Jo, 35 developed liver cirrhosis after drinking three bottles of wine daily. When Jo goes on a bus, people give up their seat for her and strangers stop to ask when her baby is due.
Excessive drinking has caused her liver to become so damaged that fluid has built up in her abdomen.
She is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver – where healthy tissue becomes replaced with scar tissue.
The condition has caused Jo to develop a side effect called ascites – fluid retention that makes her look pregnant and makes veins bulge from her stomach.
Excessive drinking has caused her liver to become so damaged that fluid has built up in her abdomen.
She is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver – where healthy tissue becomes replaced with scar tissue.
The condition has caused Jo to develop a side effect called ascites – fluid retention that makes her look pregnant and makes veins bulge from her stomach.
