The Effects of Alcohol

 

What is alcohol?Ethyl Alcohol, Or Ethanol, Is An Intoxicating Ingredient Found In Beer, Wine,

And Liquor. Alcohol Is Produced By The Fermentation Of Yeast, Sugars, And

starches.

 

How does alcohol affect a person?

Alcohol affects every organ in the body. It is a central nervous system

depressant that is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into

the bloodstream. Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by enzymes; however, the

liver can only metabolize a small amount of alcohol at a time, leaving the

excess

alcohol to circulate throughout the body. The intensity of the effect of

alcohol on the body is directly related to the amount consumed. Liver

transplantation (LT) is a definitive TREATMENT option for patients with

end-stage liver disease who have 10% risk of dying within 1 year. LT is an

accepted TREATMENT modality for patients with alcohol related chronic liver

disease (ALD). The outcome after LT for ALD is as good as for other causes of

liver disease.

 

 TREATMENT for Alcoholic

Liver Disease

TREATMENT strategies for ALD include lifestyle

changes to reduce alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and obesity;

nutritional therapy; pharmacological therapy; and possibly liver

transplantation (in case of cirrhosis).

 

Lifestyle Changes

Abstinence from alcohol is vital to disorder5 further liver injury,

scarring, and possibly liver cancer; it appears to benefit patients at each

stage of the disease7.

Although only a few studies have looked specifically at the effects of

abstinence on the progression of ALD, virtually everyone has shown that

abstaining from alcohol is beneficial. Many people who drink alcohol also

smoke

cigarettes, and European studies have found scarring of the liver occurs more

rapidly in ALD patients who smoked. Obesity is another factor associated with

liver disease-specifically, the development of fatty liver and nonalcoholic

steatohepatitis, a disorder similar to alcoholic hepatitis. Thus, stopping

smoking and maintaining a healthy weight are two more measures patients can

take to reduce or disorder further liver injury.

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Mohammad Al Sayyed

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