, for how long ??
[|AI|]  Hi Diver, welcome to Chat Doctor .com Your question is "Does Udine help in your case ?" .  Basically you liver produces bile salts which are normally removed through the bile duct into the intestine. They help in digestion of fat. The bile salts when they reach the intestine may change in form, some of them get reabsorbed into the circulation. Some bile salts are bad and can cause damage to the liver when reabsorbed. Udine is basically good bile salts which replaces the bad bile salts and prevents further damage to liver. In case of gall stone disease it helps in dissolving the cholesterol rich stones formed.  So in summary, Udine does help in alcoholic liver disease also. Though the benefits of Udine are not as robust as in other conditions, they will help on a long run and certainly causes no harm. Apart from that if your alkaline phosphatase is high we need to get done an ultrasound of abdomen just to rule out any stasis of bile or any stone in the bile duct. Please get an ultrasound done and revert.  Thanks