I told patients at that time that if you don't want to quit drinking, you just want to control the harm caused by alcohol through food or drugs. In an inappropriate sentence, it is equivalent to "drinking poison to quench thirst." Although this statement also applies to this subject, I won't say it because I'm afraid of offending many alcoholics.
Since the subject asks this question, it shows that the subject is still worried about the damage caused by drinking to the liver, which is the same as many people drinking every day while worrying about the liver. Maybe these drinkers are helpless when dealing with the situation, maybe they are addicted to alcohol and don't have enough perseverance to quit. Anyway, no matter why they have been drinking for a long time, we won't discuss it. As long as they are worried about their health, then we should take a good look at my analysis of liver injury caused by alcohol. Why does long-term heavy drinking hurt the liver? Some studies have pointed out that the long-term drinking history is generally more than 5 years, which is equivalent to 40g/d of alcohol for men and 20 g/d for women; Or have a history of heavy drinking for two weeks, the amount of alcohol equivalent to 80g/d will cause damage to the liver.
Why does it hurt? To put it bluntly, because the liver is the main place for alcohol metabolism, long-term drinking requires a lot of work to sober up. In the long run, the liver is overwhelmed and exhausted.
We say that alcohol is ethanol, and 90% of ethanol is metabolized in the liver. Under the treatment of liver, ethanol will have a series of chemical reactions. Ethanol metabolism is ethanol acetaldehyde acetic acid. In particular, acetaldehyde, a metabolite, has high activity and can combine with protein to form acetaldehyde-protein conjugate, which has direct damage to liver cells.
Furthermore, when ethanol is metabolized, oxidation needs to absorb a lot of oxygen. Hepatic lobules of the liver are prone to hypoxia, and oxygen consumption during ethanol metabolism will lead to hypoxia in the central area of lobules. For long-term heavy drinkers, blood vessels in the liver contract, blood flow decreases, hemodynamics is disordered, oxygen supply decreases, and oxygen consumption of alcohol metabolism increases, further aggravating the situation of liver hypoxia.
Therefore, drinking alcohol harms the liver, which not only damages liver cells, but also leads to hypoxia in the liver. In the long run, it is extremely unfavorable to the normal function of the liver.
Therefore, drinking alcohol can cause alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic fatty liver, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
The damage caused by long-term heavy drinking is systemic, not only causing liver damage, but also causing damage to many organs such as brain, stomach, pancreas, kidney and reproductive function.
Let's go back to the main question. If you really have a hangover, or drink a little wine, how to protect your liver every day? What can you eat to prevent alcohol from damaging your liver? Based on this problem, we can't achieve the expected goal with a single method. For example, it is unrealistic to say that a certain food can protect the liver and we can't take it all the time after drinking it for a long time. To protect the liver, comprehensive intervention is needed, among which abstinence from alcohol or reducing alcohol intake is the most direct and effective way, and the role of other ways will be greatly reduced.
What can you eat specifically to relieve alcoholism and protect your liver?
First, milk or yogurt.
Can be taken half an hour before drinking, because milk or yogurt can form a protective film on the stomach wall, reducing alcohol from entering the blood and reaching the liver.
Second, eat some meat or staple food when drinking.
Eat some meat properly when drinking, or eat more food to pad your stomach. After eating, a protective film can be formed on the gastric mucosa and intestinal mucosa, which not only protects the stomach, but also prevents some alcohol from entering the blood and reduces the degree of drunkenness.
Third, eat more vegetables and soy products when drinking.
Eat more green leafy vegetables when drinking. Antioxidants and vitamins in vegetables can prevent alcohol from damaging the liver. You can also eat soy products, and lecithin in them can also protect the liver.
Fourth, drink more water.
Drinking plenty of water can replenish body fluids, enhance blood circulation and promote metabolism. Drinking plenty of water can also promote the secretion of glands, especially digestive glands, pancreatic juice and bile, so as to facilitate digestion, absorption and waste elimination and reduce the damage of metabolites and toxins to the liver.
Fifth, eat fruit or drink fruit juice after drinking.
Because the acidic components in fruits and juices can neutralize alcohol, you can also drink more water to promote the rapid excretion of alcohol.
Sixth, Chinese medicine can be used to protect the liver.
If long-term drinking leads to liver injury, you can choose Chinese medicine to protect your liver under the guidance of experienced Chinese medicine doctors.
Seventh, liver-protecting drugs.
Liver-protecting drugs here refer to western medicine. If drinking alcohol damages the liver to the point where it is necessary to take liver-protecting drugs, then the damage to the liver must have been very serious. If you still drink at this time, it may really be hopeless.
