What diseases can you get from drinking too much?

When people are happy, they feel refreshed and of course they drink less alcohol. Studies have found that drinking in moderation has certain benefits to the human body, such as promoting blood circulation, etc. However, drinking too much is not good, and it can cause loss of appetite, decreased sexual ability, slow reaction, etc. In addition, you may also suffer from alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease, etc.

1. Drinking alcohol will briefly excite the cerebral cortex, but it will quickly turn into an inhibitory state. If you rush into sexual intercourse during this brief state of excitement, you may become overly excited, reckless, rude, or even lose control of yourself. Your sexual ability may deviate and you may be blamed by your spouse, which often lays the seeds for impotence.

2. People who drink alcohol for a long time or are often drunk will show symptoms of weight loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite. In particular, after the alcohol components stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa, it will seriously hinder the digestive function and cause a decrease in nutritional levels. As a result, the overall physical condition will deteriorate and sexual ability will also decline. It is not surprising if erectile dysfunction occurs.

3. Many people drink heavily, and the alcohol content in their blood increases. In the long run, it will cause a decline in intelligence and slow reaction. In severe cases, it will damage the reproductive system. The greatest harm is especially to the elderly, because the elderly who drink heavily for a long time are very likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

4. Drunkenness can cause death due to alcohol directly inhibiting the respiratory center. When vomiting after drinking, the vomit can block the trachea and cause suffocation and death.

5. Excessive drinking can cause repeated and severe vomiting, which can lead to longitudinal tears in the gastroesophageal mucosa at the lower end of the stomach and esophagus, leading to vomiting of blood.

6. Long-term drinking can lead to alcoholic liver, fatty liver, and even cirrhosis, with serious consequences.

7. Long-term drinking will paralyze the brain nerves, leading to memory loss, and involuntary tremors of the hands will occur in early years.

8. Long-term alcoholism can damage the stomach, leading to peptic ulcer disease and other complications.

9. Alcohol dependence can also lead to cardiovascular diseases, such as palpitations and induced angina pectoris. Respiratory diseases, such as pulmonary edema, and severe malnutrition lead to hypoglycemia and many complications.

10. Long-term excessive drinking will lead to "alcohol dependence". According to relevant statistics, there are an estimated 140 million people in the world who are dependent on alcohol, and the mortality rate from alcohol poisoning accounts for 1.5% of all deaths in the world.

11. Alcohol is a vasodilator, which can dilate blood vessels on the surface of the body. In addition to making you look red, it can also cause excessive heat dissipation in your body tissues, which can cause your whole body to be cold (hypothermia) when it is cold.

12. Long-term heavy drinking will inevitably lead to cirrhosis. The diseased liver can no longer process nutrients from the digestive tract, nor can it process drugs taken into the body. The symptoms of cirrhosis are many and diffuse. These symptoms include edema (fluid stagnation, abdominal distension) and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes).

13. A small amount of alcohol can make people feel excited, alert, and focused, but actual results show that this is not the case. A small amount of alcohol has a sedative effect, and consuming more alcohol can cause serious damage to memory, attention, judgment, municipal functions, and emotional responses. Drinking too much can cause slurred speech, blurred vision, and loss of balance.

14. People who drink heavily can develop cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle tissue becomes weakened and damaged.

15. Alcohol produces acetaldehyde in the body, and the liver can oxidize acetaldehyde into acetic acid and excrete it. However, if you drink excessively and exceed the liver's detoxification capacity, the first thing to be in trouble is the liver. Fatty liver is the earliest sign, which can be formed after just a few days of heavy drinking. Long-term accumulation will lead to "fibrosis", turning into alcoholic liver disease, and eventually develop into irreversible "cirrhosis".