Essentially drinking can mess up a persons spleen. This is because excessive drinking can damage the liver which causes Cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can cause an enlarged spleen.
Binge drinking over a period of decades increases the risk of cirrhosis.
The most common and well known causes of cirrhosis are alcoholic liver disease (which is caused by people drinking heavily for a prolonged period, usually at least a decade) and Hepatitis, both B and C. Other causes are diseases that affect the liver, such as Wilson's Disease. Cirrhosis is essentially scarring of the liver, so all of it's causes are things that affect the liver.
Yes. Drinking doesn't automatically cause cirrhosis and stopping drinking does not automatically prevent you from getting cirrhosis; ten year's down the line, your cirrhosis may not be alcohol related (there are many other potential causes of cirrhosis). Or, there is the possibility that up to ten year's ago your liver was damaged (i.e fibroid, from drinking) but the function "declined" further at a slow rate until it became noticeable. Had you remained drinking, the decline would probably have been faster. Once your liver is fibroid (the stage before cirrhosis), it is very difficult for it to regenerate itself at a rate faster than it is degrading. Hence why, in ten year's, it might be catching up with you.
Alcohol cirrhosis of the liver is scarring caused by decades of very heavy drinking.
Cirrhosis can be prevented by not drinking alcohol and taking care of yourself. Hepatitis C should be avoided as well, due to it being linked with cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis of the liver, of course this pertains only to alcohol disease.
Hepatic cirrhosis
Heavy drinking of alcohol is one sure way.
Cirrhosis of the liver.
Drinking to much
Consumed in moderation, alcohol causes no problems for the liver. However, heavy and abusive drinking over a period of decades increases the risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver.