Feeling of foreign body in throat after drinking

Wine is a common drink in our life. The history of wine industry in our country is particularly long, and various wine cultures are overwhelming. In such an atmosphere, many people like to drink wine very much, and even feel uncomfortable if they don’t drink wine for a day. Nowadays, a lot of alcohol is consumed at many parties, wedding banquets, etc. Many people feel a foreign body in their throat after drinking, as if something is stuck in it. This is the consequence of alcohol dependence.

Self-diagnosis for alcohol dependence

If you sincerely want to quit drinking but find that you cannot quit completely; or if you have difficulty controlling the amount of alcohol you drink and always get drunk; or if you don’t like the taste of alcohol and drink heavily in pursuit of the intoxicated and erratic feeling it brings. Then you may be suffering from alcohol dependence.

Alcohol dependence does not necessarily mean drinking every day.

A slight dependency:

1) The total amount of alcohol consumed per day is less than 250ml of liquor or less than 4 bottles of beer.

2) The formal drinking history is within 4 years, and the aggravation history is within 1 year.

3) The number of times you drink alcohol increases every day, and the amount of alcohol you drink increases.

4) After drinking, one becomes emotionally agitated, irritable, loses control of his/her behavior, fights, stirs up trouble, throws things, etc.

5) Increased tolerance to alcohol.

6) Arguing with family members because of drinking.

7) Delaying normal work due to drinking.

8) Every time after drinking, not only do I feel physically uncomfortable, but I also feel regretful, self-blaming, and depressed.

9) Sometimes you don’t drink at other times, but once you do drink, you drink large doses for several days in a row until your body can’t take it anymore, and then you drink again after a break of half a month, a month or even longer.

Moderate Dependence:

1) Cumulative alcohol consumption per day: 250ml < liquor < 500ml. Or 4-8 bottles of beer.

2) The formal drinking history is between 4 and 8 years and the aggravation history is between 1 and 2 years.

3) Unable to control drinking and drinking alone more often.

4) Daily drinking becomes the most important thing in life.

5) There is stealing and hiding of alcohol.

6) Once you stop drinking, you will feel unwell, panic, palpitations, sweating, restlessness, etc. The symptoms will be relieved after drinking.

7) The body is thin, and there are reactions such as gastrointestinal discomfort.

8) Work and family life are greatly affected by drinking.

9) Want to quit drinking but unable to quit.

10) Sometimes you don’t drink at other times, but once you do drink, you drink large doses for several days in a row until your body can’t take it anymore, and then you drink again after a break of half a month, a month or even longer.

Triple Dependency:

1) The cumulative alcohol consumption per day is >500ml of liquor or more than 8 bottles of beer.

2) The formal drinking history is more than 8 years, and the aggravation period is more than 2 years.

3) Drink alcohol on an empty stomach every morning.

4) Drink every day, get drunk every time, do not eat after drinking, and become weak.

5) Hand shaking, sweating, insomnia, and walking in a diagonal or S-shaped manner.

6) Forced abstinence from alcohol has been ineffective or the patient has been hospitalized for multiple times due to physical problems caused by drinking.

7) Complications such as gastric bleeding, hypertension, cerebellar atrophy, fatty liver, alcoholic liver, cirrhosis, and femoral head necrosis have occurred due to drinking.

8) Personality changes have occurred, such as suspicion, temper changes, lack of sense of responsibility for the family, and indifference to family members (wife and children).

9) Losing interest in everything and not wanting to interact with others. Drinking is the most important thing in life. .

10) Memory loss, tinnitus, high blood pressure.

11) Having mental disorders such as visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, and illusions.

12) Sometimes you may not drink at ordinary times, but once you drink, you drink large doses for several days in a row until your body can no longer bear it, and then you can drink again after a break of half a month, a month or even longer.

13) Due to long-term heavy drinking, mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and mania have occurred.

14) Obvious alcohol withdrawal syndrome: once the patient stops drinking, symptoms such as vomiting, convulsions, tremors (hands, face, tongue), delirium, epilepsy, etc. will appear, which are relieved after drinking.