I am 24 year old female, been drinking quite heavely for nearly 4 years, it has gone from severel bottles of a wine per week to this last year a bottle every night. I have counted these past few months my average weekly alcohol intake is between 70 - 140 units per week. I hear that it takes at least a decade of heavy drinking for cirrhosis of the liver to occur. Do you think i have done any serious damage to myself already?
2007-03-13 07:05:05 · 5 answers · asked by kitkatkel24 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
you probably haven't yet, but you will if you keep that up for too much longer. It does depend on the individual as well. Women have developed cirrhosis on as little as 2-3 drinks per day over a decade or so.
I used to drink heavily when i was your age (thanks military) and honestly, it kind of took care of itself, as i really don't drink very much now. You're getting into the alcoholic level of drinking, and its a slippery slope. One of my good friends i work with, who just went through rehab, used to drink a couple bottles of wine a day. My advice is try to take it easy, which i know coming from a stranger you probably wont listen to me, but i speak from experience with heavy drinking myself, and I've known my share of alcoholics.
Bottom line: no you probably haven't done serious damage to yourself YET. you don't have much more time before you really do start doing damage. Not to mention the fact that you're starting to look and sound like an alcoholic. If you have to ask this question you're probably drinking too much.
2007-03-13 07:25:30 · answer #1 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon the person and that person's genetic makeup. It also depends on other health problems which may or may not be there. I would strongly suggest you either stop drinking now or slow it down to a minimum. If alcoholism is prone in your family then I would suggest you stop this all together. You are already on a downward spiral and what you are doing isn't good for you anyway. I live in a home full of alcoholics when I was growing up and did alot of drinking myself when I was younger. I am very happy to say that I no longer drink at all and am glad that I stopped. Remember the life you save may very well be you own. Good luck and God Bless!!!
2007-03-13 07:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy Roo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of it depends on your metabolism and how fast your liver can process the alcohol. You don't have to follow my advice, but if I were you I'd probably go to a doctor and have my liver examined. That's the only way that you can be sure of what damage you may have caused already and what damage you may cause if you continue drinking at that rate.
2007-03-13 18:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by andrea_bocelli_fan1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably haven't done an irreversable damage yet. but you should also worry about the health of your other organs as well. alcohol harms more than just your liver. make sure to drink plenty of water to keep your insides hydrated and to flush out all the alcohol you drink.
2007-03-15 12:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a danger and it may not be as obvious as you may think.
Too much alcohol can cause the pancreas to malfunction leading to diabetes. This will be accelerated if you are overweight or obese
2007-03-13 07:31:17 · answer #5 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