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alcohol can affect the liver by making the liver work harder. It also poisons the liver which can cause you to die.
It causes the formation of fat in the liver, which can eventually cause tissue death, scarring (cirrhosis) and total loss of liver function. At that point you get a transplant, or you die.
Incidentally, active alcoholics are not considered candidates for transplants.
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∙ 11y agoMost alcohol (ethanol) is metabolized in the liver by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. This breaks the alcohol down into acetaldehyde in an oxidation reaction:
CH3CH2OH + NAD+ ---> CH3CHO + NADH + H+
(ethanol) (acetaldehyde)
Acetaldehyde is a toxic compound which can harm the liver so it is then metabolized to acetate by the enzyme acetate dehydrogenase. The acetate is then subsequently metabolized to carbon dioxide and water.
Nevertheless, alcohol can cause damage. Extended, excessive alcohol consumption causes cirrhosisof the liver, a condition that can be slowly fatal.
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∙ 14y agoYour liver produces enzymes that enable it to reproduce itself. If your liver is neither fatty nor diseased then it is immortal. When you drink alcohol, the alcohol turns off the enzymes enabling the liver to reproduce itself. Thus, a person who drinks all day never gives his liver a chance to recover. A person who drinks a glass or two of wine in the evening with supper does not have a problem. The wine in the evening turns the liver off for 2 hours. It recovers and rebuilds for 22 hours. The alcohol all day turns the liver's protection off for all day.
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∙ 12y agoAbout one hour per standard serving of alcohol.
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∙ 11y agoThe liver metabolizes or breaks down alcohol into its components.
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∙ 13y agoThe liver can be damaged by all the alcohol that you put in your body if you consme it heavily and abusively for a period of decades.
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∙ 13y agoIt can cause cirrhosis of the liver.
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∙ 12y agoIt metabolizes or breaks down the alcohol
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How can alcohol effect your liver?
yes it can affect your liver
What disease or disorder affects the liver?
Diabetes & Alcohol affect the liver.
What happens to your liver if you take too much lithium and alcohol?
Lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder that can cause liver toxicity. Drinking alcohol will give more damage to the liver.
Would drinking alcohol before a lft effect the results of liver enymes?
Of course! Alcohol is metabolized by the liver, and will affect liver function tests.
Can drinking alcohol while taking prednizone affect liver function?
Alcohol affects liver function all by itself. Prednisone and alcohol can cause liver and pancreatic damage, as can prednisone alone.
What does alcohol do the the liver?
Alcohol is a demanding force in the liver requiring the liver to put aside its normal activities in order to metabolize the alcohol. In fact, metabolizing large amounts of alcohol can permanently change the liver's cell structure, which in turn impairs its ability to metabolize fats. Fat stays in the liver instead of moving out into the body and being used. Using the liver for fat storage creates a fatty liver. Read more: How Does Alcohol Affect Your Liver? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4926867_alcohol-affect-liver.html#ixzz1fn0GaJOl
Could an experiment be done with rubbing alcohol and a liver to show the effects of alcohol on the liver?
No. Isopropyl alcohol does not affect the liver in the same way as ethyl alcohol. Furthermore, the effects on the liver come from the functioning of a living liver (!) dealing with alcohol for long periods of time. The conditions possible in an experiment would have no valid relationship to the actual course of alcoholic liver disease.
Does alcohol consumption affect liver function test?
Oh yes, it does .
Does alcohol only affect the body short term?
Yes and no. Alcohol can destroy the liver if too much alcohol is consumed. However, an individual does not consume alcohol for a long period of time, the liver can heal itself.
Would alcohol affect the kidney after hepatatis B vaccine?
No. Neither alcohol nor hep B affect the kidney. Hep B infection and alcohol both affect the liver but the vaccine is not a live vaccine so it does not.
What affect does alcohol have on people?
It damages your brain and liver which may affect mental problems if it is drunk too much.
Alcohol's short temr affect on liver?
Unless a person is already suffering from reduced liver function or active liver disease, the short-term effect of alcohol on the liver is negligible for health purposes. The exception to this would be alcohol taken in conjunction with heavy doses of acetaminophen (Tylenol) which can result in acute, rapid liver damage.
