Complications if Alcohol Accumulates in Body

Consuming large amounts of this type of carbohydrate increases cravings for more unhealthy carbohydrates, as well as salts and sugars. Those who suffering from abuse alcohol, tend to eat low nutrient foods. The few nutrients that their body is receiving have trouble absorbing into the body due to the frequent episodes of diarrhea. This leads to malnutrition.

Cirrhosis is the third most common cause of death after heart disorders and cancer among people aged 45 to 65. The scar tissue forms bands throughout the liver, destroying the liver's internal structure and impairing the liver's ability to regenerate itself or function. The liver is less able to do the following:

• Break down waste products made in the body
• Produce enough bile salts, which help the body absorb fats (in disorders of bile excretion)
• Remove Toxins
• Process (metabolize) Drugs
• Produce proteins that help blood clot (clotting factors) and albumin for holding fluid in blood vessels

Many people with mild cirrhosis have no symptoms and appear to be well for years. About one third never develop symptoms. Others are weak, feel sick and fatigued, have a poor appetite, and lose weight. The tips of the fingers may enlarge (called clubbing). If the flow of bile is chronically blocked, people develop jaundice.

Women also become alcohol addicted more easily. And the result can be fatal: Female alcoholics are twice as likely to die of alcohol-related diseases as male alcoholics. What's more, a greater percentage of alcoholic women die from accidents, violence and suicide.