Risks of alcohol consumption for health

Posted on March 27, 2014 by john in Health care

Beer, wine and hard liquor contain alcohol. If you drink any of them, you consume alcohol. Maybe their alcohol consumption patterns vary depending on who you are, what you are doing and stuff.

You probably already know that excessive consumption of alcohol ( drinking too much ) can cause many health problems. But even responsible consumption patterns can lead to health problems and other problems in their daily lives.
Alcohol and your health

Drinking too much alcohol for a long time increases the possibility of :

Bleeding from the esophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach ) or stomach.
Inflammation and damage to the pancreas. The pancreas produces substances that the body needs to function well.
Liver damage. When severe, often leading to death.
Poor nutrition.
Cancer of the esophagus, liver, colon, head and neck, breast, and other areas.

Even what we call responsible consumption can lead to high blood pressure in some people.

If you already have high blood pressure, alcohol can make it harder to control with medication.
If excessive alcohol consumption last long, the myocardium weakens and the heart becomes enlarged.

You probably already know that alcohol can affect your ability to reason and critical judgment every time you drink. Prolonged alcohol abuse damages the brain neurons. This can cause permanent damage to his memory, his ability to reason and how it behaves.

The nerve damage as a result of alcohol abuse can cause many problems, some of which are:

Numbness or painful sensation of “pins and needles ” in arms or legs
Problems with erections in men
Leakage of urine or difficulty starting urination

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can harm the growing baby. They may have serious birth defects or fetal alcohol syndrome.
How can alcohol affect your life

Often, people who are sad, depressed, nervous or worried habitually drink to feel better or block these feelings. But alcohol can:

These problems worsen over time.
Worsen sleep problems.
Increase the risk of suicide.

Families often are affected when someone in the house consume alcohol. Violence and conflict in the home are much more likely when a family member is abusing alcohol. Children growing up in a home where excessive consumption of alcohol is present are more likely to:

Having poor performance in school.
Being depressed and have anxiety problems and low self esteem.
Have marriages that end in divorce.

Drinking too much alcohol, even once, you can hurt yourself or others and may lead to:

car Crashes
Unsafe practices in sex, which can lead to unplanned or unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs ), sexual assault or rape
Falls, drowning and other accidents
suicide
Violence and murder

What you can do?

First, ask yourself what type of drinker are you.

Even if you are a responsible drinker, just remember to take too much at once can be harmful.

If you are a drinker at risk, be more attentive to their patterns of alcohol consumption. Learn some ways to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages and ask your doctor for help.

If you can not control your drinking or the drinking is becoming harmful to you or others around you, seek help from :

the doctor
Support groups and self-help for people who have problems with alcohol

alternative Names
Risk of alcoholism ; risks of excessive consumption of alcohol; Risks of alcohol dependence ; Risks hazardous alcohol consumption