In fact, to protect the liver, we should not only take whatever we eat, but also pay attention to regular rest to avoid staying up late, exercise properly, promote digestion, avoid long-term negative emotions, especially don't be too angry, be careful not to take medicine indiscriminately and avoid viral hepatitis. If you drink a lot of alcohol for a long time, combined with the above unfavorable factors, the damage to the liver will be more serious.
To sum up, for the sake of liver health, it is recommended to stop drinking or drink less in time. Dietary guidelines in China point out that the alcohol content of men should not exceed 20g per person per day, and that of women should not exceed 15g. Pay attention to the above methods to protect the liver when drinking. I'm a general practitioner. It's not easy to say code words. I hope it helps you. Thank you for your support and attention! As we all know, drinking alcohol can damage the liver, and there are two main factors. First, after alcohol enters the human body, 99% is metabolized by the liver, and only 1% can be directly absorbed by the intestine. Drinking alcohol will bring great load to the liver. If you drink alcohol every day, the burden on the liver will be heavier, and it will damage liver cells in the long run. In addition, alcohol will be dehydrogenated first to generate "acetaldehyde", which is a harmful component and must be rapidly dehydrogenated again to generate non-toxic "acetic acid". Acetic acid will be excreted with urine, but acetaldehyde may damage the liver, including other organs, and the process of acetaldehyde treatment will consume a lot of time and resources of the liver. The liver may ignore other things, such as fat metabolism, more fat accumulation and accumulation, because of the limited treatment of alcohol.
Therefore, it is not recommended to drink alcohol every day, although it does not mean that everyone must give up drinking. After all, it is too difficult for this society to give up drinking completely. When friends get together to pay New Year's greetings, everyone will faint several times, especially men. Drinking has become a way of communication at the dinner table, but we must be careful not to drink frequently. A few drinks once in a while, and fainting once or twice a year is enough. So what can be done to make alcohol less harmful to the liver?
Before drinking, you can eat some starchy foods properly. Starch can be decomposed into glucose, and hepatic glycogen can be properly stored in the liver. Liver glycogen can greatly support the work of the liver, give it vitality and motivation, and avoid liver fatigue. If you want to drink more wine, it is not easy to get drunk. Drinking porridge, eating steamed bread and eating corn before meals is the way. Of course, don't deliberately eat more of these foods just to protect the liver.
Alcohol is the main factor affecting the liver, so it is better to choose wines with low alcohol content, such as beer, yellow wine and red wine, and avoid drinking too much white wine, spirits and foreign wine. However, you should also pay attention to the amount of alcohol you drink. Dietary Guidelines suggest that the daily alcohol intake of adult men should not be higher than 25g, and that of women should not be higher than 15g. 25g alcohol is about 25% of a bottle of 750ml beer, 450ml red wine and white wine. Women's tolerance to alcohol is relatively poor, so it's best to reduce their drinking by half and choose less alcohol with high alcohol content.
When drinking, don't sip one cup after another. Take a sip with meat, vegetables and other foods. This can disperse the intake of alcohol, make it absorb more slowly, and leave a little time warp for the liver. This will reduce the load on the liver, let acetaldehyde metabolize smoothly, and then ingest new alcohol, thus reducing the threat of acetaldehyde to the body.
When drinking, many friends have a good habit, that is, put some boiled water around them, take a sip of wine and drink some water (or other fruit juice drinks and milk drinks), which can also disperse the intake of alcohol, make it absorb more slowly and reduce the burden on the liver; Drinking some other drinks can also increase urine excretion and help alcohol metabolism, but we must be careful not to drink carbonated drinks, which have a lot of gas, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerate alcohol absorption and make people more likely to get drunk.
Supplement foods rich in vitamin A and vitamin B after drinking. Vitamin A helps to repair epithelial cells and mucosal tissues, so that the liver can repair its own cells and mucosa more quickly and restore health. Vitamin B also has the ability to accelerate organ repair. Such as carrots, pumpkins, oranges, sweet peppers, green peppers, green leafy vegetables, cruciferous vegetables and other foods. These foods are rich in dietary fiber, and can also help the liver accelerate the metabolism of fat and restore health.
Of course, either way, it only helps to protect the liver. Drinking alcohol once is harmful to the liver. The only best way is to reduce the frequency of drinking, control the amount of drinking and drink occasionally.
The damage of alcohol to the liver is related to many factors. The longer the drinking time, the more serious the liver injury. The greater the alcohol consumption, the more serious the liver injury; The crazier the drinking pattern, the more serious the liver injury. So, what can people who drink every day eat to reduce the damage of alcohol to the liver? Next, medical science will analyze it for you.
