Alcohol needs to be metabolized in the liver, and prolonged heavy drinking can cause alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
After alcohol intake, it needs to be metabolized in the liver, long-term heavy drinking will increase the burden on the liver, and alcohol may also affect the regeneration and repair function of liver cells, which may easily lead to inflammation, necrosis or fibrosis of liver cells.
Alcohol intake for a long time is prone to alcoholic cirrhosis. When alcohol is metabolized by the liver, it can also produce a carcinogen, which greatly increases the prevalence of liver cancer.
Therefore, it is recommended to drink less alcohol in daily life, and it is not recommended to drink on an empty stomach when you have to drink alcohol. You can eat some food before drinking alcohol and drink more plain water after drinking alcohol to accelerate the discharge of alcohol from urine, and you can also take honey water and tomato juice after drinking alcohol to reduce the burden on the liver.