It is an undeniable fact that alcohol makes one feel pleasant, sociable, and relaxed but no one ever discusses the dark side of drinking alcohol and that it can cost a person his life.
Almost every addict starts with a sip of wine or a bottle of beer thinking that this will be his first and last and that he is just drinking it this one time to know how it feels to be drunk. But then reality hits and that same person starts drinking alcohol regularly and then there comes a time when the urge to drink becomes uncontrollable.
Right now millions and millions of people become proper alcohol addicts and the need of the hour is to spread as much awareness as possible and stop the abuse of alcohol all around the world.
No matter what the brand is, no matter what the quality is, people need to understand that alcohol can damage them in ways that they have never even imagined and things can take a pretty bad turn if you don’t stop at the right time.
Now, if you are someone trying to quit alcohol and if you want to know what happens when you quit drinking then you need to read this article thoroughly. Today we are going to tell you the truth about what happens to your body when you drink alcohol.
What Alcohol Does to Your Body
Hold your breath because what you are going to read is pretty scary and it’s horrible enough to motivate you to quit drinking.
(See also: 10 Things to Expect When You Stop Drinking Alcohol)
The First Sip
To people, the first sip or the first bottle of alcohol does not harm but guess what?
The side effect of alcohol starts from the very first drop and around 33% of it immediately gets dissolved in the blood via the lining of the stomach.
The rest of the drink gets slowly dissolved into the blood through the small intestine. Now, if you consume more amount of alcohol than your body can handle then the BALaka blood alcohol level of your body increases and it starts affecting the whole body immediately.
The Brain
You have no idea how alcohol damages the brain. A lot of people usually don’t remember what happened on a crazy night when they started drinking and that condition is known as temporary amnesia but when you become an addict, the amnesia takes the shape of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) which is a vision, speech, and memory affecting disease that can also cause seizures.
In this case, your eyes start twitching constantly, you won’t be able to make new memories in your brain and you will slowly become numb to your surroundings. Not only this too much alcohol can cause shortening of breath, increased heart rate, high blood pressure, and whatnot.
Liver
The liver is the organ where all the alcohol gets metabolized and if you start drinking an excess quantity of alcohol, your liver starts converting it into acetaldehyde which is quite a major reason why most people get cancer.
Alcohol can also lead to fatty liver disease which is a liver clogged completely with fat and that clogging then affects the rest of the body and its functions too.
Heart
The heart is the most sensitive organ of the body and we all know what happens with it stops working which means you cannot take any risks at all with your heart.
Now, excessive consumption of alcohol can be pretty hard and heavy on your heart and it can cause cardiomyopathy where your heart muscles start becoming weak. Alcohol can increase the chances of a heart attack and a sudden death too and this reason is pretty much enough for you to just quit alcohol right now.
These are just a few summaries of what alcohol does to your body and if you do some more research on it, you will come across things and facts that will scare the hell out of you.
In a nutshell, the sooner you quit drinking, the better it will be for you, and don’t worry because no matter what your age is and no matter how long you’ve been drinking alcohol, it’s never too late to quit.
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About The Author:
I’m Anna Stasia and I’m a content writer, specializing in articles around health tips, workout plans, and other nutrition-related topics.
