How to restore the body after alcoholism

Not all citizens who consume alcoholic beverages believe that it is a disease. But even if a person drinks 1 bottle of beer a day or one glass of wine, then in 2-3 years this can lead to alcoholism. Alcoholism is a disease that needs to be cured. But simply giving up alcohol is not enough. It is important to know how to restore the body after alcoholism. We will talk about this in our article.

Recovery of the body after alcoholism is a set of measures that are aimed at improving the general health of the patient and removing ethyl alcohol residues from his body. Such measures help a person recover faster after a long binge, and return to their former lives.

Remember: the body recovers from alcoholism for a very long time, so you don’t have to wait for results quickly. The fact is that not all patients can realize that they are sick. Usually they consider alcoholism just a bad habit that you can get rid of on your own. But it's not. Often patients with alcoholism require treatment in a hospital. It is very difficult to get rid of this disease at home.

Before proceeding to the treatment of alcoholism, it is worth understanding how alcohol affects the body.

The effect of alcohol on the human body

In small doses (5-10 mg per day), alcohol is considered beneficial to humans. It helps dissolve sclerotic plaques. But in large quantities, alcohol has a very negative effect on the body.

It negatively affects:

• nervous;
• cardiovascular;
• endocrine;
• urinary;
• digestive system.

In addition, alcohol has a very negative effect on the human brain, liver and kidneys. It leads to the death of brain cells, the destruction of the liver, the general degradation of the personality, the development of kidney and heart failure.

Realizing this, a person tries by all means to get rid of his addiction. The hardest thing is to give up at the very beginning. It is at the beginning that a person has an abstinence syndrome.

With it, a citizen has the following symptoms. Him:

• heart rhythm is disturbed;
• there are severe headaches;
• convulsions often occur;
• limbs tremble;
• hallucinations appear;
• sweating increases;
• mood changes drastically;
• there are problems with the gastrointestinal tract;
• there is weakness in the whole body;
• insomnia often occurs, sleep is disturbed;
• arterial hypertension develops.

Moreover, all this is accompanied by a riot of the body itself, which is accustomed to alcohol and does not want to give it up.

Conventionally, doctors divide all the symptoms that occur during withdrawal syndrome into 3 degrees of severity. They are:

• Lungs. They appear within 1-2 hours and can last up to 10 days. Usually these symptoms bother a person for 6-48 hours. The only way to get rid of them is to drink alcohol.
• Heavy. They appear after 48-96 hours. It was at this time that the patient may be disturbed by "delirium tremens".
• prodromal. This includes the appearance of negativity, slight irritability. In this case, the patient may experience auditory hallucinations, trembling in the limbs. Moreover, "delirium tremens" does not appear in the patient. Sometimes withdrawal syndrome occurs with an epileptic seizure. Here it is important to determine the exact cause of its occurrence.

And now let's move on to treatment and figure out how many years the body recovers from alcoholism.

The recovery process of a person with alcoholism

During recovery, the patient needs:

• take serious medications;
• use the methods of traditional medicine;
• psychologist consultation.

Taking medication to cleanse the body of alcohol

Initially, an alcoholic should cleanse his body. This is done with the help of a cleansing enema and medicines. Moreover, all medicines are selected for the patient only by an experienced doctor.

For purification, sorbents are used: activated carbon, "Smecta", "Polysorb", "Enterosgel". The most popular is activated carbon.

It is taken according to the scheme: 1 tablet per 10 kg of weight.

In addition, the patient must take diuretics. They help remove toxins and waste from the body.

In addition, a person needs to take diuretics. Preference should be given to natural products: cherry, melon, watermelon.

It is important that a person watch his diet and drink plenty of water. While drinking alcohol, the human body loses a lot of water and suffers from dehydration. During recovery, a person must make up for this deficiency. And for alcoholics, during the recovery period, doctors recommend drinking more alkaline mineral water without gas or rehydron.

Remember: with severe dehydration, the patient is usually put on a drip with saline and glucose. The procedure is carried out in a hospital. Alcohol intoxication is very dangerous, and can cause the death of the patient. The narcologist can also help the patient.

Also, during dehydration, the human body loses many useful substances. Vitamins usually leave the body:

• b.
• Ca.
• mg.
• K.

Medicines such as:

• "Asparkam".
• "Pentovit".

Be sure the patient needs to take multivitamin complexes, ascorbic acid.

Glycine, Corvalol helps to fill the lack of oxygen in the body.

