It's no secret that alcohol has been one of the main enemies of human health, and indeed of the entire civilization, since ancient times. Alcohol abuse destroys not only the psyche, but also the physical body.
Migraines, nausea, stomach pain, impaired concentration, blurred vision, amnesia, terrible mood, even the desire to commit suicide - all this is common after drinking it heavily.
Very often, alcohol causes extremely unpleasant painful sensations in the limbs, and especially in the legs. This is one of the most common hangover symptoms. It is not accidental and requires increased attention. Such a symptom indicates serious health problems, but only a qualified specialist with a medical education has the right to determine what specific problems have arisen in the human body.
The lower extremities suffer almost the most from alcohol. It's hard to believe, but even a very small dose of alcohol (for example, a glass of weak red wine or a can of light beer) can cause terrible pain in the legs. Let's talk about the specific reasons why they suffer. There are many of them, and besides, they are very diverse. For example:
Alcohol interferes with the absorption of such an important microelement for the body as potassium. The problem is that this substance does not accumulate in the body. Potassium comes in with food, then is completely excreted in feces and urine, that is, its exchange always occurs online. Alcohol washes it away, preventing it from being absorbed. This causes a number of different disorders (weakness, constipation, swelling, low blood pressure, polyuria), including severe aching pain in the legs and cramps.
But there is no need to be afraid. Once you sober up, the intake of potassium in the body will improve and the unpleasant symptoms will go away.
Alcohol also affects the nervous system, in particular disrupting nervous regulation in the legs. Their upper part begins to hurt, the muscles cramp terribly, they tremble, contract involuntarily, and go numb. If you do nothing, you can soon become bedridden and disabled.
Nothing good: gradually very serious diseases can develop in the legs, which are extremely difficult to treat. Particularly common is:
Firstly, in no case should you continue to drink, even a little, but constantly, otherwise false paralysis may appear, when your legs seem to disappear and take them away.
Secondly, you need to rush to the clinic for an appointment with a doctor. He will conduct a proper examination, make the correct diagnosis, and prescribe suitable treatment. It must be completed in good faith, follow all prescribed recommendations and take medications.
It is impossible to completely eliminate pain in the legs on your own, but each of us is quite capable of reducing the unpleasant sensations. To do this you just need:
You can also buy a multivitamin at the pharmacy that contains potassium.
These doses are very, very modest. Doctors recommend drinking a maximum of 20 ml of pure alcohol per day. This is approximately the amount contained in 50 ml of standard vodka, 150–200 ml of ordinary table wine or half a liter of light beer. Higher doses of alcohol lead to a hangover, and with it, leg pain or other health problems.
Alcohol affects the entire human body, causes many different complications, destroys the psyche, and sharply worsens the quality of life. The legs suffer more than all other organs and systems; they are the first to be affected. Pain in them after drinking never appears randomly, without reason. Often it is a sign of very serious illnesses that can cause you to become disabled, and therefore you should not put off going to the doctor. Only he will be able to determine what causes the pain and prescribe adequate treatment. But even without the doctor’s admonitions, it is clear that if your legs hurt, you should immediately give up alcohol. Even in small doses, it is a terrible poison that causes great harm to the body.
I don’t get the same thing from beer, for example, from Martini I don’t have this. I consider it a bad sign, so I rarely drink alcohol. I think there’s something wrong with the blood vessels, so it’s easy to drink before a stroke.
You either lack potassium or calcium. Alcohol washes out both.
Google "alcoholic neuropathy"
Well, if only beer causes such a reaction, then you simply cannot tolerate phytohormones, probably a predisposition to varicose veins. This reaction, especially to live beer, occurs in many people. As for potassium and magnesium - yes, alcohol dehydrates the body and removes these microelements. But with a deficiency of them, convulsions are observed. The author writes about something else. maybe you have VSD?
Yes, there is VSD, but is it somehow connected? I didn’t even think about it. Thank you for the information
I have pain in the muscles of my legs and feet after drinking any alcohol, what should I do and how can I cure it?
Drink and snack!))))
I drank beer for two days (before that I hadn’t drunk for 2 weeks) in the morning I woke up with pain in my legs, pain in my knees and below, it was throbbing, then shooting, and when I walked the pain intensified. It's amazing that this is the first time such a disaster has happened - this has never happened before. Right now I’m hobbling around the apartment like a disabled person, an unpleasant signal from the body, screw this alcohol.
