Numbness of the hands and feet after drinking, mainly because of the ethanol contained in alcohol, resulting in low blood pressure, circulatory disorders at the end of the hands and feet and peripheral neuritis.
Alcohol contains ethanol has the role of vasodilatation, other parts of the expansion of large blood vessels, will lead to insufficient blood supply to the peripheral blood vessels of the hands and feet, affecting the local nerves, numbness of the hands and feet. If the dilation of large arteries is obvious, it will also cause a decrease in blood pressure. In addition to numbness of the hands and feet, there may also be dizziness, lightheadedness, unsteadiness and other symptoms.
Alcohol may also cause peripheral neuritis in the hands and feet and other parts of the body, which can lead to numbness, pain and weakness. In particular, people who have been drinking alcohol for a long time are prone to peripheral nerve inflammation caused by long-term stimulation by alcohol.
Numbness of hands and feet after drinking alcohol, but also alert to induce acute cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage may be. If accompanied by hemiplegia, slurred speech, choking and coughing, we should immediately go to the hospital, improve the cranial CT examination, to exclude the possibility of stroke.
Numbness of the hands and feet after drinking and long unrelieved patients are recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of a doctor to identify the causes of targeted treatment.