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Alcohol is one of the causes of more than 230 diseases and health problems. The following article will help readers know what disease drinking too much alcohol causes?
1. Hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis is an inflammation and necrosis of liver cells that occurs in 1-2 weeks, accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, jaundice, fever, sometimes have a mental disorder. Patients can progress to cirrhosis in a few years if not adjusted lifestyle habits and treated properly.
Cirrhosis is a condition when liver cells are damaged often, in which the initial manifestation is fatty liver, if the patient stops or stops drinking during this time, the disease can go away on its own. In some cases, after drinking alcohol, feeling dizzy, headache and taking common pain relievers like Panadol can cause more serious liver damage.
2. Delirium Tremor or alcohol withdrawal syndrome is known to be a serious complication and is quite common in alcoholics. The disease is often encountered in alcoholics whose main cause is nervous system toxicity and alcohol-related metabolic disorders. Delirium appears after stopping drinking from 12 to 48 hours with 2 groups of prominent manifestations:
Delirium-type disturbance of consciousness, causing the patient to lose the ability to orient in both space and time. poor self-esteem, restless sleep or insomnia, struggles, frequent nightmares, often feelings of anxiety, anxiety, fear, stress, hallucinations, hallucinations, vision but not seeing.. Therefore, patients often have defensive reactions that are dangerous to those around them. General neurological disorders such as slurred speech, slurred speech, tremors, unsteadiness, easy loss of balance and tripping causing fractures and organ rupture... For more serious cases, Seizures such as epilepsy may occur. Not only that, people with alcohol-induced delirium also experience severe autonomic disorders such as profuse sweating even at rest, pale skin, less elasticity, thirst, and less urination. , abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, loose stools, heart palpitations, fever and unstable blood pressure...
Delirium can subside on its own after a few days of rest. However, there are very few such cases. Most of the untreated cases will progress badly, the disorders and manifestations will become more and more severe, causing the patient to face the risk of death.
3. Cancer is the harmful effect of drinking a lot of alcohol
"What are the harmful effects of drinking too much alcohol?". According to research by Professor Linda Bauld of the UK Center for Tobacco and Alcohol Research, the evidence has shown that alcohol increases the risk of some types of cancer such as: liver, intestine, esophagus, nasopharynx and breast cancer.
When ingested, alcohol will convert into acetaldehyde - a substance known for its high carcinogenic potential. On the other hand, alcohol also impairs the body's ability to break down and absorb many nutrients, increasing the risk of cancer. Alcohol when combined with other cancer-causing agents such as toxins in tobacco also increases the incidence of cancer many times.
4. Cardiovascular disease The heart is also an organ that is composed of a muscle, while high-alcohol drinks will weaken the muscles, so it will also weaken the heart muscle. When drinking alcohol, the heart muscle cells die, instead of bone tissue loses the ability to contract, they are gradually replaced by non-contractile fibrous tissue. If the heart is weakened, the pumping function of the blood cannot work as effectively as it should, at which point there will be stagnation of circulation in the lungs.
The higher the concentration of alcohol, the greater the impact on the heart, they cause the blood vessels to narrow and increase the pressure in the blood, forcing the heart to work harder than usual, even causing heart failure with symptoms present as dyspnea, fatigue, leg edema and cardiac arrhythmia.
Although the heart has a good ability to repair itself and compensate, but if you drink too much alcohol, no organ can repair the damage caused by alcohol. Binge drinking also increases the risk of high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Not only that, drinking alcohol also affects sleep, increasing blood pressure, along with an unhealthy lifestyle, so it is more susceptible to cardiovascular diseases.
5. Gout
"Drinking a lot of alcohol can cause what disease?". In fact, when the amount of alcohol remains in the body in excess of the allowed level for a long time, it will lead to gout. Drinking a lot of alcohol will cause excess alcohol to accumulate, after many times leading to disorders in the body's metabolism and energy metabolism. The accumulation of alcohol in the joints will lead to gout, they chronically destroy these joints, creating joint pain, arthritis accompanied by hot swelling, redness and pain. On the other hand, each time you drink half a liter of strong alcohol continuously, the amount of uric acid in the blood will increase rapidly.