I also drank beer for 2 days. Today I barely got up, I walked up the wall to the toilet and back, it’s terrible, I feel like they’re going to fall off(
For alcoholic neuropathy - I drink too rarely.
It may actually be because alcohol flushes minerals from the body. Also, check your legs for varicose veins, just in case. In general, sometimes there are strange symptoms. At one point I started feeling sick and lost my appetite, do you think I’m pregnant? Yeah, liver problems. Now I don’t drink, I use the hepaoprotector Ursosan prescribed by the doctor to restore the liver. So it’s better to go to the doctor than guess on the forums. We’ll tell you something like that here :) But I’m afraid we won’t help you.
Is this how varicose veins begin?
I drank for 6 whole months, now my feet hurt, what should I do?
read books.spend time with your significant other
Alcohol poison is forbidden by Allah
a person knows alcohol is poison and kills himself
My legs hurt, I can’t help, my knees ache, I want to straighten them the way I straightened them, they don’t stop hurting, they ache and I can’t sleep, alcohol multiplies everything by 2, I myself have sarcoidosis (mild degree 3), the diagnosis is ambiguous, some say calcium is neither nor, some are screaming to eat in batches, I decided to try taking it, the result was cramps, and the pain remained, please advise what to do. In addition, my back is in the trash, 4 Schmorl's hernias, suspicion of osteoporosis of the spine, all this coupled with excess weight of 115 kg for a height of 186 cm and professional chronic radiculitis. Clowns like “go to bed” immediately ***. I would be grateful for a competent answer - a referral to a specific specialist in St. Petersburg, because in clinics they “sit” *** for a salary (Milgamma and Donna in horse doses are necessary and not necessary), and private traders (clinics like cool healers) are more often magicians and scammers on show-offs (the course is 15 thousand rubles, the course is 22 thousand rubles, and if it doesn’t help.).
I have the same problem. Everything is fine with my health, I rarely drink, but in the morning I feel terrible fatigue and aching pain. It's really just from the beer.
If I drink too much dry wine, tomorrow I’ll have pain in my hips and down to my knees..
My legs hurt, I can’t help, my knees ache, I want to straighten them the way I straightened them, they don’t stop hurting, they ache and I can’t sleep, alcohol multiplies everything by 2, I myself have sarcoidosis (mild degree 3), the diagnosis is ambiguous, some say calcium is neither nor, some are screaming to eat in batches, I decided to try taking it, the result was cramps, and the pain remained, please advise what to do. In addition, my back is in the trash, 4 Schmorl's hernias, suspicion of osteoporosis of the spine, all this coupled with excess weight of 115 kg for a height of 186 cm and professional chronic radiculitis. Clowns like “go to bed” immediately ***. I would be grateful for a competent answer - a referral to a specific specialist in St. Petersburg, because in clinics they “sit” ***** for a salary (Milgamma and Donna in horse doses are necessary and not necessary), and private traders (clinics like cool healers) are more often magicians and scammers on show-offs (the course is 15 thousand rubles, the rate of that is 22 thousand. r, and if it doesn’t help.).
Find a good homeopath in your city. I had skin problems for approx. 20 years, only this doctor really helped. Before applying, I read a little about homeopathy, it was hard to believe, but when the result appeared, now I treat everyone and everything with gls.
I KNOW THAT ALL PROBLEMS ARE FROM ALCOHOL, BUT ALL EVENTS ARE CONNECTED WITH THIS CRAP - HOW TO REFUSE? THIS IS ALREADY AN EVENING RITUAL. How to replace leisure time?
go to the theater. Watch TV, read a book, wash your shoes, knit your sweater
if it’s not enough, I’ll write more
My bones hurt terribly, my arms and legs are twisting. They only hurt after drinking alcohol, especially beer or tequila.
VSD - I don’t know, but now there are suspicions of a lack of B vitamins.
what pills to take for knee pain?
try WOT all evenings then you won’t be able to tear yourself away from your computer
Oh, God, my torment also has scientific proof. It's just some kind of nightmare that I'm experiencing.