In general, during the recovery period, the patient needs to take the following medications. This:

1. Drugs that help restore the body. They contain essential phospholipids. They improve the regeneration of hepatocytes.
2. Medicines with a regenerating and activating effect. They include folic acid, dietary supplements. Such drugs accelerate the growth of new cells.
3. Medicines to help cleanse the body. They relieve the body of toxic intoxication.

Remember: if a person is in an extremely serious condition, then he needs to be hospitalized.

Stopping smoking also helps to get rid of addiction. Inhalation of nicotine leads to disruption of the structure of blood vessels. Therefore, people who want to get rid of alcoholism are highly discouraged from smoking during the recovery period.

Additionally, the patient can take drugs that help get rid of the hangover. They help to quickly remove all unpleasant symptoms.

These drugs include:

• "Antipohmelin".
• "Alcoseltzer".
• "Zorex".
• Drinkoff.
• "Zenalq".

Remember: these remedies help get rid of a severe hangover.

In addition, they speed up metabolism, normalize the general health of the patient, and eliminate unpleasant symptoms.

And during the recovery period, vitamin complexes, nootropics, antidepressants, and hepatoprotectors must be included in the patient's diet. All of them should be used in the dosage prescribed by the physician.

We restore the body with folk remedies

Phytotherapy also helps to restore the body after prolonged use of alcohol. Moreover, it not only has a positive effect on the entire body, but also stops the process of destruction of brain cells.

Healing infusions can be made with:

• milk thistle;
• hypericum;
• knotweed;
• chamomile;
• immortelle;
• coltsfoot;
• yellow gentian;
• wild rose.

The healing composition is prepared from medicinal herbs poured with boiling water. Take ½ cup of the composition before meals.

Additionally, herbal preparations help restore brain cells. The patient can take decoctions from:

• knotweed;
• nettles;
• motherwort;
• hawthorn berries.

The composition is mixed very simply: the patient takes the herbs he needs in equal proportions, puts them in a thermos, and pours boiling water over it. It is advisable to add a spoonful of buckwheat honey to the finished mixture. The medicinal composition is taken on an empty stomach. This is done 2 times a day.

Remember: only 8 tablespoons of the composition can be taken per day.

Sorrel and mountain ash also help to recover quickly after a long binge. Plant leaves are taken in a ratio of 3:2. To mixed herbs, add 6 tablespoons of boiling water. The finished composition is taken 30 minutes before a meal. This is done 3 times a day.

Not everyone knows, but horsetail juice also helps to get rid of alcohol intoxication. Getting juice is easy. To do this, pass the peeled leaves of the plant through a meat grinder. Next, the resulting slurry should be put in gauze, squeeze the juice out of it. The resulting composition must be mixed with honey in a ratio of 1: 1. It is stored in the refrigerator.

Remember: all herbal preparations have a cumulative effect. To achieve a positive result, they will have to take 1-2 months.

The Russian bath helps to improve the effect of taking herbal infusions. In the bath, a person sweats intensely, toxic substances leave his body through the skin. Doctors recommend visiting the bath immediately after giving up alcohol. This will speed up the process of complete recovery of the body.

Remember: the bath cannot be visited by citizens with cardiovascular diseases. The bath is not completely prohibited for such citizens. But before visiting her, it is advisable for the patient to consult with a cardiologist.

What to do with nutrition

From prolonged use of alcoholic beverages in a patient, first of all, the digestive system suffers. Alcohol causes malfunctions in its work. A specially selected diet helps to restore the normal functioning of the digestive system.

For patients suffering from alcoholism, doctors recommend starting the day with fresh fruit or juice. They help to quickly cleanse the body.

Priority should be given to:

• grapefruits;
• apples;
• bananas;
• citrus.

It is these fruits that improve brain activity, stabilize metabolism.

Additionally, your breakfast can be varied:

• low-fat cottage cheese;
• quail egg;
• cereals;
• vegetables.

Remember: food should be fractional.

Moreover, the patient will have to completely abandon fatty, fried, spicy foods, marinades, and heavy foods. They are highly discouraged from eating meat and sweets, fatty foods combined with sour ones on the same day.

Additionally, the patient should eat fat, fish, butter. But the volumes should be minimal, because. they are rich in animal fats. The patient should drink at least 2 liters of water per day.

How physical activity helps the body recover

Sports should be practiced by every person. And especially they should be dealt with by those who suffer from alcohol addiction. Only active rest will help the patient to cheer up and improve their health.

The patient may also:

• walk outdoors with your family;
• run in the morning in the park;
• walk with a pet;
• doing yoga, walking.

