A TV show on British broadcaster BBC 3 has featured a woman whose years of binge drinking finally caught up with her and delivered cruel revenge in the form of a dying and diseased liver hidden within a grotesquely bloated abdomen.<br /><br />The woman, identified only as Jo in the program, has told how her condition has made her look heavily pregnant.<br /><br />Assuming she was with child, strangers in her town would ask her when the baby's due. But Jo's baby is actually a horribly scarred, cirrotic liver. <br /><br />The swelling is caused by a buildup of fluids containing both waste and nutrients which her ruined liver can no longer process.<br /><br />Now sober, Jo was once a champion drinker, often putting away three bottles of wine a day. Unknown to the now 35-year-old, the booze was poisoning her, slowly as her liver's healthy tissue became replaced with scar tissue.<br /><br />She must now to go to the hospital every few weeks to have the fluid drained through a needle and hose. The disgusting procedure can take eight hours and yield as much as 23 liters.<br /><br />Jo's liver cirrhosis is irreversible. All that can save her long-term is a liver transplant, and there's no guarantee she'll even survive that.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. <br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