Due to the effect of alcohol on blood vessels, the largest of them will expand to the maximum, while the small ones, on the contrary, will become clogged. Because of this, blood circulation in the legs is greatly impaired;
Alcohol contributes to the development of venous insufficiency, especially in those people who are sick or prone to diseases such as varicose veins. It can cause not only unpleasant symptoms, but also an exacerbation of the disease;
Formation of edema. They can also occur if a person drinks too much alcohol at a holiday, and it does not matter whether it is too strong or weak. Liquid usually accumulates in the legs and feet, creating very unpleasant and sometimes even painful sensations;
Alcohol has the ability to wash out such an important trace element as calcium from the body. Due to its deficiency in the lower extremities, not only pain may occur, but also cramps, legs may begin to ache;
If a symptom such as numbness or severe cramping of the leg appears, we can say that alcohol has affected the nervous system, which is why the development of this type of complication began
Hello, I have the same problem, I drink very rarely. Today I drank 2 glasses of beer, my legs are impossible to stretch. Tell me what to do?
Yesterday I drank 1 liter of beer, today my arms hurt from elbows to fingers.
It will take a week to get my muscles in order.
I advise you to buy pepidol at the pharmacy the next day after drinking, it removes toxins from the body. Well, also sports.
Yesterday I drank 1 liter of beer, today my arms hurt from elbows to fingers. It will take a week to get your body muscles in order. I advise you to buy pepidol at the pharmacy the next day after drinking, it removes toxins from the body. Well, also sports.
I rarely drink, but if I drink, my legs start to hurt terribly, there’s an aching, nagging pain, I can’t even fall asleep, what could this be connected with?
I bought 4 bottles of BagBeer in Pyaterochka for a promotion on August 10.. On August 11, my head hurt very badly.. okay, I think it happens. 12 in the morning my knees just hurt ***** and my pelvic bones... I drank succinic acid and citromon - it went away... 13 the same thing - my knees hurt and my pelvic bones... I think I need to figure it out.. I started googling and came across your discussion here .. I think we should divide this situation into two - chronic pain and episodic .. since I’ve been drinking for half a year, and my bones have never hurt - then the conclusion is low-quality beer, bad alcohol, or even worse, dry alcohol .. today I took one whole bottle of the rest back to the store and got my money back, it’s still in the refrigerator, I’m wondering if I should contact Rospotrebnadzor.
You just drink a little bit and one day, if you went on a binge, from morning to night, for 5 days like that, nothing would happen, and then you put on an IV, and as if nothing had happened
I drank so much that I ended up in a hospital bed. I couldn't walk. The pain was so bad that I cried. Alcoholic polyneuropathy is tough. I wouldn’t advise anyone to go through this kind of crap, not even their worst enemy. such pain cannot be compared with anything at all, even the most terrible toothache compared to polyneuropathic pain is garbage.
The drug clonidine helps. (I know, because the doctor said it and tried it) But it lowers blood pressure. It can make your head spin! Either put your feet up on the sofa, or hover, but it won’t help for long.
My legs feel swollen after drinking Zhiguli beer, probably there is diphenhydramine in there. I’ve always loved Zhiguli Vladivostot, yesterday I decided to drink a little and today my legs ache so much. Please advise how to get rid of this pain!
Often, after a person has drunk too much, the next morning he begins to experience severe throbbing pain in the head, nausea, his mouth becomes dry, thirst begins, impotence occurs, and the heartbeat increases, because there are significant interruptions in the heart area. In addition to the headache, a person is bothered by chills, throwing himself either hot or cold. All this indicates a severe hangover, which must be relieved immediately.
You need to understand that hangover syndrome and hangovers are significantly different. In the second case, the headache can be easily eliminated by drinking a small dose of alcohol, so the person will get rid of weakness. At the same time, he has no aversion to alcoholic beverages; for him, alcohol is the only medicine.
A hangover occurs due to the fact that a large amount of ethyl alcohol enters the liver; it does not have time to cope with it and process it into harmless substances such as water and carbon dioxide. This is how a large amount of toxin, acetaldehyde, accumulates in the blood; it has a stronger effect than alcohol. A headache after a person drinks too much is a protective reaction of a person, which indicates general intoxication of the body.
With a hangover, high blood pressure increases, the sclera turns red, the heart beats faster, the limbs tremble, excessive sweating, weakness and a broken state.
