what are the diseases of alcoholics?
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Alcohol is toxic for u r liver , it can cause cirrosis ,which compromises the functioning of liver .With over a 1000 important functions to attend to u can probably think what will happen when the liver shuts down .It will affect every system of u  r body , bleeding occurs due to failure in synthesis of clotting factors this can proove fatal.Alcohol is toxic to brain can cause Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome .
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"Alcohol also affects the brain. Killing large amounts of brain cells the more and more the person consumes. This leads to short-term memory loss and eventually what people call "wet brain". This is when the alcoholic's brain no longer functions properly. This is a pre-vegetable state. The alcoholic can no longer put coherent sentences together or even function their bowels or bladder correctly."\nhttp://www.spencerrecovery.com/alcoholism-effects.html\n\n"Alcohol has a special affinity for nervous tissue, and as a result chiefly of its direct contact, but partly from its effects on the blood current, the working cells of the brain shrink, the supporting structure hardens, the cerebrospinal fluid, which should act as a protective water-jacket, increases in quantity and exerts injurious pressure. giving the familiar picture of "wet brain" so common in the autopsy room of hospitals caring for large numbers of habitual drunkards. Existing in a less degree, these brain changes are objectively shown in the impaired mental power, the muscular trembling, the shambling gait, and the lack of moral sense of the chronic drinker."\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01274a.htm\n\nI'd say both of those sites together provide a vivid explanation.
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I really like (sarcasm here) how alcoholism went from an addiction, suddenly to being a disease, simply because it was affecting society on more of a social and economic level than what was thought possible.\n\nIn my point of view, it is an addiction, just like someone being addicted to any other type of drug.\n\nSmokers are addicted to cigarettes much the same way alcoholics are addicted to alcohol.
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There are a variety of liver diseases. Those mentioned below are just a few of the various symptoms:\n1. ABNORMALLY YELLOW DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN AND EYES. This is called jaundice which is often the first and sometimes the only sign of liver disease. \n\n2. DARK URINE. \n\n3. GRAY, YELLOW, OR LIGHT-COLORED STOOLS. \n\n4. NAUSEA, VOMITING AND/OR LOSS OF APPETITE. \n\n5. VOMITING OF BLOOD, BLOODY OR BLACK STOOLS. Intestinal bleeding can occur when liver diseases obstruct blood flow through the liver. The bleeding may result in vomiting of blood or bloody stools. \n\n6. ABDOMINAL SWELLING. Liver disease may cause ascites, an accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. \n\n7. PROLONGED GENERALIZED ITCHING. \n\n8. UNUSUAL CHANGE OF WEIGHT. An increase or decrease of more than 5% within two months. \n\n9. ABDOMINAL PAIN. \n\n10. SLEEP DISTURBANCES, MENTAL CONFUSION AND COMA are present in severe liver disease. These result from an accumulation of toxic substances in the body which impair brain function. \n\n11. FATIGUE OR LOSS OF STAMINA. \n\n12. LOSS OF SEXUAL DRIVE OR PERFORMANCE.
