I was excited to discover this forum after gooling "dupuytren's contracture overuse". My interest really perked up with this discussion about liver damage and dups. I'm a 65 year old female of scottish ancestry. My dups nodules began about 2 years ago and have very slowly progressed in my left palm but do not yet affect any fingers. I have it in my LH only and am R-handed. I also have possibly reduced circulation in my left hand due to an old shoulder injury to my left shoulder.

In my late 20's, I was very sick with Hepatitis that began with a food source (3 other people also got sick who were on the same long trip). The is alcoholism in my family although I have never had a serious problem with alcohol. I periodically buy usually wine and drink up a bottle over 3 or 4 days. But my modest alcohol consumption lately has been daily starting about three weeks ago, when I was given a large bottle of wine and then bought more myself (2 glasses at night after work). And the dups has again recently progressed a small amount beginning with a new tender lump and more swelling.

When I think back, I think it is quite possible that the periods of the dups slowly progressing might have coincided with periods of night-time modest wine consumption. All very anecdotal and untested I know, but I will immediately stop any alcohol and see if the dups also stops progressing.

This also makes me interested in finding out more about the possibility that my liver is still damaged. Any thoughts from anyone else would be appreciated. Thank you.

I have recently developed the condition. I am a fifty year old woman. My father has it and we have Scottish blood. I don't drink that much but I do binge drink now and then. I hit the tequila last Friday night and the condition was definitely worse on the following Saturday morning.

Edited 12/12/12 06:29

It's not really breaking new ground. Check out this archived forum:
http://www.dupuytren-online.info/Forum_E...ens-4_3642.html

The connection between alcohol and Dupuytrens has not been clinically proven, although there does seem to be a connection i.e. Dupuytrens is more prevalent in alcoholic older men. When the term 'alcoholism' is used most people tend to gloss over it as 'alcoholism' and 'alcoholic' are such loaded words. The grey zone between social drinker, binge drinker, heavy drinker, alcohol abuse, alcoholism is vast, and it's easier to define oneself as anything other than an alcoholic. Dupuytrens is new to me, and I'm hyper aware of it at this fresh stage. I did notice a worsening after my tequila binge and it's a wake-up call. I'm now going to stick to a couple of beers rather than liquor or wine.

Yes, and I think the medical fraternity is reticent to make such definite links until absolutely clinically proven beyond doubt for a range of reasons. This forum is hence very informative :)

Thanks for that.. very interesting and informative, albeit annoying as I like a drink as much as anyone else! I have started taking St Marys Thistle for my liver.