What are the effects of alcohol on the kidneys and lungs?Ok i have a few questions besides this so if you can please answer with actuall medical answers and not smart remarks for one i'm not an alcoholic it's for education purpose.
What effects does alcohol have on the kidneys and lungs?
What does the kidneys and lungs do or purpose?
Posted by Jenn L
bad
Posted by AtmosDemos
i dont see how alcohol affects your lungs since your not actually inhaling it.... check wiki for alcohol effects
Posted by JogaBonito
Alcohol doesn't have anything to do with your lungs :)
You drink it and it goes into your blood stream.
It kills brain cells and causes disturbances in kidney functions.
Posted by Brian O
Very little on the lungs, except that drunks are much much much more likely to aspirate their food....or even their vomit. But the alcohol itself isn't the cause as much as drunkiness is.
The kidneys....very simply it can cause kidney disease long term.
The impact on the heart and blood vessels is even greater than both of the above for sure. Alcohol doesn't get along with the heart or vascular system at all!!!! That's where the deaths come in.
Posted by McB
Lungs (primary organ for gas exchange in body): Chronic alcohol abuse has been shown to increase the risk for lung infection and/or disease. It was first studied in 1996 by Dr. Marc Moss (Emory University) who first noticed the link. It seems glutathione (antioxidant molecule) is made by several organs but is especially needed by the lungs for protection from oxidative damage (in the tiny airways) - lack of glutathione leads to deterioration of epithelial cells/fluid of the lungs, changes in barrier function (gas exchange) and increased apoptosis (cell death). Thus, the increase in infection/disease.
Kidney (organ where blood is filtered to remove wastes and helps control body's solute/water balance): Alcohol use changes the balance of ions/water in the body - it changes the way the kidneys filter the blood - you lose more water and the sodium in the body increases thus leading to dehydration. Other electrolytes like potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium are also altered. This happens every time you drink. In a chronic abuser, it can lead to kidney disease in which the kidneys enlarge, there is an alteration of hormone function and/or kidney failure.
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