The Liver

We all heard that alcoholism can damage and even cause liver cancer. When one consumes alcohol in a short period of time, the liver struggles to process it. When alcohol reaches the liver it produces a toxic enzyme which damages cells in the liver. The liver needs water to function correctly,  when alcohol enters the body it dehydrates the liver which requires the liver to find water from other sources in your body. This can be damaging to organs around the liver. For a chronic drinker, this continuous strain on the liver can cause cirrhosis which is damage to the liver and sometimes even liver disease, which can result in death.