1. Before drinking the first glass, you need to take activated carbon - this is the best adsorbent, it will not allow alcohol to be absorbed into the blood. Then you need to drink it every two hours.
2. Drink 200 ml of milk before drinking alcoholic beverages, this way you can protect yourself from headaches.
3. You can take an effective remedy - the herbal medicine Zenalk, which reduces the amount of acetaldehyde.
4. You need to eat oatmeal, buckwheat, semolina, it is best to do this an hour before you drink.
It is necessary to get rid of a hangover, restore the water-salt balance in the body, and remove toxins that led to alcohol poisoning. The following measures need to be urgently taken:
1. Drink as much water as possible, because the body becomes dehydrated from alcohol.
2. Lie down; the longer you sleep, the faster relief will come.
3. Take a contrast shower, alternating hot and cold.
4. Eat soup, low-fat broth, they will restore the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, and you will immediately feel relief.
5. Many sutras are treated with coffee, Coca-Cola, strong tea, please note that these methods cannot be used for headaches, because after drinking alcoholic beverages, blood pressure increases. This method of treatment will further worsen the situation.
6. Alcohol helps some, but it’s best to stick to non-alcoholic beer.
7. Dissolve honey in boiled water, add lemon to it and drink it internally, relief will immediately come.
8. Tea with mint and sugar tones the body.
9. It’s good to drink kefir, yogurt, yogurt, eat sour cucumber, tomato, and a little cottage cheese.
10. It is recommended to relieve headaches after drinking with the following recipe: you need to take a tablespoon of vinegar, an egg, a little pepper and salt, whisk everything and drink quickly.
11. Hot milk with castor oil effectively fights hangovers.
If you suffer from stomach problems, you should not eat heavy food after drinking alcohol for breakfast. You need to drink as much mineral water as possible; medicinal mineral water “Essentuki” and “Borjomi” are suitable.
If a person does not suffer from gastritis, gastrointestinal ulcers, or heart disease, it is necessary to take a tablet of citramon, aspirin. A medicine that contains vitamin C will help remove alcohol.
When, in addition to a headache, severe nausea and vomiting bother you, you need to immediately drink up to 7 tablets of activated charcoal. Be sure to eat warm vegetarian soup.
No-spa with activated charcoal and aspirin will help with spasms in blood vessels; you need to drink all this at night and the headache will go away. The next morning you will feel cheerful and full of energy.
Bad breath will help remove vitamin B6. Many men use medications that are prescribed for headaches during pregnancy and respond positively to them.
1. You need to drink cranberry juice, tea with lemon and sugar, this way you can restore your heart and blood vessels.
2. If a person does not suffer from diabetes, you need to consume glucose and ascorbic acid as much as possible.
3. One of the sources of glucose is sweet grapes.
4. Please note that alcohol washes away potassium, so you need to include in your diet those foods that contain it - dried apricots, sauerkraut, potatoes.
5. Brine from cucumbers and juice from sauerkraut perfectly relieve intoxication; they contain a large amount of salt, which not only help support the body, but restore the balance of water in the blood. You should not drink in large quantities, because this can cause problems with the renal system and urinary system.
6. To get rid of a hangover faster, you need to spend more time in the fresh air, so the body will recover faster.
Thus, you need to understand that a headache after drinking alcohol occurs due to general intoxication of the body, which is manifested by high blood pressure, intestinal, stomach, and liver disorders. It is important to remove harmful toxins in time, so you can recover faster. It is necessary to consume fluids and sorbents as much as possible, and you may also need to take special medications that will help relieve headaches and restore strength.
If you have a headache the next day after drinking or having a fun feast, then you probably had too much. Headache becomes one of the manifestations of withdrawal syndrome, that is, a hangover.
The general recommendation in this case is to drink plenty of fluids. It will be better to use non-carbonated mineral water, which can help restore the lack of salts in the body. You should not be afraid of stomach pain, but it is better to go to the toilet more often for any reason. In the first hours of illness, you should refrain from smoking.
To relieve a mild hangover, you can mix low-alcohol beer with a raw egg and quickly drink the liquid. After 30 minutes, it will be nice to eat a plate of cold borscht.
You can also make a morning smoothie. It will require 100 grams of honey, 1 lemon with peel and 200 grams of orange juice. Whisk it all in a mixer for 5 minutes. The resulting cocktail will improve your poor health and eliminate headaches.
