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Alcoholism Disease and Alcoholism Physical Symptoms
Alcoholism disease and alcoholism physical symptoms should be understood if
there's a concern about alcohol abuse. Alcoholism disease can be defined as a
drug addiction where alcohol consumption is at a level that interferes with the
person's physical and mental health and negatively impacts family, social or
work responsibilities.
Because alcohol consumption can involve many organs in the body, long-term heavy
drinking puts a person at risk for developing serious health conditions and
illnesses. While each of the health conditions listed below can exist for
reasons unrelated to alcoholism disease, certain conditions and alcoholism
physical symptoms may be indications that alcohol abuse exists and is affecting
the health of the person.
Here are examples of health conditions and related alcoholism physical symptoms
that may indicate alcoholism disease:
• Liver Inflammation - alcoholism physical symptoms for
liver
inflammation include abnormal yellowing of the skin, eyeballs and urine, fever
and abdominal pain. Since alcohol destroys liver cells and the ability of the
liver to regenerate new cells, long term abuse of alcohol can lead to cirrhosis
of the liver.
• Cirrhosis of the Liver - symptoms of cirrhosis or scarring of the liver
tissue can be tiredness or even exhaustion, nausea, loss of
sex drive
and appetite loss leading to
weight
loss.
• Malnutrition - a common alcoholism physical symptom is malnutrition.
While the symptoms will vary with the specific malnutrition-related disorder,
general symptoms include dizziness, tiredness, unexplained weight loss and
reduced immune system function.
• High Blood Pressure -
high blood pressure symptoms include dizziness, headache, blurred vision and
nausea. And the American Heart Association advises that excessive alcohol
consumption can raise levels of triglycerides in the blood and related increased
risk of
heart attacks and strokes.
• Pancreaitis - long term heavy drinking can result in the development of
inflammation of the pancreas which is called 'pancreatitis'. The pancreas are
needed for food digestion, and pancreaitis symptoms include severe abdominal
pain and weight loss.
• Erectile Dysfunction - alcoholism disease will likely affect a man in
the bedroom. Heavy drinking can cause
sexual
dysfunction, meaning the man may have difficulty getting an
erection. And
the likelihood of alcohol-related
erectile dysfunction occurring increases as a man gets older.
• Insomnia - the connection between sleep problems and disturbances and
alcohol abuse has been proven by numerous studies. Alcohol in the body can
interfere with getting to sleep and with enjoying deep, restful sleep. In fact,
insomnia may continue for weeks or months after alcohol abstinance.
Additional long term alcoholism disease health effects include damage to the
brain, nerve damage, bleeding in the esophagus and depression. Alcohol
consumption can increase the breast cancer risk in women undergoing hormone
replacement therapy, according to the National Cancer Institute. Alcoholic
beverages are considered cancer-causing by the US Department of Health and Human
Services.
Important note -- all of the conditions listed above may be due to reasons other
than alcoholism disease and must not be considered conditions that should be
self-diagnosed. Most of these conditions can become life-threatening and should
only be diagnosed by qualified health care professionals.
Besides alcoholism physical symptoms, learn more about the alcoholism warning
signs, alcoholism stages and proven resources available online that can help. It
is never too late to begin recovery from alcoholism disease and alcohol
addiction.
Copyright 2006 InfoSearch Publishing
David Buster is VP of InfoSearch Publishing and webmaster of
http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com - a website of natural health
articles, health resources and information for healthier living.
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