The gastrointestinal disease is one of the severe problems, which develop as a result of alcoholism. The gastrointestinal system is one of the most important systems of our body and gastrointestinal infection can be caused by a variety of communicable diseases and infections. One of the important organs to be heavily damaged by alcoholism is gastrointestinal disease. The gastrointestinal diseases include, fatal ulcer problems, fatal pancreas problems, carcinoma of the esophagus etc. The gastrointestinal system of our body helps in eating and digesting food. The gastrointestinal system also helps to get rid of the waste products after digestion. The gastrointestinal system starts from the mouth and ends at the anus. The gastrointestinal system comprises, Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum, and Anus. The other organs, which form the part of gastrointestinal system, are, Liver and gallbladder, Salivary glands, lips, teeth, tongue, epiglottis, Pancreas, thyroid, and parathyroid.
The digestive tract or the gastrointestinal tract takes in food, digest them and extracts energy and nutrients.
The undigested food materials are expelled out with the help of digestive system. The vital functions of the digestive system are, ingestion, digestion, absorption, and excretion. The digestive system can be affected by a number of diseases some of which are infectious. The working efficiency of digestive system depends to a considerable extent on the food and drink we intake.
The gastrointestinal system can be affected by many diseases. Some of the common diseases like, Amebiasis, Gastritis, Barrett's Esophagus, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS), Clostridium Difficile Infection, Constipation, Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Diarrhea, Diverticulitis, Dysentery, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrointestinal Cancers, Flatulence, Gastroenteritis, Heartburn, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Norovirus Infections, Shigellosis etc.
Gastrointestinal system is one of the vital organs of our body, which gets damaged by alcoholism. As a result of taking too much alcohol different organs of the gastrointestinal organ suffer from various kinds of diseases among which, bleeding or perforated ulcers, acute pancreatitis, liver cancer are very common. The liver is the most affected organ due to alcohol consumption. Due to alcoholism cirrhosis of the liver can take place. In the initial stage of cirrhosis of the liver the liver cells gets damaged and tiny droplets of fat accumulate in the liver. Gradually more and more cells develop fat deposits the liver gets enlarged. If the person suffering from this kind of liver continues on taking alcohol then
scar formation occurs on the liver. Gradually the scar formation becomes more. The person suffering from cirrhosis of liver tends to develop ammonia and bilirubin, which are considered "poisons" in the bloodstream. Apart from this the alcoholic person can develop several other problems like, accumulation of estrogen in the bloodstream and possible impotence. The development of low levels of prothrombin results in bleeding and bruising tendencies. Besides these problems, esophageal varix develops and swelling of ankles and legs takes place. In the next stage the person develops ascites or a "pot belly" full of fluid. Ultimately the person faces death. Drinking during pregnancy can cause severe problems to digestive system.
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