The root of alcoholic liver injury lies in long-term heavy drinking. Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver, can be caused early in the course of the disease. When liver lesions are at this stage, the degree of liver damage is relatively light. At this time, the main measures to alleviate or delay liver diseases are abstinence and reasonable nutritional support, and there is a chance to reverse fatty liver after four weeks. Some patients with fatty liver may be accompanied by changes in liver enzymes, such as the elevation of ALT, AST and GGT, suggesting that the liver has been damaged by inflammation, especially the elevation of AST, which is usually more than twice that of ALT, which is a sign of alcoholic liver injury. At this stage, abstinence and nutritional support are still needed. Through reasonable treatment, the liver inflammatory damage can be gradually reduced, the enzymatic indexes are reduced, and some patients can even return to normal. If cirrhosis has progressed, besides abstinence, complications caused by cirrhosis should also be dealt with. For example, patients with esophageal and gastric varices should reduce the intake of coarse grains, otherwise it will easily lead to venous rupture and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Some patients may ask, how much and how long will drinking alcohol cause alcoholic liver disease? Rome was not built in a day, and neither was alcoholic liver disease. Generally speaking, drinking alcohol for five years will cause liver damage. As far as the amount of alcohol consumed is concerned, the daily alcohol intake of men reaches 40g and that of women reaches 20g, which can cause liver damage; If the amount of drinking does not meet the above criteria, but there is a large history of drinking within two weeks, such as drinking 80g per day, it should also be diagnosed as alcoholic liver disease. Liver injury caused by heavy drinking may be accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue, nausea and vomiting. In terms of treatment measures, patients who drink heavily for a long time should be supplemented with high-calorie food in time, because alcohol provides energy instead of food. Secondly, because alcohol will affect vitamin metabolism, patients who have given up drinking should be properly supplemented with vitamins. It should be noted that patients with alcoholic liver disease are prone to viral hepatitis such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and drinking alcohol can accelerate the cirrhosis of patients with viral hepatitis, so abstinence from alcohol can benefit patients with liver disease in many ways.
To sum up, long-term heavy drinking will damage the liver, and abstinence is an important measure to alleviate or delay the liver damage. In addition to abstinence from alcohol, high-calorie food and proper vitamin supplementation should be given, which is beneficial to the relief of symptoms of patients with alcoholic liver disease. Patients with liver cirrhosis should be treated reasonably for related complications.
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Doing this while drinking can reduce the damage to the liver: how to limit it? Do you have a numerical value? The Dietary Guidelines for China Residents clearly pointed out that the daily alcohol intake of adult men should not exceed 25g, and that of adult women should not exceed 15g.
Calculate the amount of alcohol you drink. If you drink 50-degree liquor, the maximum daily consumption of men is 50 ml (one or two) and that of women is 30 ml. If you drink 10 degree red wine, the maximum daily consumption of men is 250 ml (half a catty), and that of women is 150 ml (three ounces).
When drinking, what can I do to make myself less uncomfortable? First of all, drinking must have a "clear mind", and drinking at will inevitably "infinitely harm the body". Think about "drink less" when drinking, think about drinking water when drinking, and think about "drinking your own wine" when drinking.
Secondly, be sure to eat before or during drinking; When drinking, use fresh and hygienic food to build a buffer layer for the stomach and reduce the stimulation of alcohol on the gastric mucosa.
Finally, remember that "alcohol is a carcinogen"; The more alcohol you consume, the more serious the damage to the liver, skin, brain and digestive system. Some injuries are irreversible, and binge drinking is irresponsible to yourself.
Treat "drinking" with care and drink every meal with a rational attitude; The harm of alcohol to the liver is not as simple as you think. Please don't "drink foolishly" to recover.
China has a long history of wine culture, and many people have the habit of drinking. However, with the increase of drinking quantity and time, it will also bring a series of health problems, such as peptic ulcer, digestive tract tumor, alcoholic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis and so on, which we should pay enough attention to.
Alcohol is mainly metabolized by the liver, so long-term drinking will inevitably cause damage to liver cells. So, how can we prevent alcohol from damaging the liver? Of course, the most effective way is not to drink alcohol, but it is very difficult for people who are hard to give up drinking, so it is recommended that you strictly limit the amount and frequency of drinking in your daily life.
