Damage Caused by Alcohol in the Body

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An illustration showing the anatomy that can be affected by the long-term heavy consumption of alcohol throughout the body:

• Brain

• insomnia
• depression
• jitters
• impaired concentration
• memory disorders
• atrophy of the brain

• Nervous system disorders

• numbness of fingers and toes
• limb tremor

• Heart

• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Increased blood pressure
• heart failure

• Lungs

• diminished resistance increased
• risk of pneumonia

• Liver

• fatty liver
• inflammation of the liver
• cirrhosis of the liver

• Intestinal

• diarrhoea
• bleeding

• Stomach

• inflammation of the stomach
• gastrointestinal bleeding

• Pancreas

• pancreatitis

• Reproductive Organs

• impotence
• infertility
• endocrine disorders
• Fetal abnormalities

• Muscles

• Impaired physical performance

• Skin

• redness
• swelling
• bruising

• Alcohol dependence and alcoholism.

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

Hospital nursing. Long-term heavy consumption of alcohol causes damage throughout the body.

Image created by:

Eduard Müller