Reasons to stop drinking beer

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There are enough beer lovers in our country. According to statistics, for every average person (including women and children) there are about 60 liters of foamy drink per year. This is not as much as in the Czech Republic or Germany, but the figure is still impressive. There is nothing to rejoice here: despite the assurances of the producers that beer is absolutely harmless, the consequences of its active consumption cannot be considered positive in any way. Let's talk about the negative impact that a popular drink has on the body.

 

Harm to the stomach

Beer is not a strong drink, but some of its varieties contain up to 14% alcohol. This means that when consuming 1 liter of beer, a person receives the amount of alcohol contained in 100 ml of vodka, and this is combined with a liquid that is in the process of active fermentation. Such a "cocktail" corrodes the mucous membrane of the stomach, while poisoning the body with the decay products of alcohol.

It has been clinically proven that in a person who constantly consumes beer, gastric juice first becomes thick and slimy, and then ceases to be produced in the proper amount at all, as a result of which food in a partially digested form enters the intestines from the stomach. There are classic symptoms of alcoholic gastritis: a feeling of heaviness and pain in the abdomen, problems with stools, a feeling of bitterness in the mouth. As a result, working capacity decreases, general weakness and depression occur.

 

Hit on the liver

The danger of drinking beer is that it is usually drunk in large quantities. At the same time, the liver receives a serious overload, especially since a specific snack is usually added to a decent dose of alcohol, consisting of dried or smoked fish, or (even worse) crackers, chips and other products, which include synthetic flavors, preservatives, flavor enhancers and lots of salt. If such episodes are repeated regularly, the liver can no longer cope with the removal of toxins from the body.

Beer lovers often have cases of chronic hepatitis, which is asymptomatic for a long time. The result may be the development of cirrhosis of the liver. The popular drink does no less harm to the pancreas: under its influence, the release of enzymes, on which the processes of food breakdown and absorption of nutrients depend, is disrupted.

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Excessive burden on the kidneys

Everyone knows that beer has a diuretic effect. But the point here is not only the problems associated with the need to frequently empty the bladder. With such active urination, substances necessary for vital activity are washed out. In addition, when eating “beer” snacks, the body receives excess salt, which tends to bind and retain water. As a result, the mechanism for maintaining water-salt and acid-base balance begins to malfunction. This leads to pain and weakness in the legs, increased susceptibility to colds, and impaired heart function.

Organic lesions can also result from beer alcoholism: vascular sclerosis, hemorrhages and kidney infarction, and death of kidney tissue.

 

The development of heart disease

When drinking beer, alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly, causing instant vasodilation. Constant exposure of this kind provokes not only the development of varicose veins, but also the expansion of the chambers of the heart. At the same time, a characteristic picture is observed on the radiograph, which experts call "bovine (beer) heart syndrome" ("kapron stocking syndrome"). The heart wall becomes flabby and swollen with fat on the outside.

Beer alcoholics often complain of heart rhythm disturbances, weakness, shortness of breath, and exercise intolerance. The risk of developing coronary heart disease, heart failure, heart attacks and strokes is very high for them.

 

Hormonal instability

In the production of beer, hop cones are used, the extract of which gives the drink a pleasant bitter taste. However, the composition of this plant also includes phytoestrogens – substances that act on the body in almost the same way as female sex hormones. The use of beer in an immoderate amount causes a hormonal failure in a man, leading to a change in the timbre of his voice and appearance. The notorious “beer belly” appears, as the body begins to store fat, depositing it in the “female” zones, the volume of the mammary glands increases, and body hair decreases. Suppression of testosterone production causes a decrease in libido and a weakening of potency.

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Addiction

Many beer lovers argue that it is impossible to become an alcoholic by drinking beer. Experts express the opposite opinion: beer alcoholism develops 3-4 times faster than vodka alcoholism, and it is much more difficult to treat. The problem lies in the widespread availability of the drink, as well as the fact that its use is allowed in more places and situations.

Beer alcoholics almost always fall into the hands of narcologists at a time when the disease is already thoroughly running. Usually, it turns out that the patient has been experiencing various ailments for a long time, but does not associate them with his habit of drinking 2-3 bottles of beer daily.

In fact, one can speak of the onset of an ailment even when a person has the following symptoms:

  • regular consumption of more than 1 liter of beer per day;
  • frequent visits to "beer" companies;
  • irritability and anger, if necessary, refrain from another libation;
  • trouble falling asleep, using beer as a sleeping pill;
  • the growth of the "beer belly";
  • problems in the sexual sphere;
  • trying to drink beer in the morning to relieve withdrawal symptoms;
  • complaints of constant fatigue, malaise, inability to concentrate.

If someone in your family has similar symptoms, they need urgent help. It is important to explain to him the reasons for this condition and try to persuade him to stop drinking beer on his own or contact a specialist narcologist. Otherwise, a person close to you can completely undermine his health and become the owner of a “bouquet” of ailments, which will very quickly lead to disability.

Source: neboleem.net