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18 hours of blood filtration after two days of drinking alcohol without eating rice

TH (according to VnExpress) September 23, 2024 11:30

After two days of drinking and not eating, the 43-year-old man became unconscious, his whole body stiffened, and was hospitalized in critical condition, requiring dialysis.

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Drinking too much alcohol seriously affects health.

On September 23, a representative of the Thanh Thuy District Medical Center (Phu Tho) said that the patient had very severe metabolic acidosis and was prescribed continuous dialysis. Metabolic acidosis, also known as acid poisoning, occurs when the kidneys and lungs cannot maintain the body's pH balance, causing the acid concentration in body fluids to exceed normal levels. Metabolic acidosis can cause many unpredictable consequences, even death, if the patient does not receive timely emergency care.

Fortunately, after 18 hours of continuous dialysis, the patient's health condition has stabilized and is progressing well. The patient has a history of cirrhosis and alcoholism for 6 years.

Alcoholism is a strong, frequent craving for drinking, with little intoxication. Their drinking capacity continues to increase over time and there is a need to drink more and more.

One of the signs of alcoholism is the inability to stop drinking, difficulty quitting, and the ability to drink to the point of losing control of one's behavior.

Alcohol is one of the causes of psychosis, memory loss, insomnia, stroke, addiction, agitation and violence. Alcohol affects the digestive system, leading to cirrhosis, hepatitis, fatty liver, pancreatitis, gastritis, mental disorders, nervous system degeneration, poisoning, high mortality rate. This drink also leads to the risk of birth defects, reduced fertility and many other consequences such as high blood pressure, heart failure.

Experts recommend that alcoholics should try to control their cravings and overcome them on their own. There are many treatments such as medically assisted detoxification, long-term therapy to address the causes of addiction including psychological and physical aspects...

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18 hours of blood filtration after two days of drinking alcohol without eating rice