Drinking beer at night, these harms cannot be ignored!

Men in modern society are under great pressure, so insomnia is very common. Taking sleeping pills to help you fall asleep is not a long-term solution, so men prefer to drink some beer before going to bed to relieve insomnia. Experts think this behavior is wrong, not to mention that drinking beer at night can also bring harm to the body.

The impact of drinking alcohol before bed on sleep quality

Some of the patients with severe insomnia cannot sleep for days and nights. Many of them have the habit of drinking alcohol to help them sleep. They drink a moderate amount of alcohol before going to bed, hoping to use alcohol to help them fall asleep as soon as possible and get rid of the torture and distress of insomnia. On the surface, some people fall asleep more easily after drinking a certain amount of alcohol than without drinking. This is because the stimulation of alcohol temporarily inhibits the activity of the central nervous system in our brain. It is a non-physiological and passive sleep, and it can even be said to be a "semi-comatose, semi-anesthetized" state. The brain does not really get a rest, and is even more active than when not sleeping due to the stimulation of alcohol. Therefore, many people feel dizzy and uncomfortable after getting up the next day. Therefore, it is not advisable to rely on drinking before going to bed to relieve insomnia. Long-term and heavy drinking will cause more serious insomnia.

The effect of drinking alcohol before bed on digestive function

Drinking, especially drinking large amounts of high-proof, low-quality liquor, can seriously damage the human digestive system, especially the liver, because about 95% of alcohol must be broken down by the liver. Drinking before bed is particularly destructive to liver cells. This is because people who fall asleep immediately after drinking at night have a significantly slower metabolism rate when lying still, and the liver's detoxification function is significantly weakened compared to usual days, which can lead to serious accumulation of various harmful substances in alcohol, often causing fatty liver, alcoholic liver, and even leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer. In addition, people who have the habit of drinking before going to bed, if they fall asleep after drinking a large amount of strong liquor, the alcohol will stimulate the gastric mucosa of the human body all night, causing congestion and edema of the digestive tract mucosa, which may cause hemorrhagic gastritis in the drinker, and even induce gastric bleeding or gastric perforation.