An alcohol damaged liver can also reduce the production of substances that clot blood and help stop bleeding. The ability to smell and taste are reduced. The workload of the heart is increased. Alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause the heart to beat irregularly which can lead to heart failure. Heavy use of alcohol over a period of years can damage the main heart muscle.
Alcohol goes right into the stomach and then most of it goes down into the small intestine.
The stomach lining is irritated and vomiting can result. Repeat use can cause ulcers and cancer of the esophagus. Alcohol goes from the stomach into the small intestine and then through the walls of the intestine and into the bloodstream. Pancreass lining can swell, which can block the passage to the small intestine. Chemicals needed in the small intestine to aid digestion cannot get through.