Abuse of Alcoholic Beverages
Excessive use of alcoholic beverages [3] can cause immediate consequences on the body, such as difficulty maintaining balance, loss of coordination in speaking, and even lack of memory. If the consumption is made many days a week and in an amount above 60g and 20g of alcohol per day in men and women respectively for a period greater than 10 years, it can cause liver cirrhosis.
Most of the time, the symptoms of liver cirrhosis caused by the excessive use of alcoholic beverages can take time to appear and are only noticed in later stages
Of the disease when the hepatic circulation is compromised, and the liver artery pressure increases, leading to the appearance of bleeding and esophageal varices, for example.