Alcohol Drinking and the Immune System

If you have an autoimmune disease, such as myasthenia gravis, stay away from alcohol, which may easily lead to alcohol addiction, resulting in alcoholism, the root cause of auto accidents, divorces, loss of employment, and health deterioration, among other disasters in life. Anyway, alcohol is bad for the immune system.

Alcohol dependence

Alcohol dependence may start with being a social drinker, who drinks a little too much. Then comes the frequent use of alcohol for “self-medication” to overcome loneliness and stress, among other psychological and emotional problems in life.

Development of alcohol dependence often comes in different phases:

From a heavy social drinker, you begin to develop alcohol tolerance.

During drinking episodes, you may have memory lapses.

You begin to have little or no control over your drinking.

You experience prolonged binges of drunkenness, accompanied by both mental and physical complications.

Behavioral signs of alcohol dependence include personality changes, such as irritability, uncontrolled rage, and selfishness.

Physical symptoms include nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, tingling and trembling sensations, irregular pulse, confusion and memory loss.

Alcohol  detoxification

Alcoholics require detoxification to overcome withdrawal symptoms experienced after quitting.

Detoxification has to be followed by long-term therapy treatments:

Medical treatments to deal with withdrawal symptoms and cravings

Psychological treatments to deal with behavioral and emotional problems (often in a group setting)

Social treatments to deal with problems at work and at home

Beer drinking

If you drink more than two glasses of beer a day, you may gradually develop alcohol tolerance, ending up in drinking more. If you have problems with your immune system, abstain from alcohol!

Alcoholism is a complex problem affecting the body, the mind, and the soul. The bottom line: overcome your alcohol addiction at all cost to help you eliminate the symptoms of autoimmune disease.

Stephen Lau

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