Having an alcoholic parent affects a child in many different ways as no two child’s response to their parents’ alcohol-based substance use disorder is the same.  Trying to predict exactly how a child will respond is like trying to count grains of sand.  There are many different factors attached to a child’s response and these can be attached to the parents’ behaviour whilst using alcohol.  Take a parent who becomes angry whilst drinking, the child may learn not to say or do anything to antagonise the situation. In turn they may become introvert. Th ..read more

When a person drinks large amounts of alcohol per day, they put their life and health in great danger. Excessive exposure to alcoholic beverages can lead a person to lose his appetite. People who suffer from these conditions related to poor nutrition due to high alcohol consumption should enrol in a rehabilitation programme. Is there something inside an alcoholic beverage that causes a person not to eat? Below we cover a few possibilities. 1. They Prefer to Drink, Rather than Eat  For someone who is used to drinking regularly, their priority is to consume alcohol rather than ..read more

Alcohol affects your behaviour, not your personality, by altering the way you think. It inhibits and impairs the brain's frontal lobe that handles our cognitive skills, emotional makeup, and reactions. You may drink far less than you used to and may find yourself not wanting to make the drunken rants and statements you once did. Destructive consequences of excessive alcohol consumption and abuse alter the personality of the person as well as causing physical changes. Sometimes we become more aggressive, angry, and loud. This helps explain why alcohol reduces inhibitions, and an intoxicated pe ..read more

Alcoholics eat so little because alcohol messes up your normal psychological and metabolic process, including your cravings, tricks your body's feeling of fullness, triggers bloating, engenders hangover, and causes Alcohol Ketoacidosis. Alcoholism, diagnostically known as Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), negatively impacts the GI tract because it gets frontline exposure to alcohol. It irritates, inflames, and affects normal digestion and metabolism. It sends the body to go overboard and bypass its normal processes, which affect the body's overall health. Abbeycare is here to help you combat the ha ..read more

Alcoholism can cause dementia because excessive consumption of it can lead to brain damage. Alcohol-related dementia is common in adults in their 40s and 50s in the UK. Alcohol-related dementia accounts for about 10% of all cases of young-onset dementia.  Abbeycare offers rehab for dementia patients with alcoholism in the UK. Some studies even showed that alcohol abuse might increase the risk of other neurological issues and cognitive decline. Other alcohol-related brain damage: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome Atrophy Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathy Myopathy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Th ..read more

Hallucinations in alcoholics occur due to a disruption in the senses caused by excessive or long term use of the liquor then sudden withdrawal from it. Hallucinations can be auditory, i.e., hearing sounds that aren't there, or visual, i.e., seeing objects that don't exist. In other cases, hallucinations can be attached to a person's sense of smell, taste or touch and can also be known as delirium tremens. Hallucinations are commonly associated with someone withdrawing from alcohol but can also occur during heavy alcohol use. However, there is a scientific explanation for these symptoms and as ..read more

Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism refers to a serious disease or disorder distinguished by uncontrolled drinking because of emotional and physical dependence as well as a preoccupation with alcohol. People suffering from this kind of disorder might have issues controlling their drinking, consume alcohol even if it is problematic, or suffer withdrawal symptoms once they ended drinking alcohol. Treatment for alcoholism includes medications and counselling, and sometimes detoxification to assist the person stop drinking safely. Alcohol use disorder is a popular concern, with over three million ..read more

Symptoms of an alcoholic vary depending on a person's degree of alcohol dependency. Mild alcohol dependents can subtly hide it, while most chronic alcoholics can't. Severe alcohol dependency shows withdrawal symptoms that include heart palpitations, hand tremors, excessive perspiration, problems in sleeping patterns, nausea, vomiting, restlessness, mood swings, hallucinations, and seizures. Withdrawal symptoms are common to severe cases of alcohol dependency, and this leads to easy detection. The Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome or AWS is the set of symptoms that shows once an alcoholic abruptly s ..read more

The hint is in the title in order to get alcohol out your system and fast the best way is to flush it out. To flush means to drink as much non-alcoholic fluids as possible and secrete the alcohol through urine. It is fair to say urine will secrete the largest volume of alcohol out of the body so drinking lots of fluids is always the best way to flush that alcohol out. However, the body will also rid alcohol through sweat and breath. Flushing alcohol out of the body is different than the internal liver metabolism required to break it down ready for secretion. However, once the liver processes ..read more

Alcohol increases emotions by influencing brain reward and pleasure centers, which affects moods. Alcohol can affect you emotionally in the following ways: Feeling jittery and anxious Feeling depressed or down in mood Feeling sleepy and drowsy Avoiding activities you enjoy Inability to concentrate Feelings of disgust or hatred towards yourself or others Loss of self-control Impulsive thinking Impaired sleep patterns Loss of self-control Increased irritability Changes in speaking patterns Anxiety Aggression Alcoholics are affected emotionally by their intake, and can often feel ..read more