In order to reduce the harm of alcohol to the liver, we must first control the amount and times. Men should not drink more than 25g a day, which is equivalent to 50ml of white wine, 50ml of red wine 150ml and 300ml of beer. Women should be halved, and children and the elderly should not drink alcohol. Secondly, I suggest you choose low-alcohol wine such as red wine; In addition, you can eat properly before drinking to reduce gastric mucosal damage, and pay attention to increasing the amount of drinking water during and after drinking to promote alcohol excretion. At the same time, we should also pay attention to regular physical examination in daily life, find health problems early and deal with them in time.
The most effective simple and rude method: give up drinking!
If you can't, try to drink less!
Although the suggestion is the worst, it is beneficial: alcoholic fatty liver can cause alcoholic hepatitis ~ cirrhosis and even a certain degree of liver cancer! Therefore, protecting the liver must not be just talk, we must make efforts, otherwise we will suffer sooner or later!
In addition, Wei Wei has the following suggestions:
Alcohol will reduce the liver's ability to decompose and transport fat, leading to the occurrence and development of fatty liver! Therefore, reduce the intake of fat, monosaccharide (various sweets) and flour and rice (white rice, white steamed bread, white bread, white noodles, etc.). Increasing the intake of fresh vegetables and whole grains rich in dietary fiber can reduce the absorption of fat in the digestive tract!
If drinking and socializing are inevitable, the easiest way to maintain your health through other means is to go to bed early and get up early, and don't deduct sleep time; In addition, increasing exercise is also an effective way to improve metabolism, control weight and reduce fatty liver!
Patients with alcoholic hepatitis should pay attention to supplement high-quality protein. The liver needs to be repaired due to chronic inflammation, and the repair cannot be separated from protein; Choose foods with high protein and low fat, such as lean meat, fish and shrimp, low-fat or skimmed milk and bean products, daily 150g.
Water can increase urination, promote the discharge of alcohol metabolites and reduce the harm of alcohol to human body. Boiled water and light tea are ok, but don't choose sugary drinks, fruit juice, etc!
I hope my answer is helpful to you! Good wishes!
About the author:
Hou Wei
Registered dietitian in China
National second-class health manager
Member of China Nutrition Society.
Nutrition science popularization author
Preference is given to dishes rich in protein. As we all know, drinking alcohol is harmful to the liver. From a health point of view, the higher the alcohol content, the more you should eat dishes rich in animal protein, which is also a trick to drink. All the hepatoprotective drugs sold in the market contain methionine and choline. Animal foods and bean products such as beef, chicken, fish and eggs contain a lot of methionine and choline. So eating these foods is equivalent to taking liver-protecting drugs. But it is worth noting that when drinking, don't eat too much salted fish, sausages and bacon, because this smoked food contains a lot of pigments and nitrosamines, and alcohol reaction will not only damage the liver, but also damage the oral and esophageal mucosa, and even cause cancer.
Eat more sweet and sour vegetables. Alcohol contained in wine can stimulate the liver, while sugar can protect the liver and blood circulation. Therefore, the appetizer should choose sweet and sour cold mixed with three silk, yam, apple, sweet and sour fish and sweet and sour tenderloin.
Animal liver accelerates alcohol decomposition. Alcohol needs a variety of vitamins in the process of liver decomposition and catabolism. Therefore, if we pay attention to the choice of animal liver and kidney, green leafy vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins, it will help accelerate the decomposition of alcohol.
In our traditional concept, everyone thinks that moderate drinking is good for health. In fact, although moderate drinking is good for health, it is also harmful to health. So drinking is a double-edged sword, and there will be more negative aspects. So I suggest you don't drink. Those who are difficult to give up drinking must strictly limit the amount and frequency of drinking, and at the same time pay attention to maintaining good living habits and regular physical examination.
Alcohol is mainly metabolized by the liver, so long-term drinking is also very harmful to the liver, especially for people who drink too much for a long time, which will lead to ischemia and hypoxia of liver cells, fatty liver, liver cell damage (increased liver enzymes), alcoholic liver disease, even alcoholic cirrhosis, and even liver cancer, which seriously threatens our health. Drinking is not only harmful to health, but also the cause of traffic accidents, fights and so on.
Drinking alcohol itself can cause damage to the liver. If you don't pay attention to your living habits when eating, such as eating a diet with high fat, high cholesterol and high sugar for a long time, irregular work and rest, staying up late for a long time, smoking and so on. , will increase the burden on the liver, is not conducive to health. Therefore, in order to minimize liver damage, we should maintain good living habits.
