What is Detoxing From Alcohol Like, and How We Can Help Make It Comfortable

Detoxing from Alcohol Detoxing from alcohol can look very different to many different people. The way you may feel when you detox from alcohol depends on the severity of your addiction and how long you have been addicted to alcohol for. If someone has had a few too many drinks at a celebration, chances are, they might feel hungover the next morning. They might experience nausea or a headache, but are able to feel back to normal later that day or the following day. However, for someone suffering from an alcohol addiction, the experience is much different. The body of someone suffering from alcohol addiction is chemically wired to require the substance, and extreme physical withdrawal symptoms will come into play. What Alcohol Does to the Body According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, drinking alcohol can cause big changes to your central nervous system, as well as many other parts of your body. Alcohol can also cause long-term damage to your behavior, emotions and memory. Your reflexes slow down, your coordination is impaired, thought patterns become warped and your motor functions can become impaired. More serious long-term damage to your body from alcohol can include: Cardiomyopathy – Stretching and drooping of heart muscle Arrhythmias – Irregular heart beat Stroke High blood pressure Steatosis, or fatty liver Alcoholic hepatitis Fibrosis Cirrhosis Withdrawal Symptoms If you’ve ever felt hungover, then you have felt alcohol withdrawal sympt...
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