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Well, there are quite a few but remember your doctor is the best judge of that.  Ask him/her to run a liver panel on you if you are concerned.  Takes about five minutes and is the best approach.\n\nFirst off, I would look at things I'm doing that could cause liver disfunction - drinking alchol, medications, not enough exercise, etc... but some symptoms are:\n\nSome common liver disease symptoms include the following, each of which are described briefly below:\n\njaundice \ncholestasis \nliver enlargement \nportal hypertension \nascites \nliver encephalopathy \nliver failure \nWhat is jaundice?\nJaundice is a yellow discoloration of the skin and eye whites due to abnormally high levels of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the bloodstream. Urine is usually dark because of the bilirubin excreted through the kidneys. High levels of bilirubin may be attributed to inflammation or other abnormalities of the liver cells or blockage of the bile ducts. Sometimes jaundice is caused by the breakdown of a large number of red blood cells, which can occur in newborns. Jaundice is usually the first sign, and sometimes the only sign, of liver disease.\n\nWhat is cholestasis?\nCholestasis is reduced or stopped bile flow. Bile flow may be blocked inside or outside the liver. Symptoms may include:\n\njaundice \ndark urine \npale stool \nbone loss \neasy bleeding \nitching \nsmall, spider-like blood vessels visible in the skin \nenlarged spleen \nfluid in the abdominal cavity \nchills \npain from the biliary tract or pancrea \nenlarged gallbladder \nSome causes of cholestasis include:\n\nhepatitis \nalcoholic liver disease \nprimary biliary cirrhosis \ndrug effects \nhormonal changes during pregnancy \na stone in the bile duct \nbile duct narrowing \nbile duct cancer \npancreatic cancer \ninflammation of the pancreas \nWhat is liver enlargement?\nLiver enlargement is usually an indicator of liver disease, although there are usually no symptoms associated with a slightly enlarged liver (hepatomegaly). Symptoms of a grossly enlarged liver include abdominal discomfort or "feeling full."\n\nWhat is portal hypertension?\nPortal hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the portal vein, which supplies the liver with blood from the intestine. Portal hypertension may be due to increased blood pressure in the portal blood vessels or resistance to blood flow through the liver. Portal hypertension can lead to the growth of collateral vessels that connect to the general circulation, bypassing the liver. When this occurs, substances that are normally removed by the liver pass into the general circulation. Symptoms of portal hypertension may include:\n\na distended abdominal cavity (ascites) \nbleeding of the varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus and in the stomach lining \nWhat is ascites?\nAscites is fluid build-up in the abdominal cavity, caused by fluid leaks from the surface of the liver and intestine. Ascites due to liver disease usually accompanies other liver disease characteristics such as portal hypertension. Symptoms of ascites may include a distended abdominal cavity, which causes discomfort and shortness of breath. Causes of ascites may include:\n\nliver cirrhosis (especially cirrhosis caused by alcoholism) \nalcoholic hepatitis \nchronic hepatitis \nobstruction of the hepatic vein \nAscites can also be caused by non-liver disorders.\n\nWhat is liver encephalopathy?\nLiver encephalopathy is the deterioration of brain function due to toxic substances building up in the blood, which are normally removed by the liver. Liver encephalopathy is also called portal-systemic encephalopathy, hepatic encephalopathy, or hepatic coma. Symptoms may include:\n\nimpaired consciousness \nchanges in logical thinking, personality, and behavior \nmood changes \nimpaired judgement \ndrowsiness \nconfusion \nsluggish speech and movement \ndisorientation \nloss of consciousness \ncoma \nWhat is liver failure?\nLiver failure is severe deteriorat
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Lack of coordination in cerebral synapses,causing loss of vision,hearing,eventually death can follow soon after if alcohol levels aren't lowered.
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Alcohol defeats antibiotics and makes them ineffective. It won't hurt you to drink, it just won't help.
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Alcoholics go to meetings.  Beer Drinkers go to bars.
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they risk for alcohol abuse, therefore they are at risk for diabetics... take goood care of your self :)
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My brother, who is an alcoholic, is no different from any other person when it comes to infectious diseases.  They take colds, flu, gout, and even pheumonia (for some types of infectious diseases) all the time.  That I am aware of, alcohol doesn't kill any kind of bacteria nor does if fight off any kind of viral infection any better than most other liquids.
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Ethanol is classified as a depressant.
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There is a connection between alcoholism and obesity and a connection between obesity and Type II diabetes.
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Please remember she is sick, she suffers from a disease in the center of her mind. Drinking is but a symptom of her disease, it is just the tip of the iceburg. There is a imbalance in her. There is hope! Take her to a detox center, let her take a week to get over the effects of th alcohol in her system, she needs to stabalize, then to recognize her condition. If she can understand that she is powerless over alcohol, she can start a life long journey, one day at a time, to permenent sobriety. A A is the only way she is going to learn the tools she needs to do this. You need to get help as well, Alonon is were you need to be, to learn your tools to recovery. A A was wrote by two people in 1939, since then over two million people have recovered thru this program. 120 different self help groups have been formed using A A principles. A A is in over 100 countries, and has published millions of books, they are very cheap to buy. These numbers are growing every day, it must be doing something right. What do you have to lose? Try it. Remember she is sick, and you would not pinch the I.V. line keeping her alive at the hospital, right?