6. Lung disease After drinking alcohol, about 5% of the alcohol in the blood is quickly diffused into the alveoli. Here they will be warmed and converted into a vapor that, when exhaled, these vapor molecules are the criteria for measuring the alcohol concentration in the breath. People who drink a lot of alcohol for a long time will lose important antioxidants in the lungs, thereby causing permanent damage to the lungs. Therefore, alcoholics often have a higher risk of dangerous diseases such as pneumonia and other respiratory infections.
7. Gastritis - duodenal ulcer When introduced into the body, the stomach is the first stop of alcohol. Within 5 minutes, up to 20% of alcohol immediately diffuses into the blood. The remaining alcohol in the stomach will weaken the epithelial protective effect of the stomach. Because of this, it increases the risk of stomach infections with common symptoms such as ulcers, heartburn and bleeding.
8. Infertility - miscarriage
What will happen if you drink a lot of alcohol, alcohol is a male reproductive agent through causing temporary erectile dysfunction. In the long term, it will lower testosterone levels, leading to impaired sexual function, toxic to the testes, damage to sperm or make them weak and unable to reach the egg. affect fertility.
Alcohol also reduces female fertility, even in small amounts. Long-term alcohol use also affects the menstrual cycle, even stopping ovulation. Women who drink alcohol for a long time have an increased risk of miscarriage.
9. Accelerates the aging process Alcoholic drinks affect your appearance, because it causes diuretics, causing the body and skin to lose water. This causes immediate and long-lasting negative effects on the skin and hair.
Dehydration makes skin dry, flaky, hair frizzy, prone to breakage. On the other hand, drinking too much alcohol will make the body depleted of iron, pale skin and lack of vitality. If followed by sleep deprivation, your appearance will be greatly affected. And yet, alcohol depletes the body of vitamins A and C, leading to less resilient skin to environmental aging agents such as ultraviolet rays or pollutants. Alcohol also makes the skin thinner, when looking up close, it is easy to recognize the blood vessels under the skin.
10. Loss of memory
The harmful effects of drinking a lot of alcohol, brain damage related to excessive alcohol abuse has also reflected some of the symptoms of dementia such as poor sensitivity, poor judgment and difficulty getting out. decision. Not to mention, long-term alcohol consumption also leads to Korsakoff syndrome - short-term memory loss.
11. Depression Some people have a habit of turning to alcohol when under pressure, stress or depression. However, this is what makes the situation worse. Because studies have shown that people who regularly drink alcohol are prone to depression. Even many people with depression when drinking a lot of alcohol will reduce the effect of antidepressants and are more likely to have suicidal thoughts.
12. Seizures If drinking in high concentrations, binge drinking or abrupt withdrawal can lead to an acute seizure, which is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition. Excessive alcohol use also increases the risk of seizures in people who did not have the condition before they started drinking.
13. Causes nerve damage Alcohol is a toxic agent for nerve cells, if drinking a lot of alcohol with poor nutrition is the cause of nerve damage. Accompanying symptoms include numbness, pain, tingling and muscle weakness often in the extremities, feelings of helplessness, nausea, vomiting, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of bladder or bowel control, and constipation.
14. Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is a life-threatening emergency caused by prolonged alcohol intoxication. Typical accompanying symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and acute abdominal pain. For chronic pancreatitis caused by alcoholism for a long time, there is also a risk of poor absorption of nutrients by the body, weakening the immune system. Until the pancreas loses its function, it cannot make insulin, the patient will have type 2 diabetes.
We have just learned together about what disease drinking too much alcohol causes. It can be seen that the harmful effects of alcohol on health are extremely large, so only drink when absolutely necessary and drink in appropriate doses, not to drink too much or to become addicted to alcohol.
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