What Happens To Your Body When You Binge Drink On St. Patrick's Day

By Dr. Natasha Turner for Blisstree.com

If you are doing a countdown to St. Patrick's Day on your calendar with images of pints and shots dancing in your head, you may want to consider the effects that night of binge drinking will do on your body first. While drinking moderately has many documented benefits, a night of too-heavy drinking can have negative consequences on your liver, brain function, immune system and of course, belly fat.

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Comments

[SteenyQ]

08:57 PM on 03/17/2012

They forgot "Unwanted Pregnancy"

[realDexDunford]

01:37 PM on 03/17/2012

Just smoke up. That's the kind of green that keeps St. Pat's fun.

[DelaFletch]

11:24 AM on 03/17/2012

Why wasn't unbridled joy on the list? Biased article. Where are the stats on diabetes prevention and potential HDL boosts? You would be surprised of the benefits of the sweet sauce.

[Donsta]

12:20 PM on 03/17/2012

You are correct about the benefits of moderate drinking but the article is talking about binge drinking.

[soariation]

11:13 AM on 03/17/2012

May St. Patrick's day be an excuse to drink for us all! Gallon challenge... anyone?

[redraspberry]

10:31 AM on 03/17/2012

Define binge drinking. 6 beers at a time? 6 beers in 6 hours? 6 beers in an hour?

[howtowasteyourlife]

11:13 AM on 03/17/2012

the Centers for Disease Control defines binge drinking as 5 or more drinks for a man and 4 or more drinks for a woman in a 2 hour period.

[redraspberry]

11:53 AM on 03/17/2012

Sounds like if you drink to get drunk you are a binge drinker?

[chinnha]

01:16 PM on 03/18/2012

basically if you drink to get a light buzz (5 beers in 2 hours) you're a binge drinker

[hornedcog]

10:27 AM on 03/17/2012

This explains Rush Limbaugh having teats.

[drosebcs]

10:24 AM on 03/17/2012

If you want to see what can happen from Binge Drinking. go to "Shelby's Rules" and then drink.

[drosebcs]

10:20 AM on 03/17/2012

I can't think of a more stupid article I have ever read in all of Huff Post in years. This takes the cake. People DIE from binge drinking!!!!!!!

[howtowasteyourlife]

11:14 AM on 03/17/2012

what makes this article stupid? It is saying you shouldn't binge drink.

[drosebcs]

10:16 AM on 03/17/2012

I'd like the idiots who wrote this to go to "Shelby's Rules" to really learn what happens with binge dringing.

[howtowasteyourlife]

11:15 AM on 03/17/2012

right, because everyone who goes on a bender dies. Brilliant logic, there.

[cameron d]

09:52 AM on 03/17/2012

One day of binge drinking isn't going to kill anyone. Have a good time out there.

[drosebcs]

10:17 AM on 03/17/2012

Go to shelby's Rules and find out the truth and then see if you want to binge drink.

[cameron d]

10:31 AM on 03/17/2012

Personally I know I'll spend today at a BBQ, tossing the football around and probably drinking around 12 or so beers over the course of the day. By definition that is binge drinking. I'll be moderately buzzed by around midnight. Sounds like a great day to me.

[howtowasteyourlife]

11:15 AM on 03/17/2012

Most people who binge drink DO NOT DIE. This is a pretty obvious fact, or else most of us would be dead.

[brianmouland]

09:30 AM on 03/17/2012

Sorry folks, body gets its revenge around age thirty five

[Danlar]

09:04 AM on 03/17/2012

for me 1 drink occasionally feels great....2 is kinda drunk..and can feel some negative side effects...eh I'm a light weight....same for caffiene....two drinks and I am flying

the advantage of being not on drugs is hopefully you learn to feel good without drugs and when on occasion you do drugs ...aka alcohol, caffience...they really really work and you don't need or want much.....I feel sorry for the alcoholic who can't practice moderation.....well I'm extremely moderate in the drinking area....my vice....God I like girls a lot

[Kali03]

08:44 AM on 03/18/2012

Me too. I can drink wine pretty well, but hard alcohol is not my friend. If I have anything more than two (and that, slowly and with food) I am (a) very drunk and (b) going to have a vicious, lengthy hangover for the next forty-eight hours.

My hard alcohol intake confines itself to the occasional high-end margarita at places that have lengthy tequila lists and that's about it. Although I have, on occasion, and after a really bad day, gone to the liquor store and bought two airline-sized bottles of cognac and imbibed them both and gotten ripped. I don't do that very often, though--maybe once a year or so.

:)

[ccdae5]

08:43 AM on 03/17/2012

You get drunk, that's what happens and if you do it to long it has long term consequences just like smoking. Everybody knows that give it a rest. It's still a choice, at least for now.

[howtowasteyourlife]

11:16 AM on 03/17/2012

Not everybody knows the harmful effects of consuming too much alcohol. Why don't you give it a rest?

[pepper1311]

06:45 AM on 03/17/2012

Didn't mention arthmias, liver problems. Glade I'm 64 health care for the ME generation is going to be very high.

[captainpoco]

05:46 AM on 03/17/2012

the captainpoco postdrinking ritual.

step 1) before going out prepare a chocolate protein shake and put in fridge, place a pint of water on nightstand along with a pack of ibuprofen.
step 2) drink
step 3) spend 15 minutes trying to open front door
step 4) drink shake and pint of water. when glass is empty fill again and place back on nightstand.
step 5) wake up, usually 5am, take 2 ibuprofen and a few gulps of water, go back to sleep
step 6) get up when you are ready, more water and a good breakfast.

It works for me. I cannot be held responsible for any harm, loss of property, damage or injury to self or others resulting in following my stup!d advice. All comments provided for entertainment purposes only, drink responsibly and don't drink cheap v0dka it tastes like s**t.

[negogato]

09:22 AM on 03/17/2012

And do not drive when highway is underwater.

[chinnha]

01:18 PM on 03/18/2012

Or just keep drinking first thing in the morning, no hangovers that way