Question 1

how long does alcohol stay in our body?

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One ounce/one hour: Alcohol is usually metabolized (removed from your body) at about an ouce an hour. An ounce is the amount of alcohol in one 12 oz beer, one 4 oz glass of wine or one shot of liquor (approx.). Women metabolize it a bit more slowly than men. Drinking slowly and eating can keep you from becoming intoxicated. It is rec. That women not drink more than one oz. Per day and men not more than 2 oz. Per day.

Question 2

what can alcohol do to your body usually?

Accepted Answer

Many things: Depends on how much you drink, how often, and your own biology/psychology.  Safe drinking limits are up to 14 drinks/week in men and 7 drinks/week in women and older people, and no more than 3 drinks on one occasion for women, 4 for men. Those amounts result in mild relaxation, mild disinhibition, decreased anxiety. Higher amounts cause intoxication with impaired driving, and do damage to organs.

Question 3

what do alcohol do to your body if a child?

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See below: The same things it does to an adult only mangified due to size diffference.  Respiratory drive can be more severely compromised and electrolyte abnormalities should can be affected.

Question 4

what can alcohol do to the body permanently?

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Lots and lots: Alcohol can cause brain damage, nerve damage, muscle damage, liver inflammation and cirrhosis, GI tract bleeding (gastritis, ulcers), worsens response to infection and damages the immune system, and can contribute to causing cancer of the liver, mouth and throat, esophagus, stomach, colon, bladder and breast. Personality changes may occur with alcoholism, and increased manic-depression, anxiety.

Question 5

can your body heal if you cut back on alcohol?

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Possibly, but: It depends on the extent and type of damage. Many  people with serious alcohol addictions need to actually stop drinking alcohol vice just cutting back on use.

Question 6

i would like guidance to what alcohol do to your body?

Accepted Answer

Depends : Depending on amount taken it can alter your mood perception disinhibit and if taken excessively cause death. Exception there is condition known as idiosyncratic alcohol intoxication which can be caused with only one drink but this uncommon.

Question 7

would like advice on what alcohol can do to your body?

Accepted Answer

Depends : Depending on amount taken it can alter your mood perception disinhibit and if taken excessively cause death. Exception there is condition known as idiosyncratic alcohol intoxication which can be caused with only one drink but this uncommon.

Question 8

can you tell me how long does alcohol stay in your body?

Accepted Answer

About 12 hours: Depending on how much was consumed. It may be longer if large quantities were ingested. If you are asking about passing a urine test, bear in mind that some tests measure ethylglucuronate, a metabolite that can be detected up to 80 hours after consumption. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 9

on average, how long will alcohol stay in a persons body?

Accepted Answer

That depends-: On  things like how much you had to drink & what the percentage of alcohol was in the beverages you drank.  The median rate for drop in bac is roughly 15 mg% per hour.

Question 10

what is the fastest way to clean alcohol out of your body?

Accepted Answer

There is none.: Alcohol is metabolized at a very steady and predictable rate.  That is why police are able to test and make it stick in court and why doctors can tell about how long it will take for you to wake up. There is no magic cure for being drunk.

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