For the sake of everyone's health, I suggest you try not to drink alcohol. If it is difficult to give up drinking, we should pay attention to: ① Strictly limit the amount and times, and the daily drinking amount of men should not exceed 25g, which is equivalent to 50ml of white wine, 300ml of red wine 150ml of beer, and half of women; 2 diet should be light, three meals should be regular, don't overeat and eat less spicy and irritating food; ③ Strictly quit smoking; ④ Exercise properly, control weight, and obese people should pay attention to losing weight; ⑤ Regular work and rest, keeping a good attitude; ⑥ Monitor liver function and improve color Doppler ultrasound examination when necessary.
Seeing such a problem, I can't help sighing.
What can people who drink every day eat to protect their liver? I want to drink alcohol every day to protect my liver. It seems that many people have forgotten the famous saying "You can't have your cake and eat it".
If you love drinking and want to protect your liver, the best way is not to "protect your liver" by eating more food. The best way is to control yourself and try to "drink less".
It is an indisputable fact that long-term continuous alcohol intake will damage the health of the liver. Alcohol is mainly metabolized by the liver. During metabolism, alcohol will damage the health of the liver. Long-term heavy drinking can cause alcoholic fatty liver, cirrhosis and other problems, which are very common liver injury problems. If we don't reduce the amount of drinking from the root, we can only reduce the health damage of alcohol to the liver by eating more, and its effect often has no obvious protective effect on the liver.
Of course, many times, in many cases, drinking is often inevitable. While paying attention to moderate drinking, a reasonable diet is also very important. It is suggested that you can eat something to pad your stomach before drinking, and high-protein foods such as milk are the first choice. In addition, in the process of drinking, it is suggested that you must not just drink and not eat. In the process of drinking, you can also dilute the alcohol concentration appropriately and eat properly.
Some friends like to take some "hangover medicine" before drinking. In the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine in China, Pueraria lobata has always been regarded as a medicinal material for relieving alcoholism and protecting liver. In fact, Pueraria lobata is a medicinal material for relieving exterior and penetrating rash, which has the function of promoting fluid production and stopping diarrhea, and has a certain improvement effect on diarrhea caused by "polydipsia" or drinking. As for whether it can relieve alcoholism and protect liver, more research data is needed to prove it. In addition to Pueraria lobata, Hovenia dulcis Thunb. is also a Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of relieving alcoholism, quenching thirst, relieving vexation and stopping vomiting. Convenient urination and defecation.
There are two points to note. First, these Chinese herbal medicines may have a certain hangover effect, but they should never be used as a "magic weapon" to improve alcohol consumption. If you are drunk under special circumstances, you can consider using these Chinese medicines to adjust and improve your discomfort, but in general, if you rely on "hangover medicine" to stop drinking or protect your liver, it may still be worth the loss. Second, whether it is Pueraria lobata or Hovenia dulcis Thunb, we should pay attention to the contraindications of medication. For example, friends with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are forbidden to use Hovenia dulcis Thunb, and people who sweat a lot in summer should use Pueraria lobata with caution.
In any case, it should be emphasized that drinking should be moderate, and friends who don't drink should not drink. Drink less if you can. Long-term heavy drinking will not only damage the liver, but also cause health hazards to the digestive system, cardiovascular system, body metabolism, brain nerves and other aspects. No matter which aspect is damaged by drinking, the problem is not small. Finally, I want to emphasize to you that drinking as little as possible is the key.
I am Dr. Xiaoying, and I drink every day. What can you eat to prevent alcohol from damaging your liver? If you drink alcohol every day, nothing can prevent liver damage. The only way is not to drink. But some people just can't quit drinking, and they want to drink and don't want to damage their liver. Don't think so perfectly! If you can't stop drinking, drink less every day from now on, gradually reduce it, and don't drink too much.
Alcohol is recognized as a substance that can directly damage the liver. 99% of the alcohol ingested by the human body will be metabolized through the liver. If a large amount of alcohol passes through the liver, it will damage liver cells, leading to liver cell necrosis, cirrhosis and nodular hyperplasia. People who drink a lot will get alcoholic fatty liver. The most common causes of liver cirrhosis in China are hepatocyte necrosis and liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B virus. But abroad, most of them are alcoholic cirrhosis.
Liver cirrhosis can easily lead to liver cancer. In addition, many people died not from cirrhosis, but from complications of cirrhosis, such as esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding, ascites, peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy and so on.
The liver is the only detoxification organ in the human body. If liver failure occurs, there is no better way than liver transplantation. As we all know, alcohol is harmful to the liver, so why drink alcohol every day? I don't think it's necessary to drink if it's not the nature of work and you need to socialize every day. Drinking it every day and for a long time will only be harmful.
If you really can't quit, start to reduce it slowly and find someone who can supervise yourself. An occasional drink can make you happy, and don't regret it because of alcohol.