Practicing these sports improves blood circulation throughout the body, saturates all tissues and organs with oxygen, and speeds up metabolism.

A person can supplement sports with turns, tilts, squats.

Remember: a person suffering from alcoholism should be tested before playing sports . If he feels well, then he can play sports. If he is tormented by a headache, nausea, general weakness in the body, then he is not desirable to play sports.

But if the above symptoms appeared in a person while playing sports, then he should also refuse physical activity. You can resume playing sports after a while.

How psychological help is provided

Often people who suffer from alcoholism become very depressed when they stop drinking alcohol. They cannot get rid of it on their own, so they definitely need the help of a psychologist. The main thing is that the patient is aware of his current condition, understands that he is sick. Then the process of his recovery will be faster.

Remember: the patient should not try to get rid of depression on his own, take antidepressants . They are appointed only by a professional psychologist. If a person takes them himself, then his poisoned body will receive re-poisoning from medications. And such a phenomenon can be dangerous for him.

In addition, it is not superfluous for a person suffering from alcoholism to visit a psychiatrist. It is this specialist who will identify the impending breakdown, and take measures to help avoid it, prescribe special medications.  

When the body is fully restored

Remember: a person who has consumed alcohol for 1 day will recover faster than a person who has consumed alcoholic beverages for a long period of time.

Often citizens are interested in how long the body recovers from alcoholism. In general, the human body recovers gradually after taking alcoholic beverages. This process takes place in several stages, and it is characterized by its changes:

• 1 week after rejection. This is the most difficult time for the patient. It was at this time that he was tormented by symptoms similar to a hangover. A little later, his health condition returned to normal. His sleep is restored, he feels alert and rested, his appearance improves, puffiness subsides, dark circles under the eyes. After a few more days, the patient's work of the gastrointestinal tract normalizes, the pain in the stomach disappears, he is not tormented by heartburn.
• 2 weeks after rejection. Doctors call this period "critical". Right now the patient can break. And if this happened, then the positive effect of such treatment will not come. If he did not break, then his health condition becomes even better, his shortness of breath, tachycardia disappears, pressure does not jump, the heart muscle, liver, kidneys begin to work properly.
• 1 month after rejection. At this time, the work of the nervous system is normalized. The patient's emotional background normalizes, nervousness, excessive irascibility disappear. It also improves its appearance. His skin becomes smoother, even, takes on a beautiful shade, and the patient's weight returns to normal.
• 2 months after rejection. At this time, the protective functions of the body, immunity are restored. A person is less likely to suffer from infectious diseases, the influence of environmental factors.
• 3 months after rejection. At this time, the mental state of the patient stabilizes. Now the patient can sleep peacefully, and less breaks down on the people around him.
• 6 months after rejection. At this time, the moral behavior of the patient stabilizes. He realizes that he is responsible for his actions, all vital organs and systems come to normal working condition. At the same time, the patient's mental health improves, he can no longer think about alcohol, he treats calmly those citizens who drink alcoholic beverages with him.

Usually, the full recovery of the body after beer alcoholism occurs after 6 months. It is during this time that all damaged organs are fully restored. But only the attending physician can answer the question of how much the body recovers after alcoholism in more detail.

Remember: the heart muscle damaged by alcoholic beverages cannot be completely restored.

Alcohol completely destroys myocardial cells and replaces them with connective tissue. If a person, while giving up alcohol, does not take medications, then he several times increases the risk of developing chronic heart failure. Serious damage to the liver, which occurs under the influence of alcohol, leads to the development of fibrosis in it. It is also impossible to completely restore this organ during rehabilitation. But you can drink special medicines that will make up for these violations and bring the body back to normal working condition.

How does the appearance of a person change?

If a person often consumes alcoholic beverages, then his blood vessels dilate excessively, his face turns red and swells, and the first wrinkles appear.

If the patient refuses alcohol, then his body begins to change in the opposite direction. In a person:

• acne disappears;
• the skin of the face acquires a lighter shade;
• skin diseases disappear;
• the blueness and redness from the cheeks and nose subsides;
• the face becomes more defined, the patient looks younger;
• the process of premature aging of the skin slows down;
• puffiness subsides;
• the skin becomes more elastic and firm.

To sum up: it is very difficult for a person suffering from alcohol addiction to stop drinking. But if you think well about a sober life, respect for others and loved ones, self-confidence, then 1 month is the period that is worth going through in order to become a normal person and enjoy life again.