You can prepare a hot infusion of peppermint. To do this, pour one tablespoon of mint into 500 ml of boiling water, and leave the solution for 30 minutes. Next, the solution is filtered and 1/3 cup is taken every 30 minutes.
A contrast shower relieves headaches and eases hangovers. There is nothing complicated here - you just need to regulate the supply of cold and hot water.
The traditional method is cabbage and cucumber brine. It is recommended to add a pinch of pepper and 1 clove of garlic to a glass of brine. You need to drink this brine slowly, in small sips.
A salty bath would also be a good solution. To do this, just add 300 grams of sea salt to a full bath. It would be better to lie in such a bath for about half an hour.
Taking a concentrated solution of honey is one of the effective remedies. To do this, honey is dissolved in warm water in sufficient quantity to make the water sweet. The first glass is drunk in one gulp, the second is drunk after 15 minutes. It is recommended to repeat the procedure every 2 hours.
In general, if after drinking you feel pain in your right side, you shouldn’t have your liver checked by ultrasound; after all, this important organ takes on the brunt of the alcohol load.
Chicken noodles, hot broth, borscht, jellied meat, and khash help with a hangover. You can try another recipe. Mix 2 tablespoons of castor oil with a glass of milk. The mixture is heated, pepper is added. All this is drunk slowly and always warm.
Almost everyone knows about the harmful effects of alcohol on the nervous and cardiovascular systems, liver and kidneys. No one is surprised by the fact that a drinking person develops strokes, heart attacks, ischemia or various neuropsychic pathologies. But many people continue to be surprised that after drinking alcohol, even in moderate doses, joints can hurt.
Often, when turning to a specialist with a complaint of pain in the knees or hip joint, people hear a recommendation to stop drinking alcohol and are skeptical, considering this to be a doctor’s stock phrase. Sometimes their skepticism is reinforced by the anesthetic effect of alcohol on sore joints, as a result of which the pain dulls and subsides for a while. Its intensification after sobering up is naturally attributed to the cessation of the effect of the “medicine”. Let's try to figure out what the effect of alcohol on joints is.
Any joint is formed by the expanded ends of bones (epiphyses) covered with cartilage. The joint is surrounded by an articular capsule made of connective tissue so that a cavity is formed inside it containing a thick mass (synovial fluid), which serves as a lubricant for the surfaces of the epiphyses rubbing during movement and provides the cartilage with nutrition. Rice. 1.
Ethyl alcohol and its decomposition products act in the body as follows:
This leads to the fact that even in a practically healthy person, after drinking alcohol, local edema occurs, as a result of which water is released from the tissue cells surrounding the joint into its cavity. The increased volume of fluid creates increased pressure on the walls of the joint cavity, irritating the nerve endings of the receptors.
After drinking alcohol at a party, all the cells in the body are unable to function normally.
Cells of cartilage, joint capsule, and synovial membrane are also no exception. The result is logical: they cannot respond in time to increased pressure in the joint and remove excess fluid from its cavity. The anesthetic effect of alcohol ends and the person experiences pain. And not only in the joints.
Due to the fact that man became upright in the process of evolution, the load on the joints of his lower extremities increased sharply. Because of this, joint cartilage is most susceptible to wear and tear when walking, running and jumping. Microtraumas gradually lead to imperceptible, low-grade inflammation, but only occasionally does the patient complain that his bones hurt.
With constant moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages, the cartilage cells of a drinker, due to continuous intense work and metabolic disorders, wear out much more than what happens in a teetotaler. The influence of alcohol leads to the fact that the cartilage becomes thinner or disappears, and when moving, areas of the bones that are no longer protected by it begin to rub against each other. The bones grow, deforming the joint and putting pressure on the receptors, causing constant pain when walking, and the person acquires an unpleasant disease - arthrosis. Rice. 2.
Fragments of cartilage inside the joint are absorbed by leukocytes, the release of cellular enzymes provokes inflammation of the synovial membrane - synovitis.
Gradually developing aseptic inflammation of the joint worsens after the next dose of alcohol, leading to an even more serious disease - arthritis.
Compression of areas of the epiphyses that are not protected by cartilage leads to bone ischemia. This is what is called insufficient blood supply to an organ. Due to ischemia, the bone does not receive the necessary nutrition and oxygen, which leads to necrosis of bone tissue and its breakdown - aseptic necrosis. Depending on a person's general health, the disease can completely destroy a joint in 3-5 years. According to recent studies, bone necrosis is most often directly related to long-term alcohol consumption.
Insoluble urates formed due to alcohol consumption cannot be removed from the body and are deposited in the cells of various tissues. From this, persistent hypertension develops, kidney stones form and salts are deposited in the joint capsule, tendons and ligaments. Urate crystals enter the synovial fluid and cartilage and penetrate the bone. Due to a violation of the excretory function of the kidneys, the process progresses, leading to inflammation of the joint, sometimes occurring just after the next libation - gout.
If joint pain constantly occurs after drinking alcohol, you should definitely consult a doctor. The joints of the legs, which bear a particularly heavy load, may hurt with a hangover due to the fact that they are already undergoing destructive processes caused by alcohol consumption.
One of the therapeutic measures that will be prescribed by the doctor must be abstinence from drinking. Even those who do not consider themselves alcoholics, calling themselves moderate drinkers, should completely stop drinking alcohol if any joint pathology is detected. And for those who don’t yet know that “after yesterday” not only your head can hurt, it’s better to do this in advance.
Leg pain after drinking alcohol is a common complaint among people who drink alcoholic beverages. Why does pain occur and how to cope with it?
Alcohol has harmful effects on people. Many diseases develop due to alcohol abuse, and diseases of the lower extremities are no exception. There are times when your legs hurt after drinking alcohol. And sometimes a glass of wine is enough. Reasons why legs swell and aching pain appears after drinking:
Alcohol acts on joints through the body's neurohumoral regulation system, where aseptic inflammation begins, which causes pain and swelling. After alcohol enters the blood, the level of catecholamines increases, at which point a temporary decrease in immunity occurs. Therefore, all existing inflammation in the body begins to worsen. As a result, tissue swelling occurs. When potassium is washed out of the body, fluid retention begins, which makes swelling even worse. As pressure increases, intra-articular fluid expands the joint capsule and irritates the pain receptors located in the joint.
If a person has drunk heavily, then his cells do not function fully, and it takes time to restore intracellular balance. A person who drinks alcohol is susceptible to faster wear of joint cartilage cells due to metabolic disorders.
This is a disease of heavy alcoholics. Occurs due to chronic alcohol poisoning. There is numbness in the legs, tingling in the toes, and the muscles of the lower leg become tense. As a rule, they are detected during heavy physical exertion. Severe atrophy of the lower extremities and, less commonly, the upper extremities begins. The first signs of polyneuropathy: the calf muscle begins to ache, general weakness appears in the legs. The next stage is paralysis of the lower extremities, the feet become numb, the person feels as if he is walking on a soft floor, because of this the gait changes. The color of the limbs may change to bluish. A mental disorder of a person’s consciousness may also begin.
With gout, purine metabolism is disrupted, which causes an increase in uric acid in the blood, which is deposited in the tissues of the musculoskeletal system. In addition to kidney problems, deformation of the lower extremities occurs. And mostly painful reactions occur in the area of the legs and knees.
There is another cause of joint pain. Often, when drunk, a person exhibits excessive physical activity, this could simply be dancing. The legs are unfamiliar with such a load, after which, naturally, the untrained joints hurt.
The manifestations of such pain in the legs can be prevented or at least reduced, since alcoholics will not be able to completely give up alcohol. To reduce pain, first of all you need to find out the exact cause of its occurrence by contacting a doctor for a full examination and getting a doctor’s prescription.
And secondly, take simple techniques to relieve these pains:
It is better to identify the cause of leg pain after drinking by going to the hospital. Because an advanced disease can lead to a bad outcome. After all, if pain exists, then there is some kind of inflammation in the body.
Jerusalem artichoke will help relieve hangover pain. Pour boiling water over the finely chopped herb and let stand. Pour hot infusion into a basin and put your feet in there, steam well, wipe dry and put on warm socks. Do this several times. You can use the same infusion, warming it up before use.
Alcoholic drinks often lead to severe pain in the lower extremities after drinking.