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Tell him he has a problem and that he needs to get help if he "is not able to".  \n\nIf he still doesn't do anything after that to try and kick his alcoholism, dump him.
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Alcohol Dependence Can Be A Life-Threatening Problem\nFred K. Berger, M.D. \n5/13/2005\n\n\nIf you had to name one drug that leads to more diseases and potentially life-threatening conditions than any other, what would it be? Heroin? Cocaine? In fact, it’s alcohol.\n\nNot to suggest that cocaine or heroin are good for you, of course. But the truth is, excessive alcohol use causes more health problems in more areas of the body than all other drugs combined, and can shorten life expectancy by about 15 years. \n\nSobering Health Facts\nHow? For starters, excessive drinking is linked to a significant increase in accidents. That’s a no-brainer. In addition to the thousands of drunk-driving deaths every year, alcohol is the culprit behind accidents involving boats, bicycles, heavy machinery and simply falling down.\n\nIt should come as no surprise that alcohol is the second leading cause of suicide, right behind major depression. Alcohol is a depressant, and it’s not unusual for us to see patients at the Scripps McDonald Center who are taking anti-depressant medications when in reality they are depressed solely because of their excessive alcohol use. We often find that after being clean and sober for at least several weeks, these patients are no longer depressed and no longer need their medications. \n\nAlcohol dependence is also responsible for an increase in cancer, especially cancers of the head and neck, such as the tongue, mouth, jaw and larynx. More often that not, treatment for these conditions can mean painful and disfiguring operations -- at best. Moreover, because heavy drinkers also tend to smoke cigarettes, their risk of developing these cancers is even higher.\n\nExcessive alcohol use also leads to higher rates of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including the esophagus, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas and liver. On top of that, it’s the liver’s job to break down and get rid of toxic substances in the body such as alcohol. In cases of alcohol dependence, the liver is fighting a never-ending battle to detoxify and remove alcohol from the body. Eventually, the alcohol wins, damaging the liver and, if the drinking continues, ultimately leading to a serious medical disease known as cirrhosis. At that point, the only treatment is a liver transplant.\n\nAlcohol dependence can threaten the cardiovascular system as well, potentially damaging the heart itself or leading to a condition known as cardiomyopathy, leading to an enlarged heart. And, heavy drinking is associated with increased heart attack and stroke rates. \n\nBut wait, you say. It’s been all over the news lately that a daily beer or glass of wine is good for the heart. It can prevent a heart attack or ward off a stroke, they say. So what about that?\n\nYes, there is truth to that.One shot of alcohol a day – the equivalent of 12 ounces of beer, four ounces of wine or one ounce of hard liquor – can help keep the arteries clear. So can a daily aspirin or fish oil supplement. However, people with alcohol dependence can’t stop at one or even two drinks a day – and therein lies the problem. \n\n\n\nThe Addiction Factor\nAlcohol dependence is largely genetic. Roughly 10% of men and 5% of women in this country have alcohol-dependence.And an overwhelming majority have an alcoholic “gene” that translates into an inability to control their drinking. Whereas people who don’t have this gene will want to stop after a few drinks, people who do have it cannot. It’s very unusual for us to see a patient with alcohol dependence who does not have some family history of the problem. However, we also know that alcohol is addicting, and we’ve seen patients who have continually pushed themselves past their drinking limits and consequently developed an addiction. As a result, they continued drinking, in part, to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal.\n\nMoreover, people with alcohol dependence usually don’t acknowledge that they have a problem. They “mini
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Degenerative - Alzheimer's disease\nToxic - Strychnine Poisoning\nVascular - Atherosclerotic heart disease\nCancerous - Pancreatic cancer\nEpileptic - electrical disorder of the brain\nHereditary - Tay Sachs disease\nInflammatory - Rheumatoid Arthritis\nDeficiency - Pernicious anemia - deficiency of vitamin B12\nPsychiatric - Schzophrenia\nCongenital - Pyloric stenosis, food can't get into the stomach due to a block
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drinking too much alcohol