SIDE EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL

Even a small amount of alcohol has an affect on your body. When you consume, alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream and distributed all the way through your body. A small amount of alcohol exits your body in your urine and your breath.

You absorb alcohol more slowly if you eat, especially if the food is high in fat. However, if you drink more than your body can process, you will get drunk. How quickly alcohol is metabolized depends on your size and gender, among other things.

Alcohol consumption causes physical and emotional changes that can do great harm to your body. The long-term effects of alcohol abuse are many, putting your health in serious jeopardy and endangering your life

while alcohol affects each of us differently, regularly drinking to excess is probably to cause problem in both long term side effects and short term side effects.

The side effects of alcohol depends on a range of factors that may possibly consist of:

• Weight
• Amount of fat or muscle
• Gender
• Age
• Other medications and drugs in your system
• Other chemicals in your drinks
• How fast you drink
• The amount of food in your stomach
• Drinking history
• Tolerance to alcohol
• Physical health
• Mental he

short term side effects are as listed below:

• Alcohol poisoning, coma and death
• Blackouts
• Blurred vision
• Drowning
• Fires
• Flushed appearance
• Headache
• Injuries associated with falls, accidents, violence and intentional self-harm
• Intense moods such as aggression, elation, depression
• Lack of co-ordination
• Loss of inhibitions and a false sense of confidence
• Motor vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents
• Nausea and vomiting
• Reduced concentration
• Slower reflexes
• Slurred speech

long term side effects are as listed below:

• Alcohol dependency
• Alcohol related brain injury
• Cancers which including cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, bowel in men and breast in women.
• Cirrhosis and liver failure
• Concentration and long-term memory problems
• Heart and cerebrovascular diseases including hypertension and stroke
• Poor nutrition
• Problems with the nerves of the arms and legs
• Sexual and reproductive problems impotence, fertility
• Skin problems
• Stomach complaints and problems
• Family and relationship problems
• Poor work performance
• Legal and financial difficulties

this are the bad side effects of consumption of alcohol, for better health stay away from it.