As the saying goes, "Drink well, drink badly." "It's true, drinking alcohol in moderation once in a while is good for the body and can invigorate the blood, but if you drink too much, it can harm the body.
In life, many people have the Xi of drinking often, some people because of more entertainment, some people because of pressure, and some people simply love to drink. In fact, no matter what you drink alcohol for, as long as you drink too much, it will seriously affect your health.
What are the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption?
1. Damage to the liver
It is common knowledge that drinking alcohol hurts the liver, and most of the alcohol that enters the body is catabolized by the liver, and acetaldehyde will be produced in the process of alcohol decomposition, which will damage liver cells. If you drink a lot of alcohol for a long time, it can seriously damage the liver, leading to liver diseases such as fatty liver.
2. Damage to the stomach
When alcohol enters the stomach, it can irritate and destroy the gastric mucosa. Drinking a large amount of alcohol for a long time can seriously damage the stomach, leading to gastritis, stomach ulcers and other stomach problems. When you drink too much, you will vomit because the alcohol hurts your stomach.
3. Induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Long-term drinking of large amounts of alcohol will lead to metabolic disorders in the body, increase blood pressure, and induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, myocardial infarction, and cerebral infarction. Nowadays, many middle-aged and elderly people have the problem of three highs, and if they drink a lot of alcohol for a long time, it can easily lead to serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
4. Damage to the reproductive system
Drinking alcohol for a long time in men will reduce the quality of sperm and can also lead to sexual dysfunction. If a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy, it can harm the health of the fetus, and if a woman drinks alcohol while breastfeeding, it can cause alcohol poisoning in the baby.
5. Damage to the brain
Excessive alcohol consumption can easily cause alcoholism, damage the brain, and lead to memory loss, decreased balance, dizziness, emotional out-of-control, and other consequences. If an underage drinks alcohol, it can affect brain development and thus intelligence.
Drinking alcohol not only affects health, but also makes it easy to become addictive, once you have alcohol addiction, it will lead to drinking more alcohol, and even the body will feel uncomfortable if you don't drink for a day. This creates a vicious circle, which can seriously damage the health of the body and affect the life expectancy.
How can you tell if you have an addiction to alcohol? If you have these four conditions, it means that you have become addicted to alcohol, and don't admit it.
(1) Frequent drunkenness
People who are not addicted to alcohol can control themselves when drinking, know that it is not good to get drunk, and will avoid getting drunk. And some people can't control themselves at all when they drink, glass after glass, and the more they drink, the more satisfied they become, and they also feel that they are drinking more and more, and they get drunk while drinking, and even drink fragments and become unconscious. This kind of person who gets drunk as soon as he drinks alcohol indicates that he has an addiction to alcohol.
(2) I always want to drink when I have nothing to do, and I even drink it every day
In general, many people drink because they have a meal, such as a dinner with friends and family, or a dinner with colleagues, and if there is no dinner, they do not want to drink. And some people want to drink regardless of whether they have a meal or not, they want to drink when they have nothing to do, and they even drink every day, and they can drink it regardless of whether they have food or not, and even start drinking it in the morning. Well, this situation shows that you are already addicted to alcohol, don't deny it.
(3) If you don't drink, you will feel uncomfortable, and even your temperament will change drastically
Some people have developed a Xi of drinking for a long time, and they will feel uncomfortable without drinking for a day, such as physical weakness, lack of energy, insomnia at night, and even sweating on the body, tremors in the limbs, and some will change their temperament and become irritable. Well, this situation shows that the alcohol addiction is already serious.
(4) Frequent hallucinations
Some people drink alcohol for a long time, which leads to frequent hallucinations. This condition is also a manifestation of serious alcohol addiction, this is because alcohol has a certain paralyzing effect on the brain, and long-term drinking in large quantities can easily cause serious damage to the brain, leading to memory loss, so hallucinations will occur.
In short, excessive alcohol consumption not only affects physical health, but also leads to addiction. It is recommended that people who have a Xi of drinking must drink less, and if they already have an addiction to alcohol, it is recommended to find a way to quit drinking.