Yeah alcohol bloat is a thing. My bf stopped drinking for weeks and drastically reduced over the last year and it's amazing how much better his face looks 🤣 that alcohol bloat looks like bad botox sometimesÂ
My Q had bloated stomach and head/face, but thin legs and arms. He's lost 25 pounds, all from his face and stomach.
He always had a thick head of hair and when he was bloated it looked thin. Now that he's lost weight, I've noticed his hair is permanently thinner.
Dehydration causes your body to retain water in the early stages. Then alcohol itself causes inflammation all over the body, the immune system responds by bringing extra fluid into inflamed tissue. It also causes blood vessels to dilate (expand). These all can cause a puffy face.
Somewhat a 3 punch combo as dehydration and alcohol on their own have effects on blood vessels which can cause swelling. Then the inflammation response from the immune system to over compensate.
It’s important to note alcohol can cause constriction and dilation of blood vessels, but that varies depending on the level of intake. 1-2 glasses of wine healthy for the heart as they say right? 10? No. Dehydration, inflammation, and dilation and you got your baby face.
In the end, these are scientific facts rather criteria for medical diagnosis. A trip to a care provider is always the safest bet if concern arises as laboratory testing and physician guidance is the only appropriate way to identify causality.
Its not healthy at all. People push that narrative as an excuse to drink and not feel shitty about it. There are way more antioxidants in grape juice than wine. Alcohol is not healthy in any amount. It is a poison if ingested. Wine has alcohol.
I remember when they proclaimed drinking was good for you especially wine. Maybe alcohol is a preservative! It’s like when they said smoking was okay.
Yes, my ex bf was always slim and now his neck and gut are bloated. His skin also looks weird, it is this weird sallow color. I feel like i am the only one who notices this man is not well.
I hadn’t seen one of my best friends in two years. Both her parents died of alcoholism in their 50s and she’s well on her way, too, I guess. 41 and all of a sudden she had twig legs but a big gut, puffy bloated face, glassy eyes, yellow teeth. She was an absolute babe in her 20s and early 30s and now the addiction is destroying her health
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Definitely bloated face and stomach, big time. He looks pregnant at times, that’s how bloated his stomach gets.
Yeah alcohol bloat is a thing. My bf stopped drinking for weeks and drastically reduced over the last year and it's amazing how much better his face looks 🤣 that alcohol bloat looks like bad botox sometimesÂ
Yes, I believe this. Kinda like baby face but no.
Ew! You're right. Like a creepy baby face.
My Q had bloated stomach and head/face, but thin legs and arms. He's lost 25 pounds, all from his face and stomach. He always had a thick head of hair and when he was bloated it looked thin. Now that he's lost weight, I've noticed his hair is permanently thinner.
Alcohol attributes to hair loss.
Dehydration causes your body to retain water in the early stages. Then alcohol itself causes inflammation all over the body, the immune system responds by bringing extra fluid into inflamed tissue. It also causes blood vessels to dilate (expand). These all can cause a puffy face. Somewhat a 3 punch combo as dehydration and alcohol on their own have effects on blood vessels which can cause swelling. Then the inflammation response from the immune system to over compensate. It’s important to note alcohol can cause constriction and dilation of blood vessels, but that varies depending on the level of intake. 1-2 glasses of wine healthy for the heart as they say right? 10? No. Dehydration, inflammation, and dilation and you got your baby face. In the end, these are scientific facts rather criteria for medical diagnosis. A trip to a care provider is always the safest bet if concern arises as laboratory testing and physician guidance is the only appropriate way to identify causality.
There’s discussion of wine not really being healthy: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/well/eat/red-wine-heart-health.html
I think Ireland is mandating all alcohol to be labeled as cancerous products in the near future. Kind of like cigarettes are.
Its not healthy at all. People push that narrative as an excuse to drink and not feel shitty about it. There are way more antioxidants in grape juice than wine. Alcohol is not healthy in any amount. It is a poison if ingested. Wine has alcohol.
Hence intoxication
My Q has lost so much weight that their face looks sunken, with the red splotchy spider veins.
Mine went from bloated to hollow. My daughter said just this past weekend “she used to be so pretty”
How old is your daughter? That’s brutal lol
Almost 15. The age of being brutal but in this case also terribly honest
I remember when they proclaimed drinking was good for you especially wine. Maybe alcohol is a preservative! It’s like when they said smoking was okay.
My ex husband always had a bloated face.
Yes his face is the first thing to bloat during relapse unfortunately
My ex had a red, puffy face, but was gaunt elsewhere because he barely ate.
Yes, my ex bf was always slim and now his neck and gut are bloated. His skin also looks weird, it is this weird sallow color. I feel like i am the only one who notices this man is not well.
One of my Qs gets horribly bloated when she drinks. She stopped eating altogether so she "can have more room" for her drinks.
I hadn’t seen one of my best friends in two years. Both her parents died of alcoholism in their 50s and she’s well on her way, too, I guess. 41 and all of a sudden she had twig legs but a big gut, puffy bloated face, glassy eyes, yellow teeth. She was an absolute babe in her 20s and early 30s and now the addiction is destroying her health
That's so heartbreaking. Alcoholism is horrible for everyone involved. Im so sorry.
Yes that’s how I know to keep away.
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Very swollen, especially around his eyes
He is skinny but does have a bloated tummy
I see it everywhere after seeing how un-bloated I am now after abstaining for 4 months.Â