How long can a long-term alcoholic live

Drinking is a very common phenomenon nowadays. Modern people are under great pressure in life and work. Some people relieve stress by drinking, while others drink heavily for a long time for social occasions. Some people develop a habit of alcoholism and drink all day long regardless of the occasion or the type of alcohol. They have become dependent on alcohol. Long-term alcoholism is very harmful to the human body and can cause liver damage. In severe cases, it can lead to liver cancer.

The dangers of long-term drinking

Drinking alcohol can lead to malnutrition

If people drink alcohol frequently, alcohol will suppress their appetite, causing them to lose their appetite and not want to eat, and they will not be able to absorb enough nutrients. Some people drink alcohol frequently. Every time they eat, they drink. They rarely eat other things. Over time, they become thinner and thinner and become malnourished.

Drinking alcohol hurts your stomach

If you drink alcohol frequently, it will cause various problems, such as acute gastroenteritis and so on. Alcohol is very harmful to the stomach. If you drink it for a long time, it may cause stomach ulcers, which is very difficult to treat. Many people who drink frequently have poor digestion because alcohol damages the stomach.

Drinking alcohol can damage the liver

The liver is the body's detoxification organ. If there is any problem with the liver, the body will not be protected. Some people drink alcohol frequently, and alcohol has a great impact on the liver. Most of the alcohol needs to be excreted through the liver. After a long time, it will lead to metabolic disorders in liver cells and cause alcoholic liver damage. Long-term drinking for more than ten years may cause cirrhosis of the liver.

Drinking alcohol can damage your kidneys

Many men who drink frequently have poor sexual function. This is because alcohol damages the kidneys. If you drink frequently, your kidneys will be greatly affected, and in the long run, your sexual function will also be affected.

Drinking alcohol can hurt

People who drink frequently tend to have a bad temper. This is because they have become dependent on alcohol to a certain extent. Without alcohol, they will become very uneasy. If people drink alcohol for a long time, it is very likely to cause alcohol addiction, which will change their nervous system, not only changing their personality, but also causing memory loss.

Some misunderstandings about drinking

Alcohol has analgesic and heart-protecting effects

Some people believe that alcohol can promote blood circulation, regulate qi and relieve pain, prevent and treat wind-cold-dampness, chest pain and heart pain, and reduce the chance of arthritis and attacks. It is undeniable that drinking can temporarily relieve the above symptoms, but observational data show that the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is positively correlated with the amount of drinking, and the mortality rate is significantly higher than that of non-drinking people.

Wine has the function of keeping warm

Drinking a small amount of alcohol will make the body hot. This is because alcohol causes the skin capillaries to dilate. In the later stages of alcohol metabolism, it is easy to increase the amount of heat radiated from the skin, causing "cold after drinking" and even a situation where "drinking to keep out the cold makes the cold even colder."

Drinking alcohol can increase sexual desire

In most people's minds, alcohol can boost libido and improve sexual function. However, studies have now found that alcohol can cause direct toxicity to the testicles and ovaries, and can have a relatively lasting effect on the sexual function of men and women by acting on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.

Drinking can relieve boredom and sadness

Some people drink by themselves when they are feeling low, sad and depressed, but drinking too much will bring up a series of worries, and they may either destroy themselves, beat others and destroy things, or cry endlessly. Isn't this "drinking to drown sorrows only makes them more sorrowful"?

Drinking can replace eating and drinking water

Some people believe that wine is the essence of food and that drinking wine can replace eating and drinking water. Studies have found that the main component of wine is ethanol (alcohol). Apart from providing a certain amount of energy to the human body, it has no nutritional value and cannot supplement the human body's essential nutrients such as protein, sugar, fat, vitamins, trace elements, etc. Alcohol entering the body can also affect the digestion and absorption of many nutrients. Over time, severe nutritional failure will occur and life will be endangered.

Alcohol can induce sleep

Some people, when having trouble falling asleep, can't help but drink a few sips of alcohol to help them fall asleep. Since alcohol has a certain sedative effect on the central nervous system, it may have a certain effect. But over time, the brain becomes more and more tolerant to alcohol. The sedative effect of alcohol will gradually weaken, forcing people to gradually increase their alcohol intake to maintain sleep, thus forming an "alcohol dependence" that is difficult to get rid of, making insomnia more difficult to solve. If accompanied by chronic poisoning (alcohol), the patient will face greater and more pain.