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The liver is your body's filter mechanism. In long term alcoholics the liver can fail leaving impurities to flow through the bloodstream. This then leads to kidney failure.
The most important thing to know is that Alcoholism stop the livers' production of vitamin K, the clottong mechanism in the blood. This means that if one bleeds internally or externally, the stopping of blood loss is difficult and can be a futile effort.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAlcohol is considered a lethal poison, requiring continuous detoxification by the liver. As Drinking continues and overwhelms the liver's ability to detoxify, long term consequences to health occur
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∙ 13y agoLiver is an organ which intoxify the substances.Too much alcohol acts as toxic substances.It can cause damage to liver
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What molecule accumulates in the liver as a result of alcohol abuse?
triglycerides
What is the primary organ that oxidizes alcohol?
The liver. And alcohol abuse is one of the major causes of cirrhosis.
What killed Mickey Mantle?
Liver disease, due to alcohol abuse.
If alt or sgpt in the liver function test is 114 what does that mean?
alcohol abuse, fatty liver disease
What health consequence is most likely to result from alcohol abuse?
One of the most probable health consequences resulting from alcohol abuse is liver disease. Prolonged alcohol consumption can lead to conditions such as fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis, which can be life-threatening and necessitate a liver transplant. Moreover, alcohol abuse is linked to higher risks of cancer, cardiovascular issues, and mental health disorders, making it a significant public health concern.
How does the abuse of alcohol affect the body?
A serious abuse case of alcohol causes your liver to fail, thins your blood, breaks up you and your family, and can make you addicted.
What liver damage results from alcohol abuse?
When progressive disease such as alcohol damage or hepatitis destroys enough liver tissue, the scarring that results shrinks the liver and constricts blood flow.
What is scerosis of the liver?
Cirrhosis of the liver in the basic "killing off" of healthy liver cells. The causes are linked to excessive alcohol use or abuse and Hepatitus C. What smoking does to the lungs, excessive alcohol and Hepatitus C does to the liver.
What is bleeding out from alcohol abuse?
A person can sometimes notice that their kidneys and liver may give them problems after alcohol abuse. They may see that their throat and stomach bleeds as well.
How long to repair a liver from alcohol?
I am in the same boat. The doctor says, no alcohol until the liver is healed. This is strictly because the liver is the organ that filters alcohol. The liver filters poisons from the body and the body considers alcohol to be a poison.
Does the liver absorb alcohol?
When you drink beer, the alcohol that initially enters your body needs to be broken down. This breaking down of the alcohol is done in the liver, which then distributes it into the blood stream. A drink every now and then is not going to be much of a problem, but if you abuse the alcohol, you can cause permanent damage to the liver and scarring. Alcohol abuse also leads to liver and/or colon cancer.
Substance abuse- tobacco alcohol drugs-impact on youth and challenges on future?
alcohol destroies our body liver, and our sexual relationship