Why your legs hurt after drinking alcohol becomes clear after finding out how alcohol affects the nervous and musculoskeletal systems of the body. Unfortunately, leg pain from alcohol is an almost inevitable occurrence.
The reason that usually the next day after drinking aching pain in the muscles of the legs, and the whole body hurts, is the following changes in the body:
Not only ethyl alcohol, but also its breakdown products, in particular acetaldehyde, have a pathological effect. It is these substances that are most abundant in the body the day after drinking.
Since alcohol destroys peripheral nerves with constant consumption, drinkers often develop symptoms such as: nagging pain along the nerve trunks, limbs become numb and cold, even the color of the skin may change.
The progression of the disease leads to a decrease in muscle strength in the legs, hypotrophic and atrophic processes in muscle tissue. The calf muscles become flaccid because their tone progressively decreases, and tendon reflexes from the knees and heel tendon also decrease.
Excessive alcohol consumption leads to a decrease in the content of important microelements such as potassium, magnesium and calcium. They are washed out of the body during excessive urination, after alcoholic excesses, and this leads to serious disorders in the body.
A decrease in calcium levels leads to a decrease in the strength of bone tissue, causing osteoporosis to progress. This disease develops especially rapidly in women during the menopausal period. With this pathological condition, the legs ache, especially at the end of the day and at night. Due to the loss of calcium, the risk of fractures, which are very difficult to heal, increases sharply.
A decrease in potassium and magnesium content leads to aching pain and muscle cramps. Why muscles hurt after drinking alcohol is explained by a decrease in potassium levels and a problem with blood circulation.
Under the influence of ethyl alcohol and its breakdown products, blood circulation in the vessels of the lower extremities is disrupted. Congestion develops in the venous system, which is accompanied by swelling and heaviness in the legs, and an enlarged venous network appears.
The arterial vessels first dilate, and then they spasm. The limbs turn pale and cold, this condition is accompanied by aching mainly in the calf muscles.
The destructive effect of alcohol also extends to joints. With frequent drinking of alcoholic beverages, the knee and ankle joints begin to ache first; as dystrophic changes progress, the largest hip joint also begins to ache.
Such phenomena lead to the gradual destruction of the articular surface and loss of its elasticity. Pain appears when moving, bending and straightening the joint.
Drinking all types of alcoholic beverages, and especially red wine, leads to a significant increase in the amount of uric acid in the blood. It is deposited in the form of crystals (tophi) on the surfaces of small joints, and their gouty inflammation develops. The joint of the big toe is especially susceptible to this process.
During gout attacks, the big toe becomes red, swollen, and an attack of unbearable pain with aching develops. The first requirement for measures to prevent the development of gout and its treatment is to give up all alcohol-containing drinks once and for all.
Pain in the legs after drinking alcohol should not be ignored. It always indicates serious changes in the body, so that they do not become irreversible, you need to seek help as early as possible. Qualified specialists will check the neurological status, examine the state of blood circulation in the lower extremities, as well as the musculoskeletal system.
Only after a serious clinical examination will it become clear what kind of pathological process is developing in the body. The first condition of treatment will be a complete cessation of drinking alcohol in any form. The nature of treatment measures will depend on the disease.
But there is a list of measures that you can apply yourself at home without harm to the body. Warm pine-salt foot baths (or with infusion of chamomile or nettle) will be beneficial. Rubbing in ointments based on horse chestnut and leech extracts will help improve venous circulation.
Dietary nutrition will also bring undoubted benefits. Including fortified foods high in B vitamins (especially vitamin B1) in your diet will help improve conductivity in the peripheral nerves of the lower extremities.
Especially useful in this regard are products such as wheat sprouts and other grains, egg yolk, liver, wholemeal bread, and sunflower seeds. Brewer's yeast is especially rich in this vitamin.
It is necessary to take into account the fact that drinking alcohol leads to the destruction of B vitamins in the body. Therefore, the daily dose will have to be increased and, if possible, enrich the diet with multivitamins.
To enrich food with essential microelements, you need to introduce dried fruit compote, bananas, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, and nuts into your diet. To replenish calcium losses, you need to consume fermented milk products and hard cheese.
With timely treatment and abstinence from alcohol, the prognosis is favorable. If libations continue, this lifestyle can lead to paralysis of the legs with atrophy of muscle tissue, and pain in the legs becomes constant and unbearable.