“It is she who begins to somehow process and destroy the incoming alcohol,” the doctor said.
As a result, its breakdown products (ethanol, acetaldehyde, acetic acid) are formed in the liver.
“Here they are actually two or three times more harmful than alcohol itself, they themselves are the ones that cause the intoxication that causes the headache,” said the specialist, who added that the main substance that aggravates the condition after alcohol is acetaldehyde.
Acetaldehyde is formed in the liver from ethanol and is particularly toxic, the specialist emphasized.
“It kills cells, nerve endings. Acetaldehyde enters the cells, disrupts the metabolic process and the reception of energy by the brain cell. When the cell does not have enough energy, it dies”, the gastroenterologist also specified.
Previously, the MD explained how beer is different from all alcohol.
“All alcohol, except for beer, is absorbed at the exit from the stomach into the duodenum and immediately enters the pancreas and liver,” Sergey Vyalov noted.
Beer is the only alcoholic beverage that reaches the intestines, favoring fermentation. If a person has problems with the intestines, a foamy drink can aggravate the situation. In particular, to provoke the formation of gases, bloating and even an inflammatory process, the